Champagne Producer Flashcards
(325 cards)
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When was Vueve Clicquot purchased by LVMH?
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In 1986
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Name the wineries owned by LVMH?
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Numanthia, Moet&Chandon, Krug, Dom Perignon, Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Mercier, Armand de Brignac, Chateau Chavel Blanc, Chateau Caloupet(Cru Classe Rose de Provence)
Chateau d’Yquem, Domaine des Lambrays, Chateau d’Esclancs, Aoyun, Cloudy Bay, Colgin, Joseph Phelps, Newton Vineyards, Terrazas de los Andes, Cheval Des Andes
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Which Spirits are owned by LVMH?
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Hennessy, Ardbeg (Islay), Glenmorangie (Scotland), Belvedere(rye vodka in Poland), Eminente(rum from Cuba), Volcan de Mi Tierra (tiquila Mexico), Woodinville Whiskey(Bourbon)
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Who is the current cellar master of Veuve Clicquot?
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Didier Mariotti
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What’s the first vintage of La Grande Dame Rose? How is it made?
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1988
By blending of 12-15% red wine from Bouzy, aged for 7 years
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What’s the first vintage of La Grande Dame? What’s grape variety?
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1966
60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay
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Name Champagne Houses in Vallee de la Marne?
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Epernay: Pol Roger, Moet Et Chandon, Perrier Jouet
Mareuil-Sur-Ay: Billecart Salmon, Philipponnat
Ay: Bollinger, Duetz, Gosset, Ayala
Dizy: Jacquesson
Tours-sur-Marne: Laurent Perrier
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Who is the producer of Vernillon? First vintage? Appellation?
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Domaine Jamet, 2015, Condrieu
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Name Champagne houses based in Reims?
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Ruinart
Louis Roederer
Taittinger
Mumm
Charles Heidsieck
Krug
Pommery
Veuve Clicquot
Henriot
Piper Heidesiek
Lanson
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Champagne Houses who are dominant by Pinot Noir?
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Piper Heidesiek
Egly Ouriet
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Where is Vilmart & Cie?
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In Rilly la Montagne (1er cru in Montagne de Reims)
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Where is Delamotte located?
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In Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
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Who is the producer of Grand Cellier d’Or?
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Vilmart & Cie
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Who is the producer of Coeur de Cuvee?
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Vilmart & Cie
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What’s the top cuvee of Vilmart & Cie?
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Grand Cellier d’Or - Chardonnay dominant from oldest plots
Coeur de Cuvee - 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir
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What’s the winemaking style of Jacques Selosse?
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1) among the lowest yield in the region
2) fermentation all comes from ambient yeast
3) Malolactic is free
4) uses oak barrels for fermentation rather than the usual stainless steel
5) oxidative style
6) low dosage (0-5g/l)
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What’s the Jacques Selosse’s sec Champagne called ?
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Exquise精美的
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Who is the producer of Substance物质? grape? First vintage?
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Jacques Selosse; blanc de blancs Chardonnay from Avize
Solera began 1987
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What’s the single vineyard wine of Jacques Selosse?where is it?
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La Cote Faron, in Ay
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Who is the producer of La Cote Faron? Where is it?
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Jacques Selosse, in Ay
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Where is Jacques Selosse located?
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Avize in Cote des Blancs
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Who is the producer of Cuvée des Grands Côtés Coteaux Champenois Rouge?
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Egly Ouriet, PN from Ambonnay
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Who is the producer of Les Vignes de Vrigny? Grape variety?
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Egly Ouriet; Meunier from old vines
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Who is the producer of Les Crayères? Grape?
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Egly Ouriet, 100% PN from pure chalk soil
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What’s the top cuvee of Egly Ouriet?
Les Crayères
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What’s the style of Egly Ouriet?
powerful and intense, resulting from low yields, vines averaging 40 years old, and riper grapes at harvest; dominant by Pinot Noir
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What’s the 100% Meunier cuvee produced by Egly OUriet?
Les Vignes de Vrigny
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Where is Egly Ouriet?
Ambonnay in Montagne de Reims
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What’s the still red wine of Egly Ouriet?
Cuvee des Grands Cotes Coteaux Champenois Rouge
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Which is the first recoltant manipulant (grower Champagne)?
Gaston Chiquet since 1935
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Who is the producer of Les Crayères?
Egly Ouriet
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What’s the style of Gaston Chiquet?
