FWS Champagne Study Guide – French Wine Scholar Exam Prep, Notes &
Flashcards
Sparkling wine made in Champagne produced by trapping the gas in the bottle without
disgorging or using a second fermentation is known as the ___________ method. - ANS
✔✔Rural Method or Ancestