WSET DIPLOMA - D4 - CH 3 – CHAMPAGNE .ISSUES AND DEBATES
1.What bgis bgChampagne?: bgBoth bgan bgappellation bgin bgFrance bgand bga bgwine
2.What bgis bgthe bgCIVC?: bgComite bgInterprofessionnel bgdu bgVin bgde
bgChampagne
or bgComite bgChampagne
3.Most bgcommon bgstyle bgof bgChampagne?: bgFully bgsparkling bgwhite bgwine
NV bgBrut bgfrom bgPN, bgPM, bgCH
4.Min bgstated bgvintage bgfor bgvintage bgChampagne?: bg100% bgstated
5.Universally bgdeclared bgvintages bgin bgChampagne bgin bgfirst bgdecade bgof
bg21st bgcentu- bgry?: bg2002, bg2008
6.How bgis bgRose bgmade bgin bgChampagne?: bgMostly bgred bgblended bgwith
bgwhite bgbase bgwine. bgaka bgRose bgAssemblage.
Also bgmaceration bgwhere bgwine bgis bgbled bgoff. bgaka bgRose bgSaignee
7.What bgis bgBlanc bgde bgBlanc bgin bgChampagne?: bgWine bgmade bgfrom bgonly
bgwhite bggrapes
8.What bgis bga bgBlanc bgde bgNoirChampagne?: bgChampagne bgfrom bgonly bgblac
bggrapes.
Typically bgages bgmore bgrapidly bgthan bgBdB.
9.What bgis bga bgGrand bgCru bgChampagne? bgPremier bgCru?: bgChampagne
bgfrom bggrapes bggrown bgin bga bgGrand bgCru bgvillage..
,Champagne bgfrom bggrapes bggrown bgin bga bgGrand bgCru bgor bgPremier bgCru
bgvillage..
10.What bgis bga bgPrestige bgCuveee?: bgTop bgwine bgof bga bghouse.
Usually bgbest bggrapes bgwith bgmeticulous bgwinemaking bgin bga bgnv bgor
bgvintage bgstyle
11.Which bgproducer bgonly bgmakes bgprestige bgcuvees?: bgKrug
12. What bgis bga bgRecently bgDisgorged bgwine bgin bgChampagne?: bgWine bgwith
bgextended bglees bgaging bgdisgorged bgjust bgbefore bgrelease, bgintended bgto
bgbe bgconsumed bgimmediately.
Initially bgit bgwill bgseem bgmore bgyouthful bgthan bgone bgfrom bgthe bgsame
bgvintage bgdisgorged bgearlier, bgbut bgwill bgage bgmore bgrapidly bggoing
bgforward.
13.Examples bgof bgRD bgwine?:
bgBollinger bgRD bgDom bgPerignon bgP2
14.Still bgAOPs bgin bgChampagne?: bgRose bgdes bgRicey bg- bgstill bgrose bgPN bgfrom
bgRicey bgin bgCotes bgdes bgBar
Coteaux bgChampenois bg- bgstill bgr/w/rose bgbut bgmostly bgred bgPN
15.Historically bgwhat bgwas bgChampagne?: bgPink bgand bgstill bgPN bgwhere
bgfermentation bgwould bghalt bgduring bgwinter, bgthen bgbottled bgand
bgfermentation bgwould bgrestart.
, This bgmade bga bglightly bgsparkling bgwine bgthat bgthe bgEnglish bgliked.
16.What bghappened bgin bgthe bg17th bgcentury bgthat bgaffected bgChampagne?:
bgMove bgto bgcoal bgfired bgglass bgin bgEngland bgthat bgcould bgbetter bgwithstand
bgthe bgpressure bgexerted bgduring bgbottle bgfermentation.
17.When bgdid bgDom bgPerignon bgdie?: bg1715
18.What bgwas bgDom bgPerignon bgknown bgfor?: bgMade bgthe bg1st bgwhite
bgwine bgfrom bgblack bggrapes
Invented bgthe bgCoquard bgbasket bgpress
Became bga bgblender bgto bgmake bgbetter bgwine.
19.19th bgcentury bgdevelopments bgin bgChampagne?: bgContolled bg2nd
bgfermentation bgwith bga bgmeasured bgamount bgof bgsugar bgand bgyeast.
Established bga bgdrier bgstyle bgof bgwine.
Created bgriddling bg(remuage) bgusing bgpupitres bgdeveloped bgby bgVeuve
bgClicquuot bgwhich bgenabled bgdisgorgement bgfollowing bgdipping bgneck bgint
bgice bgcold bgbath.
20.When bgdid bgVeuve bgClicquot bgdie?: bg1866
21.When bgwas bgthe bgvineyard bgareas bgof bgChampagne bgofficially
bgdefined?: bgAOC bgboundary bgin bg1927
This bgwas bgimportant bgfor bgthe bgprotection bgof bgthe bgterm bgChampagne.
22.What bgis bgthe bgEchelle bgdes bgcrus?: bgLadder bgof bgGrowth.
System bgin bgChampagne bgthat bgranks bgvillages bginto bgGC, bgPC bgand bgCru
bgand bgwas bgused bgto bgdetermine bggrape bgprices.
Market bgdetermines bgthe bgprice bgnow.
23.What bgis bgblocage?: bgReserve bgwine bgstocks bgin bgChampagne
A bgportion bgof bgyoung bgwine bgis bgset bgaside bgas bgan bginsurance bgpolicy
bgagainst bgdisasters bgand bgto bgminimize bgvintage bgvariations bgfor bgNV
bgblends.
