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Does Champagne have to display "appellation controlee" on the label?
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No - only wine in France that does not have to
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Champagne is very far North in France, approximately how many miles from Paris?
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90 miles northeast of Paris
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What is the subsoil in Champagne predominately comprised of?
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Belemnite chalk
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How many hectares are planted to vines in Champagne?
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31,000 hectares equals 76,570 acres
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Name the 5 areas within Champagne!
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Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote des Blanc, Cote de Sezanne, and the Aube.
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What is another name for the Aube region in Champagne?
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Cote des Bars
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Name the river that flows through the middle of Champagne!
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The river Marne
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Name the governing body for Champagne which enforces all the AC regulations!
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CIVC or Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
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What year was the CIVC formed?
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1941
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Which two regions grow most of the black grapes for Champagne?
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Montagne de Reims and Vallee de le Marne
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Name the three methods of pruning that are allowed in Champagne?
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Guyot, Chablis, and Cordon de Royat
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What is the name of the grading system for grapes in Champagne?
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Echelle
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How many villages are classified under l'echelle?
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301
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How many villages are graded 100% and classified as Grand Cru?
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17
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How many Premier Cru villages are there in Champagne?
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40
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What does CM stand for on Champagne labels?
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Cooperative de Manipulant
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What does MA stand for on Champagne labels?
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Marque d'Acheteur
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What does RM stand for on Champagne labels?
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Rick Moonen - just kidding... It means Recoltant-Manipulant
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How many liters of must may be extracted by law from 4,000 kg of grapes in Champagne?
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2550 liters of must
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The first 2,050 liters of must is called what?
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vin de cuvee
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The final 500 liters of must is called what?
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vin de taille or premier taille
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Non vintage Champagne blends contain an average of about how many wines?
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40-50 wines from as many as 10 different years
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The final Champagne blend is treated with a mixture of liquid sugar, yeast, and a little tannin. What is this called?
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liqueur de tirage
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What causes the secondary fermentation to take place in the bottle?
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liqueur de tirage
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If too much ------------ is added to the Champagne, the bottle will explode.
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Sugar
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The gradual breakdown of yeasts during secondary fermentation is called what?
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Autolysis
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Following the year of the Champagne vintage, bottling is not permitted until when?
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January 1st
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What does sur latte refer to?
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bottles stored on their sides
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Bottles are stored sur latte for how long to mature?
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15 months minimum for NV and 3 years minimum for vintage Champagne
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Krug Grande Cuvee is matured for how long?
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6 years
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The movement of all sediment (dead yeast cells) to the crown top ready for removal is called?
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Remuage
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Bottles of Champagne are placed upside down in these devices to accumulate the sediment for 12 to 20 weeks?
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Pupitres
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What is the term for the mechanical system of remuage used by most of the big producers?
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the gyropalette or girosol
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How many bottles can fit in one gyropalette?
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504 or 42 dozen
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What does mise sur pointe refer to in Champagne?
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bottles left in an upside down position
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LD refers to what on Champagne labels?
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Late Disgorged
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Name the two methods utilized for degorgement in Champagne.
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a la volee and a la glace
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What is another name for dosage in Champagne?
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liqueur d'expedition
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A jeroboam in Champagne is how many bottles?
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4
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Sec Champagne allows what percentage of syrup in the dosage?
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3-5%
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Demi-Sec Champagne allows what percentage of syrup in the dosage?
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5-8%
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How many standard bottles fit into a Salmanazar?
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12 bottles or one case
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16 bottles of Champagne fit into this one bottle.
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a Balthazar
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Describe the transfer method in Champagne?
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The wine is filtered and transferred in a clear state to the bottles under pressure.
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Name two bottle sizes that are bigger than the Nebuchadnezzar - which holds 15 Liters!
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the Solomon is 18 Liters and the Premat is 27 Liters
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Where was Dom Perignon the cellar master at from 1670 until 1715?
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Abbey at Hautvillers
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Who invented remuage?
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Madame Nicole-Barbe Clicquot-Ponsardin
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Champagne made entirely from Pinot Noir and Pinot Menieure grapes is called what?
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Blanc de Noir
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Champagne houses generally blend what into their wines to create Rose?
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Coteaux Champenoise Rouge - 8 to 9% only
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The best village for Coteaux Champenoise Rouge is?
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Bouzy
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Top brands of a particular Champagne house are called?
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Cuvee de Prestige or Tete de Cuvee
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Name the cuvee de presitge for the Bollinger house?
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Grand Annee
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Name the cuvee de prestige for the Pommery house?
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Cuvee Louise
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Name the cuvee de prestige for the Jacquesson house?
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Grand Signature
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Single vineyard cuvees in Champagne are quite rare, name a few.
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Clos du Mesnil and Clos d'Ambonnay are both from Krug. Pierreuses, and Les Chevres are both from Leclerc Briant...
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Name the AC for still wines in Champagne?
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Coteaux Champenoise
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The amount of grapes permitted to be used from one hectare in Champagne is called?
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rendement
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Describe Ratafia de Champagne
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Marc added to unfermented grape juice to produce VDL.
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What is Blocage?
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a system of putting wine in reserve in good years for use in poor years.
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The release of blocage wines is only with the consent of the CIVC and is called what?
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deblocage
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