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1
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Term for caves in champagne where bottles are aged?

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Crayeres

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2
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Pierre peters single vineyard le mesnil bottling?
It’s previous name?
When did it change?

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Les chetillons
Cuvée speciale
2000 was 1st chetillons vintage
First vintage overall was 1971 (as special club)

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First vintage of salon

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1921

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First vintage of Dom perignon/ rose

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1921

1959

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First vintage of Dom Ruinart/ rose

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1959

1966

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Most recent grand cru promotions villages (1986)

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Verzy 
Chouilly 
Oiry 
Oger 
Le mesnil sur oger
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99% premiere crus

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Mareuil sur ay

Tauxieres

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Cremant de Bourgogne aging levels

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Normal- 9 months on Lee’s, 3 months Post
Eminent- 2 Years lees aging
Grand eminent- 3 Years lees aging

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9
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Max % permitted for release as vintage champagne

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80%

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Grapes permitted in Cremant de Alsace Blanc

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Riesling, PB, PG, PN, Auxerrois, Chard

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Grapes permitted in Cremant de Bourgogne

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Chard, PN, PB, PG, Gamay, Melon, Sacy, Aligote (Max 20% Gamay)

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Aging for Eminent, Grand Eminent

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Eminent- 24 months on lees

Grand Eminent- 36 months on lees

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Grand Eminent requirements

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36 months on lees
Chard, PN, Gamay only
Min 10% alcohol
max 15 g/L RS

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Grapes permitted for Cremant de Jura Blanc/ Rose

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Blanc: Chard, PN, Trousseau
Rose: PN, PG, Trousseau, Poulsard

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Cremant di Limoux

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Grapes: Chard (Min 50%), Chenin (10-40%), Mauzac and PN (20% max combined)
Alc: Min 9.5%
9 months + 3 months
100L/ 150Kg

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Grapes permitted for Cremant de Loire

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Chenin, Chard, Orbois, CF, CS, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, PN, Pineau d’Aunis
(Max 30% CS and Pineau)

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17
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Vouvray Petillant/Mousseaux

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max 5% orbois
9.5% min all
12 months post-tirage
65 hl/ha (compared to 78 for most Cremant regions)

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18
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Sparkling wine appellations in Loire

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Cremant de Loire, Vouvray (white only), Touraine, Montlouis-Sur-Loire (White only), Anjou

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19
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Claitette de Die

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100% Clairette
traditional method
Max 15 g/L RS
9 months + 3 months

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20
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Clairette de Die Method Ancestrale

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Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains (min 75%) + Clairette
one fermentation, no dosage, no tirage
min 9% alc
Min 35 g/L RS
min 3 atm
4 months lees aging
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21
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Cremant de Die

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Clairette (55%)
Aligote (min 10%)
MBaPG (5-10%)
9% alc.
Max 15 g/L RS
9 months + 3 months
3.5 atm
100L/ 150Kg
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22
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Gaillac Mousseux grapes

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Len d’El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Muscadelle (Min 50% combined)
Ondenc, SB
Rose: Mauzac and Mauzac Rose only

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23
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Limoux Method Ancestrale

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100% Mauzac
min. 10% alc
2 months on lees
3 atm
manual harvest req'd
tirage and dosage prohibited
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Blanquette de Limoux

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Mauzac (90% min.) plus Chard, Chenin
9.5% alc
Traditional method- 9 months + 3 months
3.5 atm

