France - Champagne Flashcards
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Permitted grapes for Champagne
Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Petit Meslier, Arbane
How much of champagne is under vine
34.300ha.
Predominant subsoil of champagne
Belemnite Chalk and Micraster Chalk, with limestone sandstone and marl
Which 2 areas in champagne has the highest concentration of chalk
Montagne de Reims
Cote des Blanc
What is Kimmeridgian clay, and where in champagne is it the base soil
A fossiliferous marine clay from the jurassic time(mostly in England and the north Sea)
In champagne its the main soil of Cote des Bar
What is the chalky soils also great for, expect the vines.
Carivng tunnels to mature bottles, giving the perfect humidity and temperature
5 areas of champagne
Montagne de Reims
Cote des Blancs
Valleé de la Marne
Cote de Sezanne
Aube(Cote des Bars)
List the Grand Cru’s of Reims
Ambonnay
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Bouzy
Louvois
Mailly
Puisieulx
Sillery
Verzenay
Verzy
List the Grand Cru’s of Cote des Blancs
Avize
Chouilly
Cramant
Le-Mesnil-Sur-Oger
Oger
Oiry
List the Grand Cru’s of Valleé de la Marne
Aÿ
Tours-sur-Marne
Connect the 5 champagne areas with their main grape variety
Montagne de Reims - Pinot Noir (40%)
Cote de Blancs - Chardonnay (95%)
Valleé de la Marne - Pinot Meunier (59%)
Cote de Sezanne - Chardonnay (64%)
Aube - Pinot Noir (84%)
Largest and best know producer from Cote des Bars
Drappier
Which still Rosé table wine is known to be made in Cote des Bar
Rosé de Riceys AOC (100% Pinot Noir)
What is CIVC
Comité Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
Created in 1941 and enforces all AOC regulations, keeping track of everything going on in champagne
How much does the four lesser grapes of champagne account for in terms of plantings
0,3 ha.
Which grape variety was introduced in chmpagne in 2021
Voltis
A white, disease resistant hybrid
What is the quantity of the must permitted to be extracted from 4000 kg. grapes
2550litres
What is Vin de Cuvée and Vine de Taille/Premier Taille
Vin de cuvée is the first press, alowing to extract up to 2050litres out of 4000 kg. grapes
Vin de Taille / Premier Taille is the second press, allowing up to 500litres to be extracted
What is Ratafia de Champagne
A Vin de liqeur, made by the addition of a neutral spirit to unfermented grape juice
What was the pre 1994 yield limit of champagne
2666litres of 4000kg grapes
What is Blocage
A system of putting wine in reserve in good or plentifull years, saving for lesser vintages.
These wines can only be sold under the control of CIVC and the realese is called Deblocage
What is the correct term for “Sparkling” in following languages
German
Italian
Spanish
Portugese
German - Sekt
Italian - Spumante
Spanish - Espumosos
Portugese - Espumante
What is cuvee close / Charmat Methode
Adding still wine to a large tank with yeast and sugar, temparature controlling for fermentation. In a matter of days the secondary fermentation is completed, racking the wine into bottles under pressure
What is Transversage
When the secondary fermentation is carried out as with the methode traditionelle, the wine is chilled and placed in a tank, dosage is added, and under pressure its rebottled into small or larger champagne bottles
