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How many bottles of sparkling wine are currently produced in Champagne?

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300 millions.
20% of France’s wine revenue.

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In which departments Champagne’s vineyards are spread?

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-Marne 66%
-Aube 23%
-Aisne 10%
-Seine et Marne 1%
-Haute Marne 0,02%

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Name the 3 zones of Champagne

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1) Zone de l’ elaboration
2) Zone de production
3) Zone parcellaire de production de raisins

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Explain the first Zone

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1) zone de l’elaboration: marks the outer limit of the region and is the only part where is legal to vinify, transport Champagne or grapes, juice that have not yet commercialised.

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Explain zone 2 and 3

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Zone 2 and 3 are areas where the grapes are cultivated

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Soils of Champagne?

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-On the slopes: Belemnite chalk subsoils, derived from the fossilized remains of cephalopods, helps retain heat and provide good drainage.
-On the valleys: Micraster chalk, named for fossilized sea urchins.
-A thin layer of clay and sand covers much of the chalk.
- Aube : dominant soil is based on clay.

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What’s the challenges in the vineyards of Champagne?

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Frost, hails and Atlantic-driven rain can impact flowering and make fungal disease control more difficult.

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Climate of Champagne?

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Cool continental with Atlantic influences.

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Parents of Chardonnay?

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Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc

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Parents of Petit Meslier?

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Gouais Blanc x Savagnin Blanc

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What’s the contribute of Chardonnay to the blend?

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Chardonnay has the easiest bud burst of all Champagne varieties.
It gives to the blend elegance, longevity and citrus.

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What’s the contribute of Pinot Noir?
And synonymous?

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Richness, body and structure.

Is also known as Morillon, Noiren, Plant Doré.

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What’s Meunier bring to the blend?

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Fruitiness and approachability

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Other grapes allowed in Champagne?

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-Pinot Gris (Fromenteau)
-Petit Meslier
-Pinot Blanc
-Arbanne

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Grand Crus of Montage de Reims north to south?

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-Sillery
-Pouisieulx
-Beaumont-sur-Vesle
-Verzenay
-Mailly-Champagne
-Verzy
-Louvois
-Bouzy
-Ambonnay
-Tour-sur-Marne

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Premier Crus of La Grande Montagne?

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-Taissy
-Trois Puits
-Montbrè
-Rilly-la-Montagne
-Villers-Allerande
-Chigny-les-Roses
-Ludes
-Tauxières-Mutry
-Villers-Marmery
-Trepail
-Billy-le-Grand
-Vaudemangès

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Subdistricts of the Montagne de Reims?

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-Grande Montagne
-Massif de Saint Thierry
-Monts de Berru
-Ardre Valley, Vesle Valley,
city of Reims

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Name the microzones of the Grande Montagne.

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-Northern Montagne
-Eastern Montagne
-Southern Montagne

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Important climate features in the Northern Montagne?

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The vines thrive on the north facing slopes thanks to the protection offered by the Montagne famed thermal blanket that warm up vineyards.

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Eastern Montagne characteristics?

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Eastern Montagne spans from Verzy (Pinot Noir), thru Villers-Marmery, Trepail, Billy-le-Grands and Vaudemanges, all of four mostly Chardonnay villages.

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Southern Montagne Characteristics?

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South facing slopes centered around Bouzy and Ambonnay.

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In which year Champenoise harvest for the first time in August?

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2003

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Vallèe de la Marne sub district?

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-Grande Vallèe
-Region d’Èpernay
-Terroir de Condé
-Western Marne Valley
-Right Bank
-Left Bank

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Soils of the Vallèe de la Marne?

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Top soil is a mix of marl, lignite, sandy loam and clay and tends to be thick and heavy.