Known for using high portion of Meunier in many of their wines, about 40% are planted with Meunier.
They also produce a Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay from Ay (which is better known for PN)
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Where is Gaston Chiquet located?
Dizy, 1er cru in Vallee de la Marne
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Which vintage no special club produced?
2003
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What’s the requirement for Special Club Champagne?
Mini aged on lees for 3years, must be produced, aged and bottled at the member’s estate
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Name 3 Club Tresors de Champagne?
Pierre Gimonnet, Gaston Chiquet, Paul Bara
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What’s Club Tresors de Champagne?
A group of Champagne growers founded in 1971, to highlight the unique terroir of each producer.
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Who is the owner of Nicolas Feuillate?
Owned by a cooperative-manipulant: TEVC - Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne
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What’s the grape variety of Palmes d’Or?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Nicolas Feuillatte?
Palmes d’Or
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Where is Nicolas Feuillatte?
Facility located in Chouilly (Grand Cru in Cote des Blancs)
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Who is the producer of Palmes d’Or?
Nicolas Feuillatte
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Which brands are owned by Lanson-BCC group?
Lanson, Philipponnat, Besserat de Bellefont, De Venoge, Boizel,
Chanoine Frères (Reims): sold in supermarkets,
Maison Burtin (Epernay): producer of Champagne Alfred Rothschild;
Domaine Alexandre Bonnet (Les Riceys): owner of a vast vineyard, sold through traditional networks.
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Who is the owner of Lanson?
Lanson-BCC group headed by CEO Bruno Paillard
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What’s the first vintage of Clos Lanson?
2006
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What’s the grape variety and winemaking of Clos Lanson?
Chardonnay, aging on lees for 12years and dosage 4g/l
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What are the grape varieties of Noble Cuvee? Winemaking?
62% Chardonnay, 38% PN, only made in great vintages, age for 13years, 6g/l
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What’s the house style of Lanson?
Has a good combination of extra sweetness in the dosage combined with crisp acidity.
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Who is the producer of Noble Cuvee? First vintage?
Lanson; 1979
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Where is Clos Lanson?
In Reims
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Lanson?
Noble Cuvee, Clos Lanson
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What’s the flagship wine of Lanson?
Black Label Cuvee
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Which wineries are owned by Piper Heidesieck?
Charles Heidesieck, Piper Heidesieck, Piper Sonoma, Biondi Santi, Isole e Olena, Laurent Tardieu
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10 Grands Crus in Montagne de Reims?
Ambonnay, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Bouzy, Louvois, Mailly-Champagne, Puisieulx, Sillery, Tours-sur-Marne, Verzenay, Verzy
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Who is the owner of Piper Heidesieck?
Christopher Descours, EPI group (before was Remy Cointreau group)
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What are the grape variety of Piper Heidesieck?
Chardonnay dominant, blend with Pinot Noir
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When was Rare sperated from Piper Heidesieck?
2008
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What’s the first vintage of Rare?
1976
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What’s the cuvee prestige of Piper Heidesiek?
Rare
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Which vintages have been make for Rare so far?
2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002, 1999, 1998, 1990, 1988, 1985, 1979, 1976
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What’s the house style of Piper Heidesiek?
Dominant by Pinot Noir
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Henriot?
Cuvee Hemera
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Who is the owner of Henriot?
Artemis Domaines owned by Francois Pinault
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Where is Piper Heidesiek?
Reims
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Which wineries are owned by Artemis Domaines?
Château Latour, Clos de Tart and Château-Grillet, Jacquesson, Domaine d’Eugenie
Bouchard in Beaune, William Fevre in Chablis, Beaux Frere in Oregon,
Lejay Lagoute Creme de Cassis Dijon, Eisele Vineyard
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Where is Eisele Vineyard?
Calistoga, Napa Valley
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Which is the most important grape variety of Henriot?
Chardonnay
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What’s the most famous wine of Henriot?
Brut Souverain
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Hemera? First vintage?
Henriot; 2005
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Who is the producer of Brut Souverain?
Henriot
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Where is Henriot?
Reims
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What’s the grape variety of La Grande Dame?
60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay
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What’s the first vintage of Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame? First vintage of La Grande Dame Rose?
1966; 1988 for La Grande Dame Rose
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What’s the flagship wine of Veuve Clicquot?
Yellow label
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What’s the house style of Veuve Clicquot? What’s her invention?
