FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR PREPARATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Non-Vintage Champagne: 12 months on lees + 3 more months in
cellar.
Vintage Champagne: 12 months on lees + 24 more months in cellar.
Crémant: 9 months on lees. Answer: What are the aging requirements
for Champagne (vintage and non-vintage) versus crémant?
● A white sparking wine made from white grapes. Answer: What is a
"Blanc de Blancs"?
● The mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to Champagne after
dégorgement and before the cork is inserted Answer: What is the
"liqueur d'expédition"?
● Champagne Answer: What is France's northernmost wine region?
● Gouais and Fromenteau Answer: What were the two principal grapes
of Champagne in the 9th to 16th centuries?
, ● Creating the cuvée (blend) of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot
Meunier Answer: What was Dom Pierre Perignon's most important
contribution to Champagne?
● She initiated the trend for dry styles of Champagne Answer: What was
Louise Pommery's contribution to Champage?
● Brut Nature Answer: Which Champagne is drier: Brut Nature or Sec?
● Cooperative de Manipulation. A cooperative that makes Champagne
using the grapes of its members. Answer: What does the abbreviation
"CM" refer to?
● Montagne and Val de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte des Blancs, and
Côte des Bar Answer: What are the four principal sub-regions of
Champagne?
● Doux Answer: Which Champagne is sweeter: Doux or Demi-Sec?
● "Seizing of the foam" or the second alcholic fermentation in the
making of Champagne Answer: What is the meaning of the term "prise
de mouse"?
● 8 Answer: How many standard bottles of wine are contained in a
Methuselah?
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Non-Vintage Champagne: 12 months on lees + 3 more months in
cellar.
Vintage Champagne: 12 months on lees + 24 more months in cellar.
Crémant: 9 months on lees. Answer: What are the aging requirements
for Champagne (vintage and non-vintage) versus crémant?
● A white sparking wine made from white grapes. Answer: What is a
"Blanc de Blancs"?
● The mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to Champagne after
dégorgement and before the cork is inserted Answer: What is the
"liqueur d'expédition"?
● Champagne Answer: What is France's northernmost wine region?
● Gouais and Fromenteau Answer: What were the two principal grapes
of Champagne in the 9th to 16th centuries?
, ● Creating the cuvée (blend) of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot
Meunier Answer: What was Dom Pierre Perignon's most important
contribution to Champagne?
● She initiated the trend for dry styles of Champagne Answer: What was
Louise Pommery's contribution to Champage?
● Brut Nature Answer: Which Champagne is drier: Brut Nature or Sec?
● Cooperative de Manipulation. A cooperative that makes Champagne
using the grapes of its members. Answer: What does the abbreviation
"CM" refer to?
● Montagne and Val de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte des Blancs, and
Côte des Bar Answer: What are the four principal sub-regions of
Champagne?
● Doux Answer: Which Champagne is sweeter: Doux or Demi-Sec?
● "Seizing of the foam" or the second alcholic fermentation in the
making of Champagne Answer: What is the meaning of the term "prise
de mouse"?
● 8 Answer: How many standard bottles of wine are contained in a
Methuselah?