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Valle de la Marne Grand Cru and Premier Crus?
GC: Ay PC: -Bisseuil, -Mareuil-sur-Ay -Avenay val d’Or -Mutigny -Dizy -Champillon -Hautvillers -Cumières
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Côte de Blanc soil?
Sandy and clay topsoil with belemnite chalk subsoils.
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Cote de Blancs Grand Crus north to south?
-Chouilly -Oiry -Cremant -Avize -Ogier -Le Mesnil sur Ogier
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Côte de Blancs Premier Crus?
-Pierry -Couis -Grauves -Villeneuve-Renneville -Vertus -Voipreaux -Étréchy -Bergères-lès-Vertus -Coligny (Val de Marais)
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Côte de Bar subdistricts?
-Bar sur Aube -Bar sur Seine
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Côte de Bar soils?
Top soil is gravelly limestone scree with subsoil resembling the soils of Chablis, essentially Kimmeridgian but also Portlandian and Oxfordian limestone.
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When the Échelle des Crus was abolished?
2010
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How many Grand Crus and Premier Crus in Champagne today?
-17 -42
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Permitted pruning methods in Champagne?
-Cordon de Royat (Pinot Noir) -Chablis (Chardonnay) -Vallèe de la Marne (allowed for Meunier only) -Guyot ( single or double)
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Vintage date Champagne requirements?
-min. 36 months from date of tirage. -max 80% of year harvest may be sold as vintage Champagne. -must contain 100% of stated vintage.
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Maximum yields Champagne AOP?
10,400 kg/ha
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Maximum press yield in Champagne?
102 L/160 kg or 2550 L/4000 kg
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What’s CIVC?
Is a regulatory body responsible for mediating relations between growers and producers, oversee the production methods and promotion of Champagne. The CIVC regulates the size of harvests, authorizes the blocage and deblocage and safeguards the protected designation of Champagne.
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When CIVC was created?
In 1941 Comte Robert-Jean de Vogüe of Moët Chandon creates the CIVC from the framework of Commission de Chalon.
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Sweetness levels for Champagne?
-Brut nature 0-3 g/l -Extra Brut 0-6 g/l -Brut 0-12 g/l -Extra Dry 12-17 g/l -Sec 17-32 g-l -Demi-Sec 32-50 g/l -Doux 50+ g/l
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Ayala Prestige Cuvee?
-Ay -Cuvèe Perle d’ Ayala 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
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Billecart-Salmon location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Mareiul sur Ay -Nicolas Françoise Billecart -Grande Cuvee -Elisabeth Salmon Rosé
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Bollinger location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Ay -La Grande Annee (80 Pn, 20 Ch) -RD (1952) -Vieilles Vignes Francaise (1969) 100% PN
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Boizel location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Épernay -Joyau de France
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Canard Duchene location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Ludes -Charles VII
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De Castellane location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Épernay -Cuvee Commodore
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De Meric location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Ay -Catherine de Medics
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De Venoge location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Épernay -Grand Vin De Princes (100% Ch) -Louis XV ( 50% PN, 50% Ch)
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Delamotte location and Prestige Cuvee?
-Le Mesnil sur Oger -Nicolas Louis Delamotte
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Deuz Prestige Cuvee?
-Ay -Amour de Deuz (100% Ch) -Cuvee William Deuz (all3)
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Diebolt Vallois Prestige Cuvee?
-Cramant -Fleur de Passion (100% Ch, 1995)
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Drappier Prestige Cuvee?
-Urville -Charles De Gaulle (80 PN, 20 Ch) 1990
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Duval Leroy Prestige Cuvee?
-Vertus -Femme de Champagne (89 Ch, 11PN, 1990)
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Gosset Prestige Cuvee?
-formerly Ay, since 2010 Épernay -Celebris 1988
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Alfred Gratien Prestige Cuvee?
-Épernay -Cuvee Paradis (Ch, PN, 1985)
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Charles Heidsieck Prestige Cuvee?
-Reims -Blanc des Millenaires (100% Ch, 1983)
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Henriot Prestige Cuvee?
-Reims -Hemera (50% PN, 50% Ch, 2005)
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Lanson Prestige Cuvee?
-Reims -Noble Cuvee 1979
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Laurent Perrier Prestige Cuvee?
-Tour sur Marne -Grand Siecle 1959 ( 50 PN, 50 Ch) -Alexandra (vintage rose) 1982 ( 80 PN, 20 Ch)
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AR Lenoble Prestige Cuvee?
-Chouilly -Cuvee les Aventures (NV) -Cuvee Gentilomme (Vintage) both 100% Chardonnay
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