Dominated by Pinot Noir
Process of Riddling (to remove dead yeasts)
Blending red wine to make Rose Champagne
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Who is the Veuve Clicquot?
Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin
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Where is Veuve Clicquot located?
Reims
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Who is the cellar master of Veuve Clicquot?
Didier Mariotti
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Who is the owner of Pommery? Also owns which other wineries?
Vranken-Pommery Monopole Group
Owns Heidsieck & Co Monopole
Vranken Champagne
Chateau La Gordonne (Rose in Provence)
Domaine Royal de Jarras (vin gris in Languedoc made from Grenache Gris)
Rozès (Port)
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Which house is the creator of first Brut Champagne?
Pommery
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What’s the grape variety of CLos Pompadour? Winemaking?
75% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Meunier
Aged on lees for 10years, no oak, dosage 8g/l
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How many hectares are there in Clos Pompadour? Where is it located?
25ha, in Reims
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What’s the first vintage of Clos Pompadour?
2002
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Where is Pommery located?
Reims
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What’s the single vineyard of Pommery?
Clos Pompadour
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How is Belle Epoque Rose made?
Blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, blend with 11% of Pinot Noir still red wine
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Who is the producer of CUvee Louise?
Pommery
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Which Champagne was served at the wedding of Prince and Princess of Monaco in 2011?
Belle Epoque 2002
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Who created the motif for Belle Epoque champagne?
Artist Emile Gallé in 1902.
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What’s the symbol of Perrier Jouet?
anemone银莲花[əˈneməni]
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What’s the grape varieties of Belle Epoque?
45% PN, 50% Chardonnay, 5% PM
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How is Blason Rose made?
Blend with 15% PN red wine
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What’s the Signature wine of Perrier Jouet? Grape varieties?
Blason Rose, made from 50%PN and the rest with equal portion of Chard and PM
Blend with 15% PN red wine
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What’s the entry level wine of Perrier Jouet?
Grand Brut
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What’s the house style of Perrier Jouet?
Floral, elegant, emphasis on Chardonnay, however the core Grand Brut is 40% PN and 40% PM with 20% Chardonnay.
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What’s the first vintage of Belle Epoque?
1964
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Where is Perrier Jouet located?
Epernay
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Which brands and wineries are owned by Pernod Ricard?
Mumm Champagne, Mumm Napa,
Jacob’s Creek in Barossa
St. Hugo in South Australia
Church Road in Hawke’s Bay
Brancott in Malborough
Stoneleigh in Marlborough
Campo Viejo and Ysios in Rioja
Kenwood in Sonoma
Wyndham Estate in Hunter Valley
Helan Mountain in Ningxia
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Which other winery was established by Mumm? When was it established and where?
Mumm Napa in 1983 in Rutherford
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What’s the style of Cuvee R Lalou?
Luscious notes of fresh butter and milky caramel, complex notes of toast, vanilla, honey, hazelnuts
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Which is the first vintage of Cuvee R Lalou?
1966
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What’s the grape variety of Cuvee R Lalou?
50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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What’s the signature label of Mumm?
Cordon Rouge Brut
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Where is Mumm?
Reims
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Who is the producer of Cuvee R Lalou?
Mumm
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Where is Salon located?
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
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Name the two single vineyard Champagne of Krug? first vintage?
Clos du Mesnil, 1979
Clos d’Ambonnay, 1995
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How is Krug Grande Cuvee made?
44% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier.
Each parcel is fermented separately, in small oak cask, 205 L in size
Include more than 50% reserve wines over 20vintages, aged for 6years.
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Where is Krug located?
Reims
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Name 6 greatest vintages of Salon in history?
1928, 1929, 1966, 1982, 1983, 2008
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Which other wineries are owned by Nonancourt family?
Salon, De Castellane, Delamotte,
Jeanmaire Champagne, Oudinot Champagne, Beaumet Champagne
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Who is the director of Salon?
Didier Depond
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Who is the owner of Salon?
Laurent Perrier group of de Nonancourt Family
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How many vintages have been produced for Salon during 120years ?
44 vintages
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What’s the style of Salon?
Withou MLF, very high acidity, can age for decades.
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What’s the first vintage of Salon?
1905, but first commercial vintage was 1921
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Ruinart?
Dom Ruinart
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Which brands are owned by LVMH?
