Wine Scholar Guild Champagne Masters Exam – Accurate
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What is disgorgement? The removal of yeast after the second fermentation, in
sparkling wine production
What is disgorgement "à la volée"? The traditional disgorgement of Champagne by hand, instead
of machine.
What is a 'mosser'? A whisk used to release trapped gas from wine.
What is the climate of the Champagne Continental with maritime influences.
region?
In what year did the King of France allow 1728. Prior to this, wines from champagne could only be
wine to be sold and transported in bottle? transported in cask which could not retain the wine's
effervescence.
What is the most popular style of Brut Non-Vintage
Champagne?
What city was historically the capital of the Troyes
Champagne Region?
What is chalk? A porous limestone - a sedimentary rock composed of
calcium carbonate. Some of the chalk layers in Champagne
reflect sedimentation that dates back to when the Paris Basin
was an inland sea. Because it's so porous, a chalk subsoil
drains the surface of moisture and stores water. Grapes grown
on chalk in Champagne are typically high in acid, producing
lean wines with reserved aromatics.
True or false: In Champagne, the vineyards False - It is the village that is ranked and not the individual
are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru. vineyards.
2 multiple choice options
, In Champagne, which is the higher ranking. Grand Cru
3 multiple choice options
What are the two types of chalk found in Belemnite and Micraster. Belemnite chalk refers to the
Champagne? fossilized remains of dart-like relatives of today's squid.
Micraster chalk is composed of fossilized sea urchins.
What is the dominant grape variety grown in Pinot Noir
the Grande Montagne de Reims?
What is the dominant grape variety grown in Meunier
the Vallée de la Marne?
What is Kimmeridgian marl? A limestone-rich clay whose dominant fossil is Exogyra
virgula, a small comma-shaped oyster. From the Jurassic
period. Found in The Aube and great for pinot noir.
What is the dominant fossile found in Ancient dart-like relatives of the modern day squid.
Belemnite chalk?
What is a "Mono-Parcelle"? Single Vineyard
What is "Mono-Cru"? A single village
What is a gyropalette? A mechanized riddling machine.
What is a "Blanc de Blancs"? A white wine made from white grapes, the term is more
commonly used for sparkling wines than still. Typically
Chardonnay, although a few producers include Pinot Blanc, or
even Petit Meslier and Arbanne. Blanc de Blancs can be
delicate and lace-like with its finesse, or rich and powerful
depending on terroir and various winemaking variables. As a
rule, these are long-lived wines that gain in depth and
complexity.
What is the dominant grape variety of the Chardonnay
Côtes des Blancs?
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Students also studied
WSC 2026: Are we there yet? Change Over Time Vocabulary SS10 Nationalism
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Terms in this set (116)
What is disgorgement? The removal of yeast after the second fermentation, in
sparkling wine production
What is disgorgement "à la volée"? The traditional disgorgement of Champagne by hand, instead
of machine.
What is a 'mosser'? A whisk used to release trapped gas from wine.
What is the climate of the Champagne Continental with maritime influences.
region?
In what year did the King of France allow 1728. Prior to this, wines from champagne could only be
wine to be sold and transported in bottle? transported in cask which could not retain the wine's
effervescence.
What is the most popular style of Brut Non-Vintage
Champagne?
What city was historically the capital of the Troyes
Champagne Region?
What is chalk? A porous limestone - a sedimentary rock composed of
calcium carbonate. Some of the chalk layers in Champagne
reflect sedimentation that dates back to when the Paris Basin
was an inland sea. Because it's so porous, a chalk subsoil
drains the surface of moisture and stores water. Grapes grown
on chalk in Champagne are typically high in acid, producing
lean wines with reserved aromatics.
True or false: In Champagne, the vineyards False - It is the village that is ranked and not the individual
are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru. vineyards.
2 multiple choice options
, In Champagne, which is the higher ranking. Grand Cru
3 multiple choice options
What are the two types of chalk found in Belemnite and Micraster. Belemnite chalk refers to the
Champagne? fossilized remains of dart-like relatives of today's squid.
Micraster chalk is composed of fossilized sea urchins.
What is the dominant grape variety grown in Pinot Noir
the Grande Montagne de Reims?
What is the dominant grape variety grown in Meunier
the Vallée de la Marne?
What is Kimmeridgian marl? A limestone-rich clay whose dominant fossil is Exogyra
virgula, a small comma-shaped oyster. From the Jurassic
period. Found in The Aube and great for pinot noir.
What is the dominant fossile found in Ancient dart-like relatives of the modern day squid.
Belemnite chalk?
What is a "Mono-Parcelle"? Single Vineyard
What is "Mono-Cru"? A single village
What is a gyropalette? A mechanized riddling machine.
What is a "Blanc de Blancs"? A white wine made from white grapes, the term is more
commonly used for sparkling wines than still. Typically
Chardonnay, although a few producers include Pinot Blanc, or
even Petit Meslier and Arbanne. Blanc de Blancs can be
delicate and lace-like with its finesse, or rich and powerful
depending on terroir and various winemaking variables. As a
rule, these are long-lived wines that gain in depth and
complexity.
What is the dominant grape variety of the Chardonnay
Côtes des Blancs?