24.Where bgis bgChampagne?: bgNE bgFrance bgto bgthe bgeast bgof bgParis
25.Latitude bgof bgChampagne?: bg49th bgparallel
1.What bgis bgChampagne?: bgBoth bgan bgappellation bgin bgFrance bgand bga bgwine
2.What bgis bgthe bgCIVC?: bgComite bgInterprofessionnel bgdu bgVin bgde
bgChampagne
or bgComite bgChampagne
3.Most bgcommon bgstyle bgof bgChampagne?: bgFully bgsparkling bgwhite bgwine
NV bgBrut bgfrom bgPN, bgPM, bgCH
4.Min bgstated bgvintage bgfor bgvintage bgChampagne?: bg100% bgstated
5.Universally bgdeclared bgvintages bgin bgChampagne bgin bgfirst bgdecade bgof
bg21st bgcentu- bgry?: bg2002, bg2008
6.How bgis bgRose bgmade bgin bgChampagne?: bgMostly bgred bgblended bgwith
bgwhite bgbase bgwine. bgaka bgRose bgAssemblage.
Also bgmaceration bgwhere bgwine bgis bgbled bgoff. bgaka bgRose bgSaignee
7.What bgis bgBlanc bgde bgBlanc bgin bgChampagne?: bgWine bgmade bgfrom bgonly
bgwhite bggrapes
8.What bgis bga bgBlanc bgde bgNoirChampagne?: bgChampagne bgfrom bgonly bgblac
bggrapes.
Typically bgages bgmore bgrapidly bgthan bgBdB.
9.What bgis bga bgGrand bgCru bgChampagne? bgPremier bgCru?: bgChampagne
bgfrom bggrapes bggrown bgin bga bgGrand bgCru bgvillage..
,Champagne bgfrom bggrapes bggrown bgin bga bgGrand bgCru bgor bgPremier bgCru
bgvillage..
10.What bgis bga bgPrestige bgCuveee?: bgTop bgwine bgof bga bghouse.
Usually bgbest bggrapes bgwith bgmeticulous bgwinemaking bgin bga bgnv bgor
bgvintage bgstyle
11.Which bgproducer bgonly bgmakes bgprestige bgcuvees?: bgKrug
12. What bgis bga bgRecently bgDisgorged bgwine bgin bgChampagne?: bgWine bgwith
bgextended bglees bgaging bgdisgorged bgjust bgbefore bgrelease, bgintended bgto
bgbe bgconsumed bgimmediately.
Initially bgit bgwill bgseem bgmore bgyouthful bgthan bgone bgfrom bgthe bgsame
bgvintage bgdisgorged bgearlier, bgbut bgwill bgage bgmore bgrapidly bggoing
bgforward.
13.Examples bgof bgRD bgwine?:
bgBollinger bgRD bgDom bgPerignon bgP2
14.Still bgAOPs bgin bgChampagne?: bgRose bgdes bgRicey bg- bgstill bgrose bgPN bgfrom
bgRicey bgin bgCotes bgdes bgBar
Coteaux bgChampenois bg- bgstill bgr/w/rose bgbut bgmostly bgred bgPN
15.Historically bgwhat bgwas bgChampagne?: bgPink bgand bgstill bgPN bgwhere
bgfermentation bgwould bghalt bgduring bgwinter, bgthen bgbottled bgand
bgfermentation bgwould bgrestart.
, This bgmade bga bglightly bgsparkling bgwine bgthat bgthe bgEnglish bgliked.
16.What bghappened bgin bgthe bg17th bgcentury bgthat bgaffected bgChampagne?:
bgMove bgto bgcoal bgfired bgglass bgin bgEngland bgthat bgcould bgbetter bgwithstand
bgthe bgpressure bgexerted bgduring bgbottle bgfermentation.
17.When bgdid bgDom bgPerignon bgdie?: bg1715
18.What bgwas bgDom bgPerignon bgknown bgfor?: bgMade bgthe bg1st bgwhite
bgwine bgfrom bgblack bggrapes
Invented bgthe bgCoquard bgbasket bgpress
Became bga bgblender bgto bgmake bgbetter bgwine.
19.19th bgcentury bgdevelopments bgin bgChampagne?: bgContolled bg2nd
bgfermentation bgwith bga bgmeasured bgamount bgof bgsugar bgand bgyeast.
Established bga bgdrier bgstyle bgof bgwine.
Created bgriddling bg(remuage) bgusing bgpupitres bgdeveloped bgby bgVeuve
bgClicquuot bgwhich bgenabled bgdisgorgement bgfollowing bgdipping bgneck bgint
bgice bgcold bgbath.
20.When bgdid bgVeuve bgClicquot bgdie?: bg1866
21.When bgwas bgthe bgvineyard bgareas bgof bgChampagne bgofficially
bgdefined?: bgAOC bgboundary bgin bg1927
This bgwas bgimportant bgfor bgthe bgprotection bgof bgthe bgterm bgChampagne.
22.What bgis bgthe bgEchelle bgdes bgcrus?: bgLadder bgof bgGrowth.
System bgin bgChampagne bgthat bgranks bgvillages bginto bgGC, bgPC bgand bgCru
bgand bgwas bgused bgto bgdetermine bggrape bgprices.
Market bgdetermines bgthe bgprice bgnow.
23.What bgis bgblocage?: bgReserve bgwine bgstocks bgin bgChampagne
A bgportion bgof bgyoung bgwine bgis bgset bgaside bgas bgan bginsurance bgpolicy
bgagainst bgdisasters bgand bgto bgminimize bgvintage bgvariations bgfor bgNV
bgblends.
24.Where bgis bgChampagne?: bgNE bgFrance bgto bgthe bgeast bgof bgParis
25.Latitude bgof bgChampagne?: bg49th bgparallel
