Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
48 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is Méthode Champenoise?
|
term protected by the EU which is the process the Champenoise use for secondary fermentation
|
|
|
What lableing terms may other regions in the world use to note their Champagne like methods?
|
Méthode Traditionnelle
Méthode Classique |
|
|
What is the Méthos Anglais?
|
Merret's Method: Englishman Christopher Merret the 1st true starter of the discorvery of sparkling wine production
|
|
|
What contribution did Dom Pérignon give to the production of Champagne?
|
assemblage , 1st to make well colored red wine, 1st to make the best limpid vin gris, night harvesting, picking in tries, inventing the coquard press, reintroducing cork, using English Glass
|
|
|
What is assemblage?
|
the art of blending wines for final cuveé
|
|
|
What century did the English create the stronger coal fired glass to house champagne?
|
17th Century. This predateds the discoveries of Pérignon
|
|
|
What year did the world "Mousseux" appear in connotaion with the region of Champagne?
|
1724
|
|
|
Due to lack of control of how sparkling Champagne will be what other terms arouse to define the sparlke in the 1700's?
|
pétillant
demi-mousseux(crémant) grand mousseux- terms still used in other sparkling wine regions |
|
|
What is the earlist record of viticulture in Champagne?
|
5th Century
|
|
|
What is the oldest Champagne house?
|
1584 Gosset for making still wines
|
|
|
What is the oldest sparkling Champagne house?
|
1729 Ruinart
|
|
|
In the 18th Century what wine region was Champagne biggest rival?
|
Burgundy
|
|
|
What style of wine did Champagne create to compete with Burgundy?
|
Vin Gris and sometimes colored with elderberry to achieve better color to compete with the Burgundy wines
|
|
|
What Champagne Houses were established in the 18th Century?
|
Runiart
Taitinger Moët et Chandon Delamotte Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin |
|
|
What 3 people and their contributions helped refine the Sparkling wine prodution process?
|
Madame Cliquot- Remuage
Jean-Antoine Chapatal-Chaptalization André François-precise sugar levels so bottles do not burst |
|
|
What is Remuage?
|
riddling—a procedure that allows sediment to be easily removed from a bottle during dégorgement (disgorgement).
|
|
|
What is chapatization?
|
identified the relationship between sugar and fermentation in a seminal 1801 work. It is the addition of sugar to wines that did not fully ripen
|
|
|
What English Admiral was responsible for creating stronger coal-fired glass to bottle Champagne?
|
Sir Robert Mansell is attempt to change the color of glass by adding Iron and Maganese strengthend it as well
|
|
|
TorF. English wine merchants began using the new strong glass in the early 1630's exactly 1 Century before its commercial production in France.
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What is Verre Anglais?
|
French for the English Coal fired glass
|
|
|
When was the first dosage machine invented?
|
1844
|
|
|
Who invented dégorgement à la glace?
|
Belgian Armand Walfart in 1884
|
|
|
TorF. Due to vast techonolgical improvements in Champagne, Champagne production jumped from 300,000 bottles in 1800 to 36 million by 1883.
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What Champagne house produced the first "Brut" Champagne?
|
Pommery “Nature” in 1874
|
|
|
At the trun of the 20th Century what 3 factors devasted the region of Champage?
|
phylloxera
fraud war |
|
|
What vintage stricken by the bombardment of WWI is deemed one of the best of the 20th Century?
|
1914
|
|
|
What region was excluded in the geograpghy of Champagne in 1911 but reienstated in 1927?
|
The Aube
|
|
|
What is Commission de Châlons?
|
In 1936 a consortium of growers and merchants, was formed to develop quality standards and regulate pricing
|
|
|
What year was Champagne established as an AOC?AOP?
|
1937
|
|
|
TorF. Champagne remains the only AOC/AOP that does not need to include “Appellation Contrôlée (or Protégée)” on the label.
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What is the CIVC?
|
Comité Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne created in 1941 of a broader consortium of growers, producers and shippers to represent the Champagne industry and protect its interests in the face of Nazi occupation
|
|
|
TorF.Today, merchant houses own just over 10% of Champagne’s vineyards, as the Contrôle des Structures prohibits any firm from farming more than fifteen owned or rented hectares
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What was the 1st vintage of Moët et Chandon’s “Dom Pérignon”?
|
1921
|
|
|
What is a tête de cuvée?
|
Champagne prestige cuvée—a premier bottling often carrying a vintage date
|
|
|
TorF. In 2007, the Champenoise shipped a record 338.7 million bottles worldwide.
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What is the climate of Champagne?
|
located in the 48th Parallel Champagne is a northernly cold, Atlantic-influenced climate
|
|
|
What are some climatic challenges for Champagne?
|
Frost
rain fungal disease and hail due to the cold climate |
|
|
What is bouvreux?
|
Rain often interrupts flowering in Champagne creating a second crop, that rarely ripens and is left on the vine.
|
|
|
TorF. With a mean annual temperature of only 50°F, ripening is extremely variable, and quality can differ greatly from year to year, requiring the houses of Champagne to blend between vintages to achieve a consistency in their house styles.
|
TRUE
|
|
|
What is the one positive attribute to growing grapes in the cool climate of Champagne?
|
Grape acidity usually remains markedly high—an important attribute for sparkling wines
|
|
|
What are the soils of Champagne?
|
Porous, belemnite chalk subsoil and A second layer of micraster chalk
|
|
|
What is special about the soils of Champagne?
|
belemnite chalk absorbing heat to protect the vines at night and providing excellent drainage in the wet climate. high limestone content, which allows vine roots to dig deeply and is linked to increased acidity
|
|
|
What are the 3 principal grapes of Champagne?
|
Pinot Noir (39%)
Chardonnay (29%) Pinot Meunier (32%) |
|
|
What do each of the 3 prinicipal grapes do for Champagne?
|
Chardonnay: elegance and longevity
Pinot Noir: supports the wine’s structure, richness and body Pinot Meunier: lends a youthful fruitiness and approachability |
|
|
What are the other authorized grapes of Champagne?
|
Pinot Blanc Vrai
Arbane Pinot Gris (Fromenteau) Petit Meslier |
|
|
What are the 4 allowed prunning methods of Champagne?
|
Cordon de Royat
Chablis Vallée de la Marne Guyot (double and simple) |
|
|
What type of press is used in Champagne?
|
Coquard basket press
|
|
|
What is the allowed press yeild for Champagne?
|
102 liters of must for every 160 kg of grapes or 2,550 liters per 4,000 kg
|
