Champagne-Sparkling wine Flashcards
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What is bouvreux?
The second crop of Champagne that occurs after poor flowering, but rarely ripens
What is belemnite chalk?
Porous, high limestone content soils found on the slopes of Champagne
Derived from extinct cephalopods fossils
What is micraster chalk?
Soils found in the valley’s of Champagne
Derived from fossilized sea urchins
What is the dominant soil type of the Aube?
Clay
What are the four permitted vine training methods of Champagne?
Cordon de Royat, Chablis, Valle de la Marne and Guyot
Who sets the yield limits every year in Champagne?
CIVC
Munier is mostly grown where in Champagne?
Valle de la Marne
Why is Munier grown heavily in the Valle de la Marne?
Valle de la Marne is prone to frost. Munier bud’s late and ripens early protecting it against spring and fall frost
How many villages in Champagne have Grand Cru status?
17
How many villages in Champagne have 1er Cru status?
42
What was the name of the Abbey where Dom Perignon was cellar master?
Abbey of Hautvillers, 1668-1715
What is the oldest Champagne house still operating today?
Gosset, 1584
Started as a still wine producer
Who is Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin?
Veuve Clicquot , Madame Clicquot
What is remuage?
Riddling
Who is Jean-Antoine Chaptal?
The chemist who discovered the relationship between sugar and fermentation, 1801
Chaptalization is named after
Who created the first brut Champagne?
Pommery
Pommery “Nature”, 1874
Which region of Champagne was originally excluded from the original boundaries of Champagne?
The Aube
What year did Champagne gain AOC status?
1936
What is the only region that doesn’t have to include AOC/AOP on the label?
Champagne
What vintage of WWI is lauded as an outstanding vintage for Champagne?
1914
What event happened in Champagne in 1911?
Growers revolted against producers who were driving down fruit prices, sourcing grapes from other parts of the country and other countries
Who was Otto Klaebisch?
A Nazi agent, dubbed the “weinfurher”, who took up residence at the Cliquot estate during WWII
What was the first vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921
What is a marc of grapes?
The amount of grapes held in a traditional Coquard basket press in champagne