Hennessy, Ardbeg, Glenmorangie, Belvedere Vodka(polish rye vodka in Poland),
Eminente (7year old rum from Cuba), Volcan de Mi Tierra(tiquila Mexico), Woodinville Whiskey (Bourbon),
Bodega Numanthia (Spain, Toro),
Moet&Chandon, Krug, Dom Perignon, Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Mercier, Armand de Brignac (7 Champagnes+1sparkling)
Chateau Cheval Blanc, Chateau Caloupet (Cru Classe Rose de Provence, AOC Cotes de Provence),
Chateau d’Yquem, Domaine des Lambrays, Château d’Esclans, in Provence
Ao Yun in China, Cloudy Bay, Colgin Cellars, Joseph Phelps, Newton Vineyard (Napa Valley),
Terrazas de Los Andes, Cheval des Andes
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Who is the owner of Ruinart?
LVMH
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What’s the style of Ruinart?
Focus on the chardonnay
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What’s the first vintage of Dom Ruinart?
1959 for blanc de blancs, 1966 for Rose
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What’s the basic Champagne of Ruinart?
R de Ruinart
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Which house is the first to make Rose Champagne?
Ruinart
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Ayala? Grapes?
Perle d’Ayala; 80% Chardonnay +20%PN
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Where is Ruinart?
Reims
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What’s the style of Ayala?
Chardonnay dominant, low dosage, fresh
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Where is Ayala located?
Ay
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Who is the owner of Ayala?
Societe Jacques Bollinger
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Who is the owner of Langlois? Where is it?
Societe Jacques Bollinger; in Saumur produces Cremant de Loire
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Who is the owner of Tapanappa? Where is it?
Societe Jacques Bollinger; Piccadilly in Adelaide Hills
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Who is the owner of Ponzi Winery? Where is it?
Societe Jacques Bollinger; Oregon
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Who is the owner of Maison Chanson?
Societe Jacques Bollinger
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Which other wineries are owned by Bollinger family?
Ayala Champagne,
Langlois (Saumur, Cremant de Loire)
Delamain in Cognac
Maison Chanson in Burgundy
Tapanappa with Caze Family in Piccadilly, Adelaide Hills
The Tiers Vineyard (chardonnay, first vineyard planted in Piccadily)
Ponzi Winery in Oregon
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Who is the owner of Delamain?
Societe Jacques Bollinger
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Where is La Cote Aux Enfants located? How many hectares?
In Ay; 4hectares
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Who is the owner of Bollinger?
Owned by Societe Jacques Bollinger, the Bollinger Family
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Who is the producer of La Cote aux Enfants? Under which appellation?
Bollinger, Coteaux Champenois
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What’s the annual production of Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
3000bottles
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What’s the first vintage of Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
1969
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Where is the Bollinger’s Pinot Noir red wine produced from ?
La Cote Aux Enfants
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Where is Clos Chaudes Terres located?
Ay in Vallee de la Marne
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How is RD made? Which wine is similar to RD?
Base wine is La Grande Annee, aged on lees for longer period, disgorged upon release, only 3g/l dosage.
Jacquesson’s 700DT
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Where is Clos St Jacques located?
Ay Grand Cru in Vallee de la Marne
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Which vineyards are the grapes sourced from to make Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
Clos St Jacques, Clos Chaudes Terres
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What’s the total vineyard hectares for Pinot Noir producing Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
0.31ha
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How is La Grande Annee Rose made?
Blend La Grande Annee and red wine from Cote aux Enfants
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What’s the grape variety of La Grande Annee?
60% PN + 40% Chardonnay, fermented in oak barrel and aged in natural cork for 60months, dosage 8g/l
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What's the first vintage of Bollinger RD?
1952
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What’s the first vintage of Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
1969
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Who is the producer of Vieilles Vignes Francaise?
Bollinger
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Name the three top cuvees of Bollinger? First producing year?
La Grande Annee NV
RD, 1952
Vieilles Vignes Francaises, 1969
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Which is the only Champagne House produces its own barrels?
Bollinger
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Which is James Bond’s favorite Champagne?
Bollinger
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What’s the style of Bollinger?
1) Muscular, Pinot Noir-dominant cuvee - PN makes up no less than 60%, no blanc de blancs in the portfolio.
2) Only house produces its own barrels
3) Bollinger keeps all of their reserve wines in magnums, which is the signature of the house style.
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Who is the producer of Vieilles Vignes Francaises?
Bollinger
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Where is Bollinger located?
In Ay (Vallee de la Marne)
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Who is the producer of La Grande Annee?
Bollinger
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Where is Clos St Hilaire located? How many hectares?
Mareuil-sur-Ay; 1ha
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Who is the producer of Clos St Hilaire?
Billecart Salmo
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What’s the first vintage of Clos St Hilaire? Grape? Winemaking? Name origin? Production?
1995, 100% Pinot Noir from 1ha biodynamic vineyard planted in 1964.
Dosage very low only 1.9g/l, vinified in burgundy barrels, aged for 14years.
Named after the patron saint守护神of the church in Mareuil-sur-Ay.
7000bottles per year.
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Which vineyard is the Pinot Noir red wine sourced from for Elisabeth Salmon Rose?
Valofroy vineyard of old vines (in Mareuil-sur-Ay)
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What’s the first vintage of Elisabeth Salmon Rose?grapes?Terroir? Winemaking?
1988, 55% PN and 45% Chardonnay+10% PN red wine from Valofroy vineyard located on the slopes of Mareuil-sur-Ay, south facing,
Dosage 7g/l, aged on lees for 10years.
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What’s the first vintage of Nicolas Francois Billecart? Name orignin?grapes?
1964; tribute to the founder; 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay from Grands Crus, aged on lees for 10years, 2.9g/l dosage.
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What’s the style of Billecart Salmon?
Biodynamic, Elegant, higher acidity, lower alcohol, low dosage
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Name the three top cuvees of Billecart-Salmon? Grapes? First vintage?
Clos Saint Hilaire, Blanc de Noir 100% PN, 1995
Nicolas Francois Billecart, 60% PN+40%Chardonnay, 1964
Elisabeth Salmon Rose, 55% PN+45% Chardonnay+10%PN red wine, 1988
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Name the members of Primum Familiae Vini?
Miguel Torres, Drouhin, Pol Roger, Perrin Family, Domaine Clarence Dillon (Haut-Brion),
Antinori, Baron Phillipe de Rothschild, Egon Muller, Hugel, Syminton, Vega Sicilia,
Tenuta San Guido
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Who is the owner of Billecart Salmon?
Still family owned, now it the 7th generation Mathieu Roland-Billecart
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Where is Billecart Salmon located?
Mareuil-sur-Ay
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill?
Pol Roger
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How long is Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill aged? Dosage?
10 years, 7g/l
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Who is the owner of Pol Roger?
Still Pol Roger family owned
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What’s the grape variety of Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill?
Pinot Noir dominant, finish with Chardonnay for its elegance, exact composition is kept for secret.
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What’s the first vintage of Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill?
1975
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What’s the house style of Pol Roger?
Elegant, balanced
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Where is Pol Roger located?
Epernay
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Which is Sir Winston Churchill’s favorite Champagne?
Pol Roger
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Where is Eisele Vineyard?
In Napa Valley
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When did Jacquesson start to produce single vineyard Champagne?
1995
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Who is the owner of Eisele Vineyard?
Artemis Domaines
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Who is the producer of Dizy Terres Rouges?
Jacquesson
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Name the four single vineyards of Jacquesson?
Dizy Corne Bautray - 100% Chardonnay
Ay Vauzelle Terme - 100% PN
Avize Champ Caïn - 100% Chardonnay
Dizy Terres Rouges - Saignee rose - 100% PN
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What does 700DT mean?
Degorgement Tartif, the 700series champagne are stored for longer period 4-5years longer than normal, then desgorged upon release.
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Which vintage is 736 Jacquesson based?
2008
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Who produces 700DT?
Jacquesson
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Which vintage is 730 Jacquesson based?
2002
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Which are the best vintages for 700 series of Jacquesson so far?
736 (2008), 730 (2002)
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Which vintage is 742 Jacquesson based?
2014
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Which vintage is 734 Jacquesson based?
2006
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Which vintage is 733 Jaqcuesson based?
2005
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What are the grape varieties of 700 series of Jacquesson?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
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In which year did Jacquesson start to produce 700 series? Which is the first bin number?
In 2000, starting with 728
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Is Jacquesson a NM or RM?
NM-Negociant Manipulant
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What’s the winemaking style of Jacquesson?
Organic, sustainability, fermentation in oak, terroir driven, low dosage 2-5g/l
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Where is Jacquesson located?
Dizy (1er Cru in Vallee de la Marne)
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Who improved the quality of Jacquesson?
Chiquet Family since 1974
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Who is the owner of Jacquesson?
Artémis Domaines owned by Francois Pinault
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What’s the non-vintage cuvee called made by Phillipponnat? How is it made?
Royale Reserve NV; in solera system for reserve wine
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Which producers are included in Lanson BCC?
8 Champagne house: Lanson, Philipponnat, Besserat de Bellefont, De Venoge, Boizel,
Chanoine Freres, Maison Burtin in Epernay( producer of Champagne Alfred Rothschild),
Domaine Alexandre Bonnet in Les Riceys (owner of a vast vineyard)
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How is Clos des Goisses Juste Rose made?
Saignee method, made from Pinot Noir
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What’s the first vintage of Clos des Goisses Juste Rose?
1999
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Winemaking of Clos des Goisses?
Vinified in wooden casks, with no MLF, age on lees for 8years, low dosage 4.25g/l
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What’s the terroir of Clos des Goisses?
Slope gradient 45%, south facing, pure chalk soil
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How long is Clos des Goisses aged on lees?
8years
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What’s the vineyard size of Clos des Goisses?
5.5ha
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What’s the first vintage of Clos des Goisses?
1935
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Which is the only single vineyard Champagne before CLos le Mesnil?
Clos des Goisses
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What’s the classification for Mareuil-sur-Ay ?
99% premier cru in Vallee de la Marne
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What’s the style of Philipponnat?
Pinot Noir dominant, fermentation in oak, low dosage, best known for its single vineyard wine.
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Who is the producer of Clos des Goisses?
Philipponnat
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Where is Philipponnat located?
Mareuil-sur-Ay (Vallee de la Marne)
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Which wineries are owned by EPI group?
Charles Heidsieck, Piper Heidsieck, Biondi-Santi, Isole e Olena, Laurent Tardieu,
Chateau la Verrerie (Rose,blanc, rouge) in Luberon
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What’s the grape variety of Blancs de Millenaires?
100% Chardonnay
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What’s the grape variety of Champagne Charlie?
Equal portion of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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Who is the producer of Champagne Charlie? What’s the first vintage?
Charles Heidsieck; 1979
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Who is the producer of Blancs de Millenaires? First vintage?
Charles Heidsieck
1983
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Who is the owner of Charles Heidsieck?
Christopher Descours and family The EPI
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Where is Charles Heidsieck?
Reims
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Who is the owner of Domaine Anderson and Diamond Creek Vineyard?
Rouzaud family
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Who is the owner of Pichon Longueville Comtesse de lalande?
Rouzaud Family
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Which wineries are owned by Rouzaud family?
Chateau de Pez and Chateau Haut-Beausejour in Saint-Estephe
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande in Pauillac
Deutz
Ramos Pinto Port in Portugal
Domaine Ott in Provence
Roederer Estate in Anderson Valley in Mendocino County
Domaine Anderson (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
Diamond Creek Vineyard in Napa Valley
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Who is the owner of Domaine Ott?
Rouzaud family (Louis Roederer)
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Who is the cellar master of Louis Roederer?
Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon
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What’s the winemaking method of Cristal Rose?
Saignee
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Who is the owner of Louis Roederer?
Frédéric Rouzaud, Rouzaud family
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When was Cristal first made? First commercial vintage? First vintage of Cristal Rose?
1876; commercial first vintage was 1945; Rose was 1974
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What are the grape varieties of Cristal Rose?
55% PN and 45% Chardonnay
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What’s the first vintage of Cristal Rose?
1974 (100years after creation of Cristal)
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Who is the producer of “12”? what’s the full name? Why is it called 12? first release?
Gosset;
12 Ans de Cave a Minima
12 year-old-non-vintage wine
2020
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What’s the house blending style of Louis Roederer?
Equal amount of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir; and one-fifth Meunier
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Who created Cristal? For whom?
Louis Roederer’s son Louis.
For Tsar Alexander II
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What’s the basic wine of Louis Roederer? Is there MLF?
Brut Premier; No MLF
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Where is Louis Roederer located?
Reims
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Who made Grand Blanc de Meunier? First vintage?
Gosset; 2018
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Who is the current owner of Gosset?
Renaud-Cointreau family who owns Frapin Cognac
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Which styles are made for Celebris? What’s the first vintage?
Blanc de blancs, Rose, blended styles
All 1988
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Who is the producer of Celebris?
