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32 Cards in this Set
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Classic Method
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Methode Champenoise / Methode Traditionnelle: secondary fermentation inside bottle (highest quality wines)
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Transfer Method
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Secondary fermentation in bottle and then transferred to a large tank to disperse deposits (Large and extra small formats)
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Charmat Method
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Secondary fermentation in pressurized tank. Wine is filtered under pressure and then bottles. (Moscato d' Asti, Prosecco) ferment done in 4-5 days and harvest to bottle in 90 days
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Carbonation
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Injection of CO2 gas into the still wine
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Liquer de Tirage
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Mixture of wine, sugar, yeast for secondary ferment. Secondary ferment can add up to 5% alc
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How long is secondary fermentation?
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6-12 weeks
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Assemblage
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Blending of grapes after primary ferment
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Non Vintage Aging
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Minimum 15mo. 12 on lees and 3 in bottle
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Vintage Aging
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Must age on lees minimum 36mo.
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Riddling or Remuage
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Gradual movement of expired yeast cells to neck of bottle
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Gyropalette
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Riddling machine for 500+ bottles
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Dosage
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Solution of sugar and wine added back to wine post disgorgement. This determines category (extra brut, brut, extra dry, demi-sec etc)
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Name of Dosage solution |
Liqueur d'expedition
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Grape Planting %
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Chardonnay 29% (finesse)
Pinot Noir %38% (structure) Pinot Meunier 33% (fruit character) |
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Champagne Styles |
-Non Vintage -Vintage -Rose -Blanc de Blancs -Blanc de Noirs -Clos (single vineyard) -Cuvee de Prestige / Tete de Cuvee |
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Dryness/Sweetness Levels |
-Brut Zero (bone dry) -Brut (dry) -Extra Dry (off-dry) -Sec (semi-sweet) -Demi sec (sweet) -Doux (very sweet) |
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Large Formats |
-Magnum (2/btls) -Jeroboam (4/btls) -Rehoboam (6/btls) -Methuselah (8/btls) -Salmanazar (12/btls) -Balthazar (16/btls) -Nebuchadnezzar (20/btls) -Solomon 24/btls) -Primat (36/btls) |
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Champagne Regions |
N-S: -Montagne de Reims -Vallee de la Marne -Cote de Blancs -Cote de Sezanne -Cote des Bars (Aube) |
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Top Vintages
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1996, 2002, 2004
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Top Producers |
(Cuvee de Prestige) -Louis Roederer (Cristal) -Bollinger (Grande Annee) -Krug (Grande Cuvee) NV -Moet et Chandon (Dom Perignon) -Laurent-Perrier (Grand Siecle) NV -Nicholas Feuilliate (Palms d' Or) |
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Cremant
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Any non-Champagne sparkling made in Methode Traditionnelle
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Name of Languedoc Cremant
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Blanquette de Limoux |
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Soil |
Chalk |
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Soil |
Chalk |
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River that Runs Through |
Marne River |
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Name for Inverting a Bottle during Riddling Process |
Sur Point |
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Name of Devise that holds bottles during Riddling |
Pupitre |
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What Appellation Are Still Wines Produced Under? |
Coteaux Champenois |
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System Determining Grape Price |
Echelle des Crus (ladder of growth) |
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Montagne de Reims Facts |
-Mainly PN w/ a little PM -Refinement and Delicacy to Blend |
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Velle de la Marne Facts |
-Mostly PN in best sites (south facing) w/ a bit if PM and Chard
-Adds round, full, ripe and aroma to blends |
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Cote de Blancs Facts |
-Mostly Chardonnay (east facing)
-Adds freshness and finesse to blends |
