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Sillery is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Puisieulx is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Beaumont-sur-Vesle is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Verzenay is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Mailly is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Verzy is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims (added in 1985)
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Louvois is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Bouzy is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Ambonnay is located in what region?
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Montagne de Reims
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Aÿ is located in what region?
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Vallée de la Marne
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Tours-sur-Marne is located in what region?
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Vallée de la Marne (red grapes only)
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Chouilly is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs (white grapes only, added in 1985)
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Oiry is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs (added in 1985)
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Cramant is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs
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Avize is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs
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Oger is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs (added in 1985)
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Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is located in what region?
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Côte des Blancs (added in 1985)
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• NM stands for?
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(Négociant Manipulant): A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses. Some NM houses own a significant portion of their own vineyards; others own none at all. Large Champagne houses with the most international presence are invariably in this category: Moët et Chandon, Louis Roederer, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Billecart-Salmon, Lanson, Taittinger, Pol Roger, Perrier-Jouët, Mumm, and Laurent-Perrier. Quality varies widely, although prices are uniformly high. Many houses often fall under the same corporate parentage; for example, Moët et Chandon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, and Mercier fall under the umbrella of the luxury conglomerate LVMH.
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• RM stands for?
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(Récoltant Manipulant): A grower-producer who makes Champagne from estate-grown fruit. 95% of the grapes must originate in the producer’s own vineyards.
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• CM stands for?
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(Coopérative Manipulant): A growers’ co-operative that produces the wine under a single brand.
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• RC stands for?
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(Récoltant Coopérateur): A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but sells the wine under his own label.
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• SR stands for?
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(Société de Récoltants): A firm, not a co-operative, set up by a union of often related growers, who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.
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• ND stands for?
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(Négociant Distributeur): A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.
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• MA stands for?
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(Marque d’Acheteur): A “buyer’s own brand”, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label
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Who produces Cuvée Perle d'Ayala"
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Ayala
(Aÿ) |
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Who produces "Grande Cuvée" &
"Elisabeth Salmon Rosé? |
Billecart-Salmon
(Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) "Grande Cuvée" 1982 Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 1988 |
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Who produces "La Grande Année",
"R.D.", "Vieilles Vignes Françaises |
Bollinger
(Aÿ) "Vieilles Vignes Françaises' - 1969 |
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Who produces "Joyau de France"
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Boizel
(Épernay) - 1961 |
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"Charles VII"
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Canard Duchêne
(Ludes) - NV Brut, Brut Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, and Blanc de Noirs |
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Who produces "Prestige"?
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Comtes Audoin de Dampierre
(Chenay) |
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Who produces "Cuvée Commodore"?
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De Castellane
(Épernay) |
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Who produces "Catherine de Médicis"?
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De Meric
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Who produces ""Grand Vin des Princes" &
"Louis XV"? |
De Venoge
(Épernay "Grand Vin des Princes": 1961 (discontinued in 1993 until 2000) |
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When was the CIVC formally established?
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1941
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Prior to remuage, Champagne bottles are kept in a horizontal, or (blank) position?
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sur latte
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Name all the approved grape varieties for champagne?
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chardonnay
pinot blanc vrai pinot gris petit meslier arbane pinot noir pinot munier |
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Name the two types of chalk soil in champagne?
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belemnite & micraster
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What is a bouvreux?
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A second crop, generally left on the vine at harvest
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Name the only two premier cru villages rated 99% in the échelle de crus?
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Mareuil-sur-Ay and Tauxières
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Name the best vintages of the 80's, 90's & 00's?
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81,82,83,85,88, 90,95,96,98, 02,09 (Tom Stevenson)
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What is a traditional champagne press called?
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Coquard vertical press
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What is débourbage?
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Settling of the must after pressing. Pol Rodger & Billecart-Salmon practise débourbage a froid, a second settling of the must.
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Name the 3 AOC of Champagne?
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Coteaux Champenois (red, white & rose), champagne (sparkling) & Rosé de Riceys (reserved for 100% pinot noir rosé wines produced in Les Riceys, a cru village in the Aube.
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What is the maximum amount of juice that can be extracted from champagne grapes?
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102 liters of must for every 160 kg of grapes, or 2,550 liters per 4,000 kg—a marc of grapes.
