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Who makes Clos St Hilaire and what is it?

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Billcart Salmon, Blanc de Noir (100%PN) , planted in 1964

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When was the first vintage of Clos St Hillaire?

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1995, 15 month on lees

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Name the 5 departments the Champagne region is located within.

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Aube
Aisne
Marne
Haut Marne
Seine et Marne

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What means CIVC and when was it found?

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Comité interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
1941

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Name the authorised Grapes in Champagne.

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Chard, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Aubanne, Petit Meslier, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc
Voltis (since 2022)

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What are the training methods authorised in Champagne?

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Chablis
Cordon Royat
Vallee de la Marne
Guyot Singel & Double

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How many ha are under wine in champagne?

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34000ha

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How many villages are authorised to produce Champagne?

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320

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How many villages are authorised to grow grapes for champagne?

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357

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What does the soil of Champagne comprise of?

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creataceous chalk
1. Belemnite Chalk = fossilized cephalopods, on hilltops surface
2. Micraster Chalk = extinct sea urchin, older + on valley floors

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Why is there more P Meunier grown in Vallee de la Marne?

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Due to late budbreak & early ripening = proximity to river influence.

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In which subregion do you find the following villages:Leuvrigny, St Gemmer, Cumieres?

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Vallee de la Marne

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Which Grand Cru Villages were elevated in 1985?

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Verzy
Chouilly
Le Mesnil sur Oger
Oger
Oiry

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Name the 9 Grand Cru Villages of Montagne de Reims north to south.

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Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly Champagne
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay

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Name the GC Villages of Grand Vallee.

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Ay
Tours sur Marne

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Name the GC Villages of Cote de Blanc north to south.

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Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

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What are the regulations on grape must pressing in champagne?

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Max 102l from 160kg grapes
= 2550l per 4000kg/4tonnes

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Name the best recent vintages of champagne.

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2002, 2008, 2012, 2015

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Name Vintage Classics of Champagne in 1900’s

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45, ‘47, ‘49, ‘52, ‘55, ‘59
61, ‘64. ‘66, ‘71, ‘76, ‘79
82, ‘85, ‘88, ‘90, ‘96

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What means RC in Champagne?

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Recoltant Cooperateur - Grower selling wine made by Coop

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What means MA in Champagne?

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Marque d’Acheteur - Buyers on Brand (Waitrose)

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What means NM in Champagne?

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Negociant Manipulant: Champagne house buying in grapes

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What means RM in Champagne?

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Recoltant Manipulant: Grower makes his own wine

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What means CM in Champagne?

