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39 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 districts of Champagne? |
Montagne de Reims
Vallée de la Marne Côte des Blancs Côte de Sézanne Côte des Bars (the Aube) |
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What is the prominent grape of Montagne de Reims & the Aube?
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Pinot Noir
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What is the prominent grape of Côte des Blancs & Côte de Sézanne?
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Chardonnay
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What is the prominent grape of Vallée de la Marne?
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Pinot Meunier flourish due the sheltered vinyeards and its early ripening
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What is the Échelle de Crus?
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Thru the CIVC, percentile system by which the villages, or crus, of the Champagne appellation are rated and sets prices for grapes
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What are the 3 different levels in the Échelle de Crus?
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100%= Grand Cru
99%-90%=Premier Cru below 90%= cru status |
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What 2 villages are scored at at 99% premier cru level for both white and red?
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Mareuil-sur-Ay in the Vallée de la Marne
Tauxières in Montagne de Reims |
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What is blocage and deblocage in Champagne?
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CIVC respectively regulates the reserve and release of wine stocks for use in future vintages
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TorF. Today, the CIVC recommends, rather than regulates pricing, and supervises the exchange between growers and Champagne houses in order to promote fairness.
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TRUE
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How many Grand Crus are in the Échelle de Crus? |
17
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What are the 5 villages elevated to Grand Cru in 1985?
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Verzy
Chouilly(white only) Oiry Oger Le Mesnil-sur-Oger |
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What are the 9 Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims?
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Sillery
Puisieulx Beaumont-sur-Vesle Verzenay Mailly Verzy (added in 1985) Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay |
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What are the 2 Grand Crus of Vallée de la Marne?
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Aÿ & Tours-sur-Marne (red grapes only)
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What are the 6 Grand Cru's of the Côte des Blancs?
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Chouilly (white grapes only, added in 1985)
Oiry (added in 1985) Cramant Avize Oger (added in 1985) Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (added in 1985) |
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What 2 districts of Champagne do not have any Grand Cru's?
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Côte de Sézanne
Côte des Bars (the Aube) |
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What village is red wine only for Grand Cru?
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Tours-sur-Marne Premier Cru for White
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What village is white only for Grand Cru?
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Chouilly Premier Cru for Red
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Where is the Premier Cru Cuis & Vertus located?
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Côte des Blancs. Both Premier cru for red & white
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Where is the Premier Cru Cumières located?
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Vallée de la Marne for white and red
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Where is the Premier Cru Chigny-les-Roses & Ludes located?
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Montagne de Reims for white and red
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What is a "NM"?
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Négociant Manipulant: A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses
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What are some NM houses of Champagne?
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Moët et Chandon
Louis Roederer Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Billecart-Salmon Lanson Taittinger Pol Roger Perrier-Jouët Mumm Laurent-Perrier Krug |
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What is Champagne's largest house?
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Moët et Chandon - 2 million cases
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What is a "RM"?
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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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What is Champagnes largest Récoltant Manipulant?
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Michel Gonet (Avize) at 25,000 cases |
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What are some other larger Récoltant Manipulant Champagne Houses?
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Bonnaire (Cramant) -15,000 cases |
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What is a "CM"?
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Coopérative Manipulant: A growers’ co-operative that produces the wine under a single brand.
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What is Champagne's largest Co-operative?
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CVC
(Centre Vinicole de la Champagne) main brand Nicolas Feuillate sells a majority at 230,000 cases |
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What is a "RC"?
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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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What is a "SR"?
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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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What is a "ND"?
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Négociant Distributeur: A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.
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What is a "MA"?
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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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What is the Special Club?
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Club Trésors de Champagne
only RM producers may join Club Trésors will declare a vintage as being worthy of "Special Club" prestige cuvées, then each member may decide individually whether or not to produce a "Special Club" wine All "Special Club" bottles share an identical label and bottle shape The "Special Club" is the top-of-the-range, prestige cuvée for all members All base wines and finished "Special Club" wines must undergo tasting analysis |
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What year was the Special Club created?
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1971
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How many members are in the Special Club?
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26
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Explain, Henri Goutorbe's Special Club.
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Henri Goutorbe (Ay)- 10,000 cases
SC: predominantly, Pinot Noir 75% rest Chardonnay 25% His 1990 SC is the best he has made |
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Explain, Paul Bara's Special Club.
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One of Bouzy's most important producers
Chantal Bara is president of the Special Club Bara makes a brut and rosé Special Club |
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Explain, J. Lassalle's Special Club.
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located in Chigny- Les -Roses
The domain is ran by women it is a Brut style only made in exceptional vintages |
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What RM was a former member of the Special Club?
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Bonnaire
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