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Guild of Sommeliers Study Guide Quizzes Novice Level > Champagne & Sparkling Wine > Flashcards

Champagne & Sparkling Wine Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 grapes of Champagne and which has the largest acreage?

A 
Pinot Noir (most acreage)
Pinot Meunier (AKA miller's pinot"
Chardonnay
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2
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What is dosage?

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An addition of sugar and wine blend that determines the wine’s final sweetness level

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3
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What is the most southerly region in Champagne?

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The Aube (Cote des Bars)
Majority of region on the Aube & Seine Rivers
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4
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What is the most northerly region in Champagne?

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Montagne de Reims

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5
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Where is the Vallee de la Marne?

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runs east to west along the Marne river from Epernay

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Where is the Cote des Blancs?

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Champagne region south of Epernay

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Where is the Cote de Sezanne?

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Southwest of Epernay

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8
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What does “NM” on a champagne label indicate?

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Negociant Manipulant - house that purchases grapes or base wine from growers or small houses
EX - Veuve, Mumm, Chandon

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What does “RM” on a champagne label indicate?

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Recoltant Manipulant - a grower-producer who makes Champagne from 95% estate grown fruit from their own vineyard

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What does “CM” on a champagne label indicate?

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Cooperative Manipulant - a grower co-operative that produces wine under a single brand

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What does “RC” on a champagne label indicate?

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Recoltant Cooperateur - a grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative but sells the wine under their own label

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What does “SR” on a champagne label indicate?

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Societe de Recoltants - a firm (not co-op) set up by a union of related growers who share resources to make wines and market several brands

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What does “ND” on a champagne label indicate?

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Negociant Distributuer - middleman company that distributes champagne it did not make

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What does “MA” on a champagne label indicate?

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Marque d’Acheteur - a buyer’s own brand that purchases champagne and sells it under its own label (supermarket or restaurant)

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15
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Champagne Regions from North to South are:

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Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cote des Blancs
Cote de Sezanne
Cotes des Bars (the Aube)
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16
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Champagne vineyards are best characterized by what type of soil?

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Chalk

17
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How many grams of sugar in Extra Brut Champagne?

A

0-6 grams per liter

18
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How many grams of sugar in Brut Champagne?

A

0-12 grams per liter

19
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How many grams of sugar in Extra Dry Champagne?

A

12-17 grams per liter

20
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How many grams of sugar in Sec Champagne?

A

17-32 grams per liter

21
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How many grams of sugar in Demi-Sec Champagne?

A

32-50 grams per liter

22
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How many grams of sugar in Doux Champagne?

A

50+ grams per liter

23
Q

List the types of champagne from sweetest to driest

A 
Doux
Demi-Sec
Sec
Extra Dry
Brut 
Extra Brut
24
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What is Tete de Cuvee and list some examples

A 
Prestige Cuvee - finest and most expensive, usually produced in a vintage year
EX: Moet - "Dom Perignon"
Taittinger "Comtes de Champagne"
Louis Roederer "Cristal"
Veuve Cliquot "La Grande Dame"
Pol Roget "Sir Winston Churchill"
25
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Method Traditionnelle is what? Where do they use it?

A

mirrors Method Champenoise - second fermentation in the bottle; best quality outside of Champagne

  • used in Franciatcorta (Lombardy, Italy)
  • Cava (Penedes, Spain)
26
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Methode Ancestrale is what type of production?

A

oldest and most rudimentary method, single fermentation begins in the tank, secondary occurs in the bottle as the yeast continues to ferment (no tirage or dosage); wine is disgorged, filtered and bottled

27
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Charmat Method is what type of production? Where do they use it?

A

quicker, cheaper and less labor intensive
after primary fermentation wine, liquer de tirage is added to provoke secondary fermentation in the tank, then the wine is filtered and bottled
EX - Asti and Prosecco

28
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Continuous Method is what type of production? Where do they use it?

A

Developed in USSR, similar to tank method but the base wine is pumped through a series of continuous tanks during secondary fermentation and liqueur de tirage is continuously added
EX: German Sekt

29
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What is the Carbonation Method?

A

inject carbon dioxide into still wine - very cheap

30
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Where is the sparkling Asti produced? what method is used for production? what grape?

A

Piedmont, Italy
Charmat method
Moscato d’Asti

31
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Where is Prosecco produced? Method? Grape?

A

Veneto, Italy
Charmat
Glera

32
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Where is Lambrusco produced? Method? Grape?

A

Emilia-Romagna
Charmat Method
Lambrusco Grape

33
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Where is Franciacorta produced? Method? Grape?

A 
Lombardy, Italy
Classic Method (closest to Champagne)
CH
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir

Guild of Sommeliers Study Guide Quizzes Novice Level (10 decks)

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