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Coop de Manipulation - Coop

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How much is one mark in Champagne?
4000kg = one filling of basket press
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What is the names and amounts of a Marc in champagne broken into?
Cuvee = 2050l Taille = 500l
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What is autopressurage?
first 100l of free run juice in champagne that is disgarded due to containing dust.
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What means 'serre' in champagne
one pressing first 3 serres make up the cuvee
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What is rebêche?
Last pressing of champagne grapes that goes to distilling.
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What means PAI?
pressoir automatic à plateau incliné
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What is the AOP for still wines in Champagne and when was it established?
Coteaux Champenois AOP - 1974
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How many communes are allowed to produce Coteaux Champenois?
635
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What are the regeulation on Voltis?
Max 5% on vineyard area max 10% of any blend hybrid
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When was the special club concept formed?
1971 renamed in 1999 Club Tresors de Champagne all to be done at own facility
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What is jetting?
protect the wine from oxidation: just before the cork is inserted, a small dose of wine, or bisulfite diluted in water, is injected into the neck of the bottle at high pressure; this creates bubbles that rise just to the lip of the bottle.
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Name 3 common rootstocks in champagne.
41B, SO4, 3309C
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How large is a Champagne Barrel?
205l
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Name the house Producing Cuvee R Lalou and first Vintage?
Mumm, 1966 discontinued in 1985 and revived in 1998
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Name the house Producing Fine Fleur de Bouzy ?
Hubert Dauvergne
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Name the house Producing Coeur de Cuvee and first Vintage?
Villmart, 1989 80% Ch, 20% PN
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What is the first Vintage of Vieille Vignes Francais?
1969
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Name the house Producing Palmes d'Or and first Vintage?
Nicolas Feuillatte, Brut - 1985 Rose - 1996
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What size is a Mathusalem in Champagne?
6l & 8 bottles
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How many bottles holds a Balthazar in Champagne?
12l & 16 bottles
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What size is a Rehoboam?
4.5l (often 5l) and 6btls
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What size litre is a Midas/Melchizedec?
30Litres and 40bottles
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how large is a Primat bottle?
27ltr and 36btls
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What is the size of a Nebbucadnezar?
15ltrs and 20bottles
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Which year was Clos d'Ambonnay first launched and who makes it?
1995, Krug
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What is the Prestige Cuvee of Bruno Paillard?
Nec Plus Ultra
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Which is the inaugural Vintage of Plentitude 2?
1998
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Until What year was Dom Perignon Oenotheque produced?
1996
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Which were the first 2 Vintages of Dom Perignon Plentitude 3?
1970 & 1982
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Which is the most recent Vintage of Plentitude 3?
1993
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How long is Plentitude 3 on Lees?
30yrs minimum
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What does Bollinger PNVZ19 stand for?
5th Edition of the Blanc de Noir, based on Pinot Noir from mostely the 2019 Vintage and the best showing cru in this case Verzenay is the base Cru.
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Charles de Gaulle
Drappier
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Cuvee Paradis
Alfred Gratien
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Femme de Champagne
Duval Leroy
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Cuvee R Lalou
G.H. Mumm
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Cuvee Les Aventures NV
AR Lenoble
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Nec Plus Ultra
Bruno Paillard
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Belle Epoque
Perrier Jouet
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Rare
Piper Heidsieck
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Cuvee Louise
Pommery
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Substance
Jacques Selosses
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Les Echansons
Mailly Grand Cru
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Palmes d'Or
Nicholas Feuillatte
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Hemera
Henriot
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Producer of Prestige Cuvee: Blanc de Millenaires
Charles Heidsieck
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Name the single vineyard Champagnes of 1. Taittinger 2. Billecart Salmon
1. Folies de Marquetterie 2. Clos Saint Hilaire
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What is the max yield (rendement de base) in Champagne?
10400kg/ha
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Name the most recent vintage of Plentitude 2.
1998 - 2002- 2003 - 2004 - 2006
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Which law was enacted in Champagne in 1728 25th of May?
a. Wines were allowed to be shipped by bottle.
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Serre” is a reference to what in Champagne?
a. Pressings
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What is the max. amount of RS allowed in base wines for Champagne?
a. 10 g/l
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What was the first vintage of the solera for Selosse Substance?
1986
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Pinot Noir has which synonym in Champagne?
Avernat
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Which two vine training systems are allowed for Premier and Grand Cru?
Cordon de Royat & Taille de Chablis
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What about Sillery makes it stand out from the other Grand Cru’s in Montagne de Reims
Chardonnay is the most planted grape
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Whats the name of the walled vineyard produced by Bollinger, and from which village?
La Côte Aux Enfants, Aÿ
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Name a producer located in Tours-sur-Marne Grand Cru
Lamiable
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Benoit Tarlant is located in which village?
Oeuilly, Vallee de la Marne
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Name a Clos vineyard from Oger Grand Cru
Clos Cazals, Claude Cazal