Gosset
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Where is Gosset located?
Ay
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What’s the style of Gosset?
Yeasty, savory, finesse and focus on Chardonnay for top cuvee
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Who is the current president of Taittinger?
Vitalie (daughter of Pierre-Emmaunuel Taittinger)
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Which other wineries are owned by Taittinger Family?
Evremond - English sparkling in Kent release in 2024
Domaine Carneros in California
Bouvet-Ladubay - Loire Sparkling (bought back to Monmousseau Family in 2014)
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How long is the aging and dosage for Les Folies de la Marquetterie?
5years on lees; 9g/l dosage
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What’s the single vineyard Champagne of Taittinger?
Les Folies de La Marquetterie
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What are the grape varieties of Les Folies de la Marquetterie?
55% Chardonnay, 45% PN(from 1er Cru Pierry near Epernay)
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Who is the producer of Les Folies de la Marquetterie? First vintage?
Taittinger; 2002
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What are the first vintages of Comtes de Champagne blanc and Rose?
1952 for Blanc, 1973 for Rose
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What’s the first vintage of Comtes de Champagne Rose ?
1973
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Which method is Comtes de Champagne Rose made?
Blend with 15% still red wine
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What’s the grape varieties of Comtes de Champagne Rose?
30% Chardonnay (from Grands Crus of Cote des Blancs, 70% Pinot Noir from Grands Crus of Montagne de Reims)
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What’s the RS of Comtes de Champagne?
9g/l
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How long is Comtes de Champagne aged on lees?
10years
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Where are the grapes sourced from for Comtes de Champagne?
Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger
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What’s the first vintage of Comtes de Champagne?
1952
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What’s the basic wine of Taittinger? Grapes?
Brut Reserve: 40% Chardonnay + Pinots
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Where is Taittinger located?
Reims
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Who is the producer of Comtes de Champagne?
Taittinger
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What’s the entry level wine of Laurent Perrier? Grapes?
La Cuvee (Majority Chardonnay + PN and Meunier)
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What’s the Cuvee de prestige Rose of Laurent Perrier?
Cuvee Alexandre rose
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What’s the first vintage of Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose? Grape? Method?
1968; 100% Pinot Noir; saignee
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Laurent Perrier? First vintage?
Grand Siecle; 1959
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Since which year, Grand Siecle has a “Iteration number” to identify each release? What’s the first Iteration?
Since 2019;
Iteration 24th from 2007 vintage-60%, 2006 and 2004 - 20% each.
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Alexandre Rose?
Laurent Perrier
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What’s the first vintage of Cuvee Alexandre Rose?
1982
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Which grape are Cuvee Alexandre Rose made from?
80% PN from Montagne de Reims: Ambonnay, Bouzy, Mailly, Verzenay
20% Chardonnay from Avize, Cramant, Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger
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Which widow is important to Laurent Perrier’s success?
Mathilde Emilie Perrier
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How long is Cuvee Alexandre Rose aged on lees?
10 years
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Which other wineries are also owned by Laurent perrier?
7 Champagne: Laurent Perrier, Salon, De Castellane, Delamotte, Jeanmaire, Oudinot, Beaumet
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Where is Laurent Perrier?
Tours-sur-Marne in Valley de La Marne
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Who is the owner of Laurent Perrier?
Nonacourt family
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Which region and country are Domaine Chandon Produced?
Argentina 1959, Napa Valley (Yountville), Garibaldi in Brasil,
Australia in Coldstream, Victoria
Ningxia 2013
The newest is India’s Nashik region
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Who is the cellar master of Dom Perignon?
Before was Richard Geoffroy until 2018
Now is Vincent Chaperon
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Which is the newest region for Domaine Chandon?
India’s Nashik
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What’s the three Plenitudes of Dom Perignon?
DP: 9years
P2: 12-15years
P3: 25years
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What does P2 refer to?
Second Plenitudes, age on lees for 12-15years
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What’s the first vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921 (released in 1936);
1959 for Dom Perignon Rose
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When did Moet et Chandon Launch the single vineyard champagnes?
2001
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Where is Moet et Chandon located?
In Epernay
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Name the three single vineyard champagnes of Moet et Chandon?
Les Sarments d’Ay, Les Champs de Romonts (Sillery), Les Vignes de Saran (Chouilly)
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When was Moet et Chandon merged with Hennessy ?
1971
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Where is Mumm located?
Reims
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When did Pernod Ricard Purchase Perrier Jouet? And Mumm?
Both are in 2005
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Mumm?
Cuvee R Lalou
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Who is the producer of Cuvee R. Lalou?
Mumm
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Which wineries are owned by Rouzaud family?
Deutz, Roederer, Chateau Vernous in Medoc, Delas Freres in Rhone,
Deutz Malborough
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Who is the partner with Deutz for Deutz Malborough? When was it established?
Montana wines (now Brancott Estate) in 1988
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What’s the grape variety of Amour de Deutz? WHat’s the first vintage?
100% Chardonnay (from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Villers-Marmery)
1993
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Which sparkling wine brands are owned by Rouzaud Family?
Deutz, Roederer, Deutz Malborough
Maison Deutz in Arroyo Grande Valley in San Luis Obispo, but was sold and rebranded as Laetitia.
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Who is the owner of Deutz?
Rouzaud Familly (owner of Louis Roederer)
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Which is the first vintage of William Deutz ?
1959
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Which grapes are William Deutz made from?
Majority is Pinot Noir from Ay, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Verzenay
Chardonnay from Avize, Le Mesnil Sur Oger
Pinot Meunier from Pierry
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Which wineries are owned by Pernod Ricard?
Mumm, Perrier Jouet, Jacob’s Creek in Barossa, St. Hugo, South Australia, Church Road Hawke’s Bay, Brancott (NZ), Stoneleigh (Marlborough), Campo Viejo (Rioja), Ysios (Rioja),
Kenwood (California, Sonoma),
Mumm Napa,
Wyndham Estate, Hunter Valley
Montana, NZ
Helan Mountain, Ningxia
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When was Mumm Napa established?
In 1983
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What’s the first vintage of Belle Epoque?
1964
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Which grapes are Belle Epoque made from?
Blend: 45% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay, 5% PM
Blanc de Blancs,
Rose is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, blended 11% Pinot Noir red wine
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Where is Pol Roger?
Epernay
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Where is Moet et Chandon?
Epernay
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Where is Philipponnat?
Mareuil Sur Ay
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Where is Billecart Salmon?
Mareuil sur Ay
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Where is Jacquesson located?
Dizy
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Where is Bollinger located?
Bollinger
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Still Family owned Champagne Houses?
Duval Leroy
Pol Roger
Billecart Salmon
Taittinger
Bollinger
Drappier
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Where is Piper Heidesiek located?
Reims
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Who is the owner of Drappier?
Drappier Family, Michel
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What’s the first vintage of Grande Sandree?
1975
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What’s the cuvee de prestige of Drappier?
Grande Sandree
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What’s the house style of Drappier?
Pinot Noir dominant, minimal use of sulfur and dosage; promoting the forgotten varieties of Champagne such as Arbane(25%), Petit Meslier(25%) and Blanc Vrai(25%)=Pinot Blanc
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Where is Drappier located?
Urville in the Aube (southernmost subregion of Champagne)
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Who is the producer of Grande Sandree?
Drappier
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What’s the first vintage of Femme de Champagne?
1990
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What’s the grape variety of the Rose version of Femme de Champagne?
100% Pinot Noir Grand Cru
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What’s the cuvee de prestige Champagne of Duval Leroy? Made from which grape varieties?
Femme de Champagne, 80% Chardonnay +15% PN
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What’s the first vintage of Femme de Champagne?
1990
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Where is Duval Leroy Located?
Vertus 1er Cru in Cote des Blancs
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What’s the first vintage of Cuvee Hemera?
2005
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What’s the grape for Femme de Champagne Rose?
100% PN
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What’s the flagship lablel of Henriot?
Brut Souverain
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Who is the producer of Clos des Bouveries? Where is the vineyard located?grapes? Aging?
Duval Leroy; vertus (1er cru in cote des Blancs); 100% chardonnay
14years on lees
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Who is the producer of Brut Souverain?
Henriot
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Name the Big houses base din Reims?
Ruinart
Louis Roederer
Taittinger
Veuve Clicquot
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Hemera?
Henriot
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where is Henriot?
Reims
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Where is Perrier Jouet located?
Epernay
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What’s the first vintage of Clos Pompadour?
2002
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Where is Pommery?
Reims
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Who is the producer of Les Clos Pompadour?
Pommery
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Louise?
Pommery
