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Philliponat’s single vineyard

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Clos de Goisses

Clos de Goisses Juste Rose

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What is Selosse tete de Cuvee

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Substance-
Solera started in 1986, blend of 20 vintages with fruit from Avize.
6 years on the lees

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What is Taittinger’s prestige cuvee

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Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
10 years on the lees.
5% new oak
Fruit from Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger

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How is the maximum amount of must you get from 4000kg of grapes

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2550 litres

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How are pressings split in Champagne

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  • Vin de Cuvee- first 2050 litters
  • Vin de Taille- rest 500 litters
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What are the soils of Champagne

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Belemnite Chalk- derived from extinct fossilized cephalopods- high limestone content- found in the slopes

Micraster Chalk- named after extinct sea urchins. Mainly found on flatter areas and valleys.

Clay in southern part of Champagne

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Grand Cru Villages of the Cotes de Blancs

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  • Chouilly
  • Oiry
  • Cramant
  • Avize
  • Oger
  • Masnil-sur-Oger
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Districts of Champagne

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  • Montagne de Reims
  • Valle de la Marne
  • Cote de Sezanne
  • Cote de Blancs
  • Cote de Bars/ Aube
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What is Rebeche

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3rd component of pressing. 1-10% must go for distillation

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How is the base wine called in Champagne

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Vins Clairs

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What is Liquer de Tirage

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Mixture of still wine, fining agents, yeast and sugar inducing secondary fermentation

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What is second fermentation called in Champagne

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Prise de Mousse- Foam creation

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How many bottles does a Gyropalette hold

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504

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What is Dosage and what is the synonym

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Liquer de Expedition- Mixture of wine and sugar

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What are the sweetness designations in Champagne

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Brut Nature/ Non Dose up to 3g rs
Extra Brut up to 6g rs
Brut up to 12g rs
Extra dry 12 to 17g rs
Sec 17 to 32g rs
Demi Sec 32 to 50g rs
Doux 50+ g rs
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What are the bottle sizes in Champagne

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Piccolo 187ml
Half bottle 375ml
Bottle 750ml
Magnum 1.5l
Jeroboam 3l
Rehoboam 4.5l 
Methuselah 6l
Salmanazar 9l
Balthazar 12l
Nebuchadnezar 15l
Solomon 18l
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What is the AOP for still Champagne

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Coteaux Champenois- White, Rose, Red

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What is the AOP for still rose in Champagne?

Grapes?

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Rose de Riceys- Pinot Noir

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What is the method for pressurized transfer called in Champagne

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Transvasage- allowed for formats smaller than half bottles and larger than jero

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First vintage of Salon

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1905

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What GCs in Montagne de Reims are heavily planted with chard

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Sillery 57%, Puisieulx 32%

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First sparkling Champagne house still in operation

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Ruinart est. 1729

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Who was the “Weinfuhrer”

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Otto Klaebisch

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Maximum yields in French

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Rendement de base

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Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims
``` Sillery Puisieulx Beaumont-sur-Vesle Verzenay Verzy Mailly Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay ```
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Pruning methods allowed in Champagne
Chablis Vallee de la Marne Cordon de Royat Guyot- double or single
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Who released brut Champagne first, when
Ruinart "Nature" in 1874
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What is Taittinger's single vineyard
Folies de la Marquetterie
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Name 5 members of the "Special club"
``` Marc Hebrart Pierre Gimmonet Paul Bara Mousse Fils Juillet Lallement Lassalle Salmon Gaston Chiquet ```
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What 1er Cru villages have the highest score in Champagne
Mareuil-sur-Ay 99% | Tauxieres- Moutry 99%
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Grand Crus of Valle de la Marne
Ay | Tours-sur-Marne (GC for reds only)
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What are the traditional presses in Champagne called
Coquard
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Vine distribution in Champagne in terms of varieties
Pinot Noir 38% Pinot Meunier 32% Chardonnay 30% ``` Rest, less than .3% combined Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Pinot d' Arbane Petit Meslier ```
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Grape varieties of Champagne
``` Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier Chardonnay Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Pinot d' Arbane Petit Meslier ```
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Who released a "Prestige Cuvee" in Champagne first, when
Moet with Dom Perignon in 1922
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Oldest Champagne house to be in operation still
Gosset 1584
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Who is credited for measuring the exact amount of sugar to induce secondary fermentation without breaking the bottle
Pharmacist Andre Francois
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Who pioneered Remuage in Champagne
Madame Barb-Nicole Ponsardin- Cliquot
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Who discovered chaptalization, when
Jean- Antoine Chaptal 1801
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When was Champagne delimited first
1908
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What is "Controle des Structures" in Champagne
A law forbidding owning or farming more than 15 ha
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How many growers are in Champagne, rough production
20.000- produce less than 25% of production
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How many Premier Crus are in Champagne
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What is debourbage
Settling of the wine after pressing (8-15 hours)
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What is Sur Latte
Horizontal position of the bottle during secondary fermentation
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What is the wooden base holding Champagne during remerge called
Pupitre
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Name some "grower" producers in Champagne
Diebolt Vallois Pierre Peters Pierre Gimonnet et Fils Jean Lallement et Fils
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In what villages Selosse owns vines at
Oger Cramant Avize
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What are the solids removed during racking called in Champagne
Bourbes
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What is CIVC
Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne
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Name 2 coops from Champagne
- Union Champagne - De Saint-Gall
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What is De Saint- Gall's prestige cuvee
Orpale- vintage dated 100% Chard
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Reductive style producers in Champagne
- Ruinart - Taittinger - Laurent Perrier
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In what latitude is Champagne located in
49'
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What are the caves called in Champagne
Crayeres
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Where's Philipponnat located
Mareuil-sur-Ay
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Minimum aging for non-vintage Champagne
15 months after tirage
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Minimum aging for vintage Champagne
36 moths after tirage
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What are Krug's single vineyards
- Clos du Mesnil | - Clos d' Ambonnay
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What are Jacquesson's single vineyards
- Cornes Bautray from Dizy - Terres Rouges Saignée Rosé from Dizy - Champ Cain from Avize - Vauzelles Termes from Aŷ
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What are Billecart- Salmon's single vineyards
Clos St-Hilaire
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Where does Besserat de Bellefon own vineyards
They do not, only purchase grapes
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What is Besserat de Bellefon's prestige cuvee
Cuvee des Moines
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What town is Besserat de Bellefon based
Epernay
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What are Bollinger's prestige cuveés
- Vieilles Vignes Francaises; Blanc de Noirs - La Grande Anne; Blanc de Noirs
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What is Egly-Ouriet's Prestige Cuveé
Les Crayerres; Blanc de Noirs

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