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What large format bottle is no longer made in Champagne?
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Marie-Jeanne 2.25L (3 bottles)
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What is a Solomon called in Bordeaux?
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Melchoir 18L (24 bottles)
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TorF. Was the Melchoir ever used in Champagne?
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FALSE
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What are the 2 rarest sizes of Champagne bottel?
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Sovereign 25.5L (34 bottles) & Primat 27L (36 bottles)
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What champagne house has the only record of the use of a Sovereign?
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Taittinger
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What is the size of a Jéroboam in Bordeaux and what is it called in Champagne?
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4.5L (6bottles) called a Réhoboam in Champagne
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What is the size of a Jéroboam in Champagne?
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3L (4 bottles)
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What is the size of a Methuselah and what is it called in Bordeaux?
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Impériale 6L (8 bottles)
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What is a Marie-Jeanne called in Portugal?
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Tappit Hen
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What year was the Réhoboam discontinued?
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1989
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What does Non-Vintage on a bottle of Champagne mean?
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Generally brut in style, the NV cuvée represents a house’s signature style. NV 3/4 of the champagne market
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What does a Vintage date mean on a bottle of Champagne?
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100% of the blend must come from the stated vintage, yet a maximum 80% of a year’s harvest may be sold as vintage Champagne.
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What does Blanc de Blancs mean on a bottle of Champagne?
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100% white grapes. Most use chardonnay only
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What does Prestige Cuvée (Tête de Cuvée) mean on a bottle of Champagne?
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finest and most expensive bottling that a house offers
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What does Single Vineyard Champagne mean on a bottle of Champagne?
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may be produced by a large house or a smaller grower-producer, and may or may not be advertised as a prestige cuvée. Single Vineyard wines are not required to carry a vintage date, although they invariably do, and the style represents a stark departure from the blending philosophy of the region
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What is the Special Club Prestige Cuvée?
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concept originated in 1971, with a dozen grower-producers
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TorF. Special Club bottles and labels share identical design.
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TRUE
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What is Rosé Champagne?
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Vintage, NV, and prestige cuvées may also be produced in pink versions
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What is a saignée Rosé Champagne?
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wine gains its hue through extended skin contact, is less common than blending
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TorF. A rosé prestige cuvée, a novelty in years past, is usually the most expensive and rare product a house offers.
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TRUE
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What are the 2 still wine AOP's of champagne?
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Coteaux Champenois and Rosé de Riceys
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What style fo wines are produced in Coteaux Champenois?
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covers still red, white, and rosé wines from the entire appellation of Champagne
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Where is Les Riceys?
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Cru Village in the Aube
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What style of wines comes from Rosé de Riceys?
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100% Pinot Noir rosé wines
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What are the 7 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 Crémant d’Alsace. |
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What 6 different AOP regions of France for traditional method sparkling wines?
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Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire, and Saumur in the Loire; and Vin de Savoie and Seyssel in Savoie Blanquette de Limoux AOP wines from the Languedoc
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Who makes a single vineyard Champagne Les Crayeres, and where?
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Egly-Ouriet in Ambonnay & Leclerc Briant in Cumières both make a single vineyard "Les Crayeres" Champagne
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Which of these Champagne vintages would you recommend for long-term aging? 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003?
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2002
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What were the vintages for champagne like from 2004-2008?
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2004 & 2005 were similar good vintages 2006 & 2007 challenging years but smart producers made good wine. 2008 was better than 2007 and about equal to 2004&2007
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What are the best Champagne vintages of the 1990's?
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1990 *
1995 1996* 1997 1998* 1999 |
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What are the best Champagne vintages of the 1980's?
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1989*
1988* 1983 1982* 1981* |
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What are the 5 best Champagne vintages of the 1970's?
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1971*
1973 1975* 1976* 1979 |
