FWS - Champagne

Question 1

Non-vintage Champagne must spend a min. of ___ months in the cellar from 2nd fermentation to release.

Answer 1

15

Question 2

Vintage Champagne must spend a total of ___ years in the cellar.

Answer 2

3

Question 3

Mousseux sparkling wines contain a min. of ___ atmospheres of pressure.

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Who is credited with crafting the first French sparkling wine?

Answer 4

The monks of Saint Hilaire in Limoux

Question 5

As early as the 9th century, the wines of Champagne were known as ?

Answer 5

Vins de la Montagne and Vins de la Riviere

Question 6

Since the Medieval times, Reims was famous for what industry?

Answer 6

Textiles

Question 7

What is the oldest Champagne house established in 1729?

Answer 7

Ruinart

Question 8

The region of Aube is south of which city, which was once the capital of the Champagne region?

Answer 8

Troyes

Question 9

What is the most northerly of all French wine regions?

Answer 9

Champagne

Question 10

What are the traditional grapevines of Champagne?

Answer 10

Gouais and Fromenteau

Question 11

Petit Meslier is a a cross of which grapes?

Answer 11

Gouais Blanc x Savagnin

Question 12

What are the modern grapevines of Champagne?

Answer 12

Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay

Question 13

The Cote des Bar is planted mostly with which grape?

Answer 13

Pinot Noir

Question 14

Montagne de Reims is planted mostly with which grape?

Answer 14

Pinot Noir (with some Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay)

Question 15

Vallee de la Marne is planted mostly with which grape?

Answer 15

Pinot Meunier

Question 16

Cote des Blancs is mostly planted with which grape?

Answer 16

Chardonnay

Question 17

Cote des Blanc is situated in which direction from Epernay?

Answer 17

South

Question 18

Vallee de la Marne is situated in which direction from Epernay?

Answer 18

West

Question 19

Cote de Sezanne is mostly planted with which grape?

Answer 19

Chardonnay

Question 20

Vitry-le-Francois is mostly planted with which grape?

Answer 20

Chardonnay

Question 21

What is the calcium-rich sedimentary soil with a preponderance of the ancient arrow or dart-like relative of today’s squid?

Answer 21

Belemnite chalk

Question 22

What is the calcium-rich sedimentary soil composed of fossilized sea urchins?

Answer 22

Micraster chalk

Question 23

The Cote des Bar is part of which ring?

Answer 23

The Kimmeridgean Ring

Question 24

Kimmeridegean marl is also known as?

Answer 24

Virgulien marl

Question 25

What are underground quarries dug out by the Romans called?

Answer 25

crayers

Question 26

How many AOC's are in Champagne?

Answer 26

3

Question 27

Which AOC produces a rose wine from Pinot Noir in the Aube?

Answer 27

AOC Rose des Riceys

Question 28

Which AOC covers the exact same zone of production as AOC Champagne and utilizes the same grapes, but produces still wine only?

Answer 28

AOC Coteaux Champenois

Question 29

What is sparkling wine produced with one alcoholic fermentation that underwent a winter pause called?

Answer 29

Rural method or Ancestral method

Question 30

Who is credited with creating the cuvee of Champagne grapes?

Answer 30

Dom Perignon

Question 31

What is the French term to describe the second alcoholic fermentation?

Answer 31

Prise de Mousse

Question 32

What is the French term for storing Champagne bottles on its side?

Answer 32

Sur lattes

Question 33

Champagne must spend a min. of ____ months on its lees.

Answer 33

12 months

Question 34

Who is credited with using cork to seal the glass bottles in the Champagne process?

Answer 34

Dom Perignon

Question 35

Who is credited with using strong English glass in the Champagne process?

Answer 35

Dom Perignon

Question 36

Who is credited with the process of remuage?

Answer 36

Nicole Barbe Ponsardin (Veuve Cliquot)

Question 37

What is a mushroom-shaped cork called in French?