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Aging req's for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
NV- 15 months on lees | Millesimato- 24 months on lees
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Assemblage for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
70% PN + Chard, PG, PB | Any varietally labelled bottling (PN, PN Rose) are 85% PN + others
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Franciacorta styles and aging
``` Franciacorta- 18 months + 7 months Saten- 24 months + 7 months Rose- 24 months + 7 months Millesimato- 30 months + 7 months Reserva- 60 months + 7 months ```
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Grapes permitted for Trento DOC spumante
Chard, PB, PN, Meunier
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Styles of Trento DOC Spumante
Bianco Rosato Riserva (Bianco only)
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Aging for Trento DOC Spumante
NV- 15 months (must state disgorgement date) Vintage- 24 months Riserva- 36 months (white wines only)
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Grapes permitted for Prosecco
Glera (85% min) Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga (max 15% combined) PN, PB, PG, Chard (max 15% combined, spumante only)
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Styles permitted for Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
``` Prosecco (Tranquile) Frizzante (13.5 tons/ha) Spumante Superiore (13 tons/ha, 11% abv) Spumante Superiore with Rive designation Superiore di Cartizze (12 tons/ ha, 11.5% abv) ```
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Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
DOCG of Marche Can be sparkling or still 85% min Vernaccia (40% of which must be dried to 13% potential abv) remainder may be non-aromatic reds (sangio, montepulciano, ciliegiolo) 11.5% min abv can be released starting June 30 year after
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Autonomias for Cava
``` Aragon Basque Country Catalonia Extremadura Navarra Rioja Valencia ```
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Grapes for Cava
Whites: Xarel-lo, Paralleda, Macabeo, Chard, Subirat Parent (Malvasia) Reds: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (rose only(
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Alcohol Ranges for Cava
base wines: 9.5-11.5 | Finished wines: 10.8-12.8
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Cava Aging
Cava: 9 months Reserva: 15 months Grand Reserva: 30 months Paraje: 36 months
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Training styles for Cava
vara y pulgar cordon espaldera en vaso
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Cava de Paraje req's
``` single estate hand harvested vines older than 10 years 36 months on lees must be vintage dated Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature only ```
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Producer of Cava in Extremadura
Bodegas Inviosa | Tierra de Barros subzone of Ribera del Guadiana
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Austrian Sekt Levels
Klassik Reserve Grosse (Grand) Reserve
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Aging for Austrian Sekt
Sekt- 9 months Reserve- 18 months Grand Reserve- 30 months
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Termeloi
traditional method sparkling wine in Hungary | aged 12 months on lees
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Gyonoyozobor
frizzante wines in Hungary (lower pressure, less time on lees, possible charmat method)
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Regions in Hungary with Sparkling wine production
``` Duna: Hajos-Baja Kunsay Dunantal: Balaton Balaton-Felvidek Balaton Boglar Etyek-Buda Nagy-Somlo Neszmely Sopron Zula ```
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Minosegi Pezsgo
Quality Sparkling Wine - Hungary
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Illatus Minosegi Pezsgo
Aromatic Quality Sparkling Wine (from Aromatic Grapes)- Hungary
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Pezsgo
Sparkling Wine
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Sparkling Wine Term: Hungary
Pezsgo
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Vino Espumosa Calidad
``` 15 months on the lees Same Assemblage as white/ rosado wines Manual Harvest Traditional method only All production (from primary ferment to labeling) must be done at same place No additions, coloring, filtration Brut, Extra Brut, Non Dosage only ```
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Vino Espumosa Calidad aging req's
Vino Espumosa Calidad: 15 months on lees Reserva: 24 months on lees Grand Reserva: 36 months on lees
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Taittinger single vineyard bottling
Le Folie de la Marqueterie | 1st vintage 2006
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Alc and RS requirements for Champagne base wine
Min 9% potential alc, max 10 g/L RS
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1st Champagne house to release Brut Vintage
Pommery, in 1874
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Clos de Goisses 1st vintage
1935 | Rose- 1999
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1st vintage of Sir Winston Churchill
1975
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1st vintage of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne
1952
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Producer of Charles VII
Canard-Duchene (NV)
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NV Tete du Cuvees
``` Charles VII (Canard-Duchene) Grand Siecle (Laurent-Perrier) Cuvee Les Aventures (Lenoble) Cuvee Laetitia (Henri Billiot) Cuvee Julia (Henri Billiot) Brut Prestige (Paul Dethune) Substance (Selosse) Cuvee Alpha (Jacquart) ```
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Selosse Single Vineyard Wines
``` Les Carelles (Chardonnay, Mesnil sur Oger) La Cote Faron (Pinot Noir, Ay) Sous le Mont (Pinot Noir, Mareuil) Le Bout du Clos (Pinot Noir, Ambonnay) Les Chantereines (Chard, Avize) Chemin de Chalons (Chard, Cramant) ```
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Chartogne-Taillet single vineyard Wines
``` Les Barres (Merfy, ungrafted meunier) Les Orizeaux (Merfy, PN) Les Alliees (Merfy, PN) ```
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Tarlant Single Vineyard Wines
La Vigne d'Or (Meunier) La Vigne d'Antan (Chardonnay, ungrafted) La Vigne Royale (PN) Cuvee Louis (50/50 Chard/PN)
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1st Vintage of Les Crayeres
1989 Egly-Ouriet Pinot Noir
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Boizel tete de cuvee
Joyau de France (1961)
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Canard Duchene tete de cuvee
Charles VII (NV)
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Comtes Audoin de Dampier tete de cuvee
Prestige (100% Chard)
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De Castellane tete de cuvee
Cuvee Commodore (1961, discontinued)
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De Meric tete de cuvee
Catherine de Medicis
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De Venoge tete de cuvee
``` Grand Vin des Princes (100% chard, discontinued in 1994) Louis XV (50/50 chard/ PN, created in 1994) ```
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1st vintage of Deutz tete de cube
William Deutz- 1959 | Amour de Deutz- 1993
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Diebolt-Vallois
Fleur de Passion (100% chard, 1995)
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Subzones of Asti
Canelli, Strevi, Santo Vittoria d'Alba
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Min. Brachetto % in Brachetto d'Acqui
95%
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Coteaux du Morin
unofficial sub-region east of Cote Sezanne, home to Ulysses Colin (Congee)
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Perle wein
fully sparkling wine in Austria (3+ atm)
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Shaumwein
semi-sparkling wine in Austria (1-2.5 atm)
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Drappier Prestige Cuvee
Charles de Gaulle (1990)
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Duval-Leroy prestige cuvee
Femme de Champagne (1990)
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Gosset prestige cuvee
Celebris (1988)
80
Alfred Gratien prestige cuvee
Cuvee Paradis (1985)
81
Jacquesson prestige cuvee
Grand Vin Signature (1981, ended after 2002)
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Lanson prestige cuvee
Noble Cuvee (1979)
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Piper Heidsieck prestige cuvee
Rare (1976)
84
Ployez-Jacquemart prestige cuvee
Liesse d'Harbonville
85
Veuve Clicquot prestige cuvee
La Grande Dame (1969, rose in 1988)

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