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How many litres in a piccolo?
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0.187 Litres
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How many litres is a Salmanazar
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9 L (12 bottles)
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Name the seven AOP regions for Crémant wines in France?
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Crémant de Bordeaux, Crémant de Bourgogne, Crémant de Loire, Crémant de Limoux, Crémant de Die, Crémant du Jura, and Crémant d’Alsace.
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What is blocage?
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reserve wine (deblocage is the release of reserve wine for blending)
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What are the only 2 Premier Cru Villages of Champagne with a 99% ranking on the Échelle de Crus scale?
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Mareuil-sur-Ay in the Vallée de la Marne and Tauxières in Montagne de Reims
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Where was Dom Pérignon a Cellar master from 1668 until his death in 1715?
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Abbey of Hautvillers from 1668 - 1715
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Mauzac is the dominant grape in which of the following sparkling wine appellations?
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Blanquette de Limoux
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Pointage is what?
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Shaking champagne bottles to prevent sediment from sticking to the glass.
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What is Méthode Ancestrale?
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Also known as the méthode rurale, this is the oldest and most rudimentary of sparkling winemaking procedures. A single fermentation begins in tank, but the wine is transferred to bottles before the process is complete—liqueur de tirage is unnecessary. Yeasts continue to ferment the remaining sugars in the bottle, giving the wine its sparkle. The residual sweetness of the finished wines varies by appellation, but dosage is not allowed. Typically, the wine is disgorged, filtered and rebottled in clean glass prior to sale.
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What is the The Charmat Process/Cuve Close/Tank Method?
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Developed by Eugene Charmat in the early 20th century, the Tank Method is quicker, cheaper, and less labor-intensive than the traditional method. After the wine undergoes primary fermentation, liqueur de tirage is added to the wine, provoking a second fermentation, which occurs in a pressurized enamel-lined tank, or autoclave, over a matter of days. Once the appropriate pressure is reached (usually 5 atmospheres), the wine is chilled to arrest fermentation. Some appellations require the wine to remain in tank for a minimum period of time, such as one month for Asti DOCG. The wine is then filtered and bottled, usually with a dosage. The lack of extended lees contact in the tank method is not suitable for making quality wines in the style of Champagne. The bubbles, or bead, in tank method wines will be larger and coarser, and the wine will have a less uniform texture than wines made by the traditional method. However, this method is appropriate and even preferred for sparkling wines emphasizing fruit and varietal aromatics rather than the flavors derived from autolysis. Most Asti DOCG and Prosecco bottlings are produced in this method.
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What is the Continuous Method/Russian Continuous Method?
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Developed in the USSR, this method is similar to the tank method, but the base wine is pumped through a series of interconnected (continuous) tanks while undergoing the second fermentation. Liqueur de tirage is constantly added to the wine, and lees accumulate in the first several tanks, offering a higher degree of autolyzed flavors than the standard tank method. The majority of German Sekt is produced by either the tank method or the continuous method.
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What does CIVIC stand for?
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Comité Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
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What is the liqueur d’expédition?
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The dosage, a mixture of sugar syrup and wine.
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Extra Brut?
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0 - 6 grams per litre.
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Brut?
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6 - 12 grams per litre.
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Extra Dry?
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12 - 17 grams per litre
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Demi Sec?
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32 - 50 grams per litre
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Doux?
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50+ grams per litre
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What is the permitted range of sweetness for Sec?
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17 - 32 grams per litre
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How many premier cru villages are there in champagne?
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44
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How many litres in a Solomon?
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18 litres (24 bottles)
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How many litres in a Nebuchadnezzar?
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15 litres (20 bottles)
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How many litres in a Balthazar?
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12 litres (16 bottles)
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How many litres in a Salmanazar?
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9 litres (12 bottles)
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How many litres in a Rehoboam?
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4.5 litres (6 bottles) - discontinued in 1989
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How many litres in a Methuselah?
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6 litres (8 bottles)
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How many litres in a Jeroboam?
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3 litres (4 bottles)
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What is the ageing requirement for non vintage champagne?
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15 months on lees
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What is the ageing requirement for vintage champagne?
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36 months
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What are the 2 bottles larger than a Solomon that may be encountered from Champagne?
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Primat (27 litres, 36 bottles) & Sovereign. Very rare.
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What house specialises in large format bottles?
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Drappier
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What is a bidule?
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A plastic cap used to capture the sediment in a champagne bottle.
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When did the "Special Club" concept originate in Champagne?
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1971
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What is a muselet?
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The wire cage that secures the cork to the champagne bottle.
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What year was the inaugural vintage of Philipponnat’s “Clos de Goisses”?
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1935
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Name three walled vineyards or 'clos' in champagne?
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Clos de Goisses - Mareuil-sur-Ay (Philipponnat)
Clos du Mesnil (Krug) Clos d'Ambonnay (Krug) Clos St-Hilaire (Billecart Salmon) Clos du Moulin - Ludes (Cattier - 1952) |
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When did Alsace achieve AOC status?
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1962
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What are the permitted training methods in champagne?
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Chablis, Cordon de Royat, Vallée de la Marne (allowed for Meunier only), Guyot (simple or double)
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What is the minimum potential alcohol for champagne base wine?
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9% abv
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What is the minimum aging required for vin de paille prior to release?
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3 years
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Klevner is a synonym for?
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Pinot Blanc
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What is the grape of Chignin-Bergeron?
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Roussanne
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What are the red grapes authorized for Côtes du Jura AOP?
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Pinot noir, plousard & trousseau
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When was the term "Vendanges Tardives" was authorized for use by Alsatian producers?
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1984
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What is the grape of still Seyssel wines?
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Altesse
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What is the general minimum alcohol for Alsace Grand Cru Muscat?
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11%
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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?
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Kanzlerberg (3 hectares)
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Which of the vineyard may produce Alsace Grand Cru AOP blends?
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Altenberg de Bergheim & Kaefferkopf
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What is the Vin de Liqueur appellation of the Jura?
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Macvin du Jura
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What vineyard is authorised to produce Alsace Grand Cru AOP Sylvaner?
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Zotzenberg
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What is grés de Vosges?
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The local pink sandstone of Alsace.
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What is the most planted grape in Alsace?
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Riesling
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What is Klevener de Heiligenstein?
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A rose wine made from Savagnin.
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What is the youngest Alsace Grand Cru AOP?
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Kaefferkopf (2006)
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What is the largest Grand Cru in Alsace?
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Schlossberg (80 hectares)
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What does Edelzwicker mean?
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Noble mixture - could in theory be a single grape variety. Does not need a vintage or variety on the label.
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What does gentil mean?
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A superior designation for blends, requiring a minimum of 50% noble grapes. Any other Alsace AOP grape may compose the remainder, and the base wines must be vinified separately.
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What Grand Cru vineyard does Trimbach's 'Clos-Ste-Hune' bottling come from?
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Rosacker
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What are the minimum must weights for VT designated Muscat & Riesling?
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Vendanges Tardives requires a minimum of 235 grams per liter for Muscat and Riesling.
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What are the minimum must weights for VT designated Pinot Gris & Gewurtraminer?
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Vendanges Tardives requires a minimum of 257 grams per liter for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.
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Are there any Alsace appellations that allow chardonnay?
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Yes - cremant d'Alsace.
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What is bagaceira?
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Portuguese Pomace Brandy
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What is the minimum ageing requirement for vin de paille?
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3 years - including 18 months in neutral oak barrels.
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Where would you find a grape called Naturé, and what would it be called elsewhere?
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Savagnin - in the Jura and Traminer elsewhere.
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What is the minimum ageing period for Chateau Chalon?
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Must be kept in barrel until December 15 of the sixth year following the harvest.
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What is a clavelin?
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The 620ml bottle mandatory for vin jaune.
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What varieties are authorised for vin de paille?
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Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, and Trousseau
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What is Namazake?
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Unpasturized Sake
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Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is located within what village of Burgundy?
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Chassagne-Montrachet
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In what country are Vins de Glacier made?
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Switzerland
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Which river runs through Chablis?
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Serein
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When were the chateaux of Sauternes classified?
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1855
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What is the largest AVA?
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The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
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What is Alto-Adige also known as?
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Sudtirol
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Where is Cafayette Valley?
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Argentina within the Salta Province
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