Answer 37

Jupone

Question 38

What is a peg-shaped cork called in French?

Answer 38

Cheville

Question 39

Who is credited with initiating the trend of producing less sweet sparkling wines?

Answer 39

Madame Pommery

Question 40

Who is credited with adding the "liqueur de tirage"?

Answer 40

Brother Jean Oudart (of the Abbey of St. Pierre aux Monts)

Question 41

What step in the Champagne method guarantees a sparkling product?

Answer 41

Liqueur de tirage

Question 42

All Champagne contains approx. ___ atmospheres of pressure.

Answer 42

6

Question 43

What Champagne region is included in the Kimmeridgian Ring?

Answer 43

Côtes des Bar

Question 44

What is a chaufrette?

Answer 44

A smudge-pot or oil burning device used to prevent grape vines from freezing during cold snaps

Question 45

What are the four principal sub-regions of Champagne?

Answer 45

Montaigne de Reims & Val de Reims Vallée de la Marne Côtes des Blancs Côtes des Bar

Question 46

What is "transversage"?

Answer 46

The process of using 750 ml bottles to fill larger format bottles after disgorgement

Question 47

What is disgorgement "à la volée"?

Answer 47

Traditional disgorgment by hand

Question 48

What does the abbreviation NM refer to?

Answer 48

Négociant-Manipulant - a producer of Champagne who buys grapes from others

Question 49

How many standard bottles of wine are contained in a Jéroboam?

Answer 49

4

Question 50

What does the term tirage mean?

Answer 50

Bottling

Question 51

What is remuage?

Answer 51

Riddling or turning the champagne bottles to collect the lees in the neck

Question 52

What are the seven levels of sweetness of Champagne from driest to sweetest?

Answer 52

Brut Nature Extra Brut Brut Extra-Sec Sec Demi-Sec Doux

Question 53

What are the aging requirements for vintage Champagne?

Answer 53

12 months on lees 24 months in cellar Total of 36

Question 54

What are the aging requirements for non vintage champagne?

Answer 54

12 months on lees 3 months in cellar 15 months total

Question 55

What does the abbreviation RM refer to?

Answer 55

Récoltant-Manipulant - a producer who grows their own grapes and makes their own Champagne

Question 56

What are the 3 AOCs in Champagne?

Answer 56

Rosé des Riceys Coteaux Champenois Champagne

Question 57

What are the 3 levels of the Echelle des Crus?

Answer 57

Grand Cru: 100% (17 Villages) Premier Cru: 90-99% (42 Villages) Cru: 80-89% (255 Villages)

Question 58

What is a pupitre?

Answer 58

An A-frame rack used for riddling Champagne bottles

Question 59

What is a Tête de Cuvée?

Answer 59

A Champagne House's prestige bottling

Question 60

How many standard bottles are in a Réhoboam?

Answer 60

6

Question 61

How many standard bottles are in a Balthazar?

Answer 61

16

Question 62

How many standard bottles are in a Salmanazar?

Answer 62

12

Question 63

What does the abbreviation CM refer to?

Answer 63

Cooperative de Manipulation - a cooperative that makes Champagne using the grapes of its members

Question 64

What were the principal grapes of Champagne in the 9th to 16th centuries?

Answer 64

Gouais and Fromenteau

Question 65

What does the abbreviation RC refer to?

Answer 65

Récoltant-Coopérateur - a grower who sends their grapes to a co-op to be made into Champagne, then sells the wine under a private label.

Question 66

What is the most widely planted grape in Champagne?

Answer 66

Pinot Noir (38%)

Question 67

How many standard bottles are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

Answer 67

20

Question 68

How many standard bottles are in a Methuselah?

Answer 68

8

Question 69

Why is Belamite chalk preferred over Micraster chalk?

Answer 69

Belamite is found in the upper to mid slope, where there is more sun and better water retention