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Champagne &

Sparkling Wine

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1. What are the key grape varieties used to make Champagne? 1. Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay are the grapes used to make Champagne.
2. TRUE OR FALSE. For the most part the soil in Champagne is chalky. 2. True, Champagne soil is chalky.
3. What step in the Champagne process determines the sweetness level of the final product? 3. The dosage determines the final sweetness level.
4. What is the liqueur de tirage? 4. A mixture of wine, sugar and yeast added to the cuvee to start the second fermentation in the bottle.
5. TRUE OR FALSE. Non-vintage Champagne may not be sold until 15 months after bottling and vintage Champagne may not be sold until three years after the harvest. 5. True
6. TRUE OR FALSE. Most all riddling is now done by gyropalette. 7. True
7. TRUE OR FALSE. Champagne labeled Blanc de Blancs is made exclusively from white grapes. 8. True
8. What are the two principal cities/towns of Champagne? 8. Reims and Epernay are the two key cities in the Champagne region.
9. What are the three key production areas of Champagne? 9. Montagne de Reims, Marne Valley and the Cote des Blancs are the key production areas of Champagne.
10. What's the least expensive way to make a sparkling wine? 10. Carbonation
11. What method is used to make the best quality sparkling wines? 11. Traditional Method or Methode Champenoise
12. What is Dom Perignon famous for pioneering? 12. The blending of numerous lots of wine, and/or the use of cork stoppers.
13. The climate of Champagne is similar to what region of northern California that is famous for the production of sparkling wine grapes? 13. Carneros
14. What arc the two red grapes used in the production of Champagne? 14. Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir
15. What is a Blanc de Blancs? 15. Champagne made just from Chardonnay grapes.
16. What is the most important step in making non-vintage Champagne? 16. Blending or Assemblage
17. How is Rose Champagne made? 17. Rose Champagne is made by adding a small amount of red wine to the cuvee.
18. Are Vintage Champagnes made every year? 18. No, only in the best of years.fermentation.
19. What is the liqueur de tirage made of and when is it added to the blended wine? 19. The liqueur de tirage is made of wine, sugar and yeast and is added to the cuvee to instigate the second
20. For a sparkling wine made in the traditional method, where does the second fermentation take place? For Champagne and sparkling wine made in the traditional method, the second fermentation takes place in the bottle
21. What does the riddling process achieve? 21. Riddling settles the sediment in the neck of the bottle, preparing it for disgorgement.
22. How are many Champagne houses now riddling their wines? 22. Most riddling is now done with Gyropalettes.
23. What is disgorgement or degorgement? 23. Disgorgement is the expulsion of the sediment left in the neck of the bottle after the second fermentation and riddling.
24. What is the dosage and when is it added? 24. The dosage is a combination of wine and sugar that is added to the sparkling wine before final corking.
25. TRUE OR FALSE. The liqueur de tirage determines the type of Champagne produced. 25. False. The dosage determines the type.
26. TRUE OR FALSE. A Demi-Sec Champagne is half as dry as Sec Champagne. 26. False
27. TRUE OR FALSE. A magnum is the equivalent of three regular size bottles. 27. False
28. What is the name of Spanish wines made in the Traditional Method? 28. Cava
29. Place the following steps of the Traditional Method in the correct order: Dosage, Pressing, Second Fermentation, First Fermentation, Degorgement, Blending, Riddling, Liqueur de Tirage. 29. Pressing, First Fermentation, Blending, Liqueur de Tirage, Second Fermentation, Riddling, Degorgement, Dosage
30. Why was the Transfer Method developed? 30. To circumvent the problems and expense of riddling and degorgement.
31. What is another name for the Tank Method? 31. Bulk Process or Charmat Process
32. Is Asti a D.O.C. or a D.O.C.G. wine? 32. D.O.C.G. since 1994
33. The alcohol level of Asti is usually between what percent? 33. 7-9%
34. The German word for sparkling wine is? 34. Sekt
35. A wine labeled as "Fermented in the bottle" would be made by which method? 35. Transfer Method
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