French Wine Scholar – Champagne Study Questions with Complete Answers

This type of sparkling wine production involves one single fermentation that undergoes a winter pause Correct Answer Methode Ancestrale Who is credited with crafting the very first sparkling wines in the rural/ancestral method? Correct Answer The monks of St Hilaire located in Limoux (Languedoc) Which king waged war to unite all the tribes of Gaul under his rule Correct Answer Clovis - King Of Franks What is significant about the Cathedral of Reims Correct Answer For 600 years, 27 French kings were crowned there In the 9th century, the wines of Champagne had 2 different names: Correct Answer Vins de la Montagne Vins de la Riviere Were most wines from Champagne in the 9th century sparkling? Correct Answer no, they were still and mostly red What other industry was Champagne famous for around the 1600s? Correct Answer textiles Ruinart was established in Correct Answer 1729 Veuve Clicquot was established in Correct Answer 1772 In what year did the king issue a decree allowing for the transport and trade of Champagne in bottle? (Before this it was only allowed to be transported and sold in cask) Correct Answer 1728 Roederer was established in Correct Answer 1776 Where does the name "Champagne" come from? Correct Answer From the Latin "campagna," meaning "unforested land" or "open country." Around the end of the ___ century and the beginning of the ___ century, the Champenois made scientific strides that allowed them to control and perfect the process of sparkling wine production. Correct Answer 17th 18th In what year did the Champenois win the rights to the name "Champagne" for their wines? Correct Answer 1887 In what year did phylloxera arrive in Champagne? Correct Answer 1890