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Name a Clos vineyard from Vertus Premier Cru
a. Clos des Bouveries, Duval-Leroy b. Clos Faubourg Notre-Dame, Veuve Fourny
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What’s unique about vinification for Rosé de Ricey?
Whole cluster and no crushing prior to fermentation.
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Current cellar master of Krug?
Julie Cavill
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Which Champagne producer is a member of “Premium Familie Vini”?
Pol Roger
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Name at least three Special Club producers
Paul Bara (Bouzy) Roland Champion (Chouilly) Charlier et Fils (Montigny-sous-Châtillon) Gaston Chiquet (Dizy) Duménil (Chigny-les-Roses) Forget-Chemin (Ludes) Fresnet-Juillet (Verzy) Pierre Gimonnet et Fils (Cuis) Henri Goutorbe (Aÿ) Grongnet (Etoges) Marc Hébrart (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) Hervieux-Dumez (Sacy) Vincent Joudart (Fèrebrianges) Juillet-Lallement (Verzy) J. Lassalle (Chigny-les-Roses) Pertois-Moriset (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger) Joseph Loriot-Pagel (Festigny) A. Margaine (Villers Marmery) Rémy Massin et Fils (Ville-sur-Arce) José Michel et Fils (Moussy) Nominé-Renard (Villevenard) Salmon (Chaumuzy) Sanchez-Le Guédard (Cumières) Vazart-Coquart et Fils (Chouilly) Domaine Morel (Riceys)
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Which IGP covers Champagne?
Coteaux de Coiffy
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Which biodynamic preparation is used as a fungicide?
508
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Guaiacol is related to what?
Phenolics derived from oak. – Flavors of smoke, leather, incense
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Name some characteristics of Vitis Riparia
Handles wet soil Creates less growth Encourages early ripening
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Explain the process of Provignage
Basically a cane/shoot is taking from a plan, bent down to the ground, covered by soil, and eventually the plant will root and sprout, and will be cut of from the mother plant.
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What is the name of the fungus responsible for Powdery Mildew?
Uncinula Necator
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What is Vert Dore and Précoce in Champagne?
Pinot Noir
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What is “habillage” in Champagne?
Can be translated as “dressing the bottle”, last step before the bottle leave the cellar. Refers to the action of putting capsule to cover the cork and labels
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Who is making the wine L’Exclusive? What is the bottle format? Grapes?
Ruinart Only magnums Chardonnay
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In whih dèpartements you find the following 1er Cru: Dizy? Sacy? Mutigny?
Dizy? Vallée de la Marne Sacy? Montagne de Reims Mutigny? Vallée de la Marne
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Can you describe what is a Negociant Distributeur?
Company that buys and sells Champagne, but does not make Champagne
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Which commune is located Paul Bara?
Bouzy
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Which vintage was not produced by Club Tresor de Champagne (Special club)?
2003
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First commercial vintage for “Charles de Gaulle” champagne?
1990
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Who is making “La Vigne d’Or”? Grape?
Talant - P. Meunier
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What is the synonym for Pinot Gris?
Fromonteau
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Which champagne houses owns Pernod Ricard?
Mumm & Perrier-Jouet
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Who is producing “Clos du Moulin”? Village?
Cattier - Ludes
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Which river travels along the Beaujolais region?
Saone
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Questions- Champagne
Answers
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How much sugar is required to gain 6 Atmosphere pressure?
24g sugar
109
What vineyard is Salon produced from, name the Village
Le Mesnil in Mesnil sur Oger
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Name the 5 Champagne Villages only elevated in 1985 to Cru status
Verzy, Choilly Oiry, Oger, Mesnil sur Oger
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Who produces single vineyard Champ Cäin and in what Village?
Jacquesson - Avize
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What was the last Vintage of Oenotheque?
1996
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What is the local synonym fin Champagne of Pinot Gris?
Fromonteau
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Name the 2 Crus of Vallee de la Marne
Aÿ and Tour sur Marne
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Which is the most nothern Cru Village in the Montagne de Reims?
Sillery
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What is the majority variety planted in Sillery?
Chardonnay
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Who produces the Cuvee Venus?
Pascal Agrapart
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In which commune is Les Aventure located and who makes a single vineyard cuvee from it?
Chouilly - AR Lenoble
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What are the 2 predominant soils in Champagne?
belimnite Chalk Micraster Limestone
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Name the Crus of Cote de Blanc north to south
Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Mesnil sur Oger
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What is Rebeche?
the last 116lt of the taille - used for distillation
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What is a marc in Champagne?
4000kg = 2550lt 150kg - 102lt
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How many liters are in a Midas?
40btl = 30 lts
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What mean CIVC?
Commite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
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What is the name of the single vineyard from Taittinger?
Folie de Marquetterie
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How much Residual Sugar is max allowed in Champagne labeled Extra brut?
max 6g/l
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What is the meaning of Lutte Raisonnee?
sustaible farming - reasoned combat, minimal intervention with conventional chemicals
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What is Esca?
Trunk Disease caused by fungal infection through pruning (Black Measles??)
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Smallest Cru of Beaujolais.
Chenas 244ha
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Name 4 Lieut Dits of Morgon.
Corcelette, Cote de Py, Grand Cras, Les Charmes, Les Micoudes , Douby
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What are the 2 department of Beaujolais.
Saone et Loire, Rhone
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Name the other 2 types of Gamay allowed for max 10% in Beaujolais.
Gamay de Bouze + Gamay de Chaudenay max 10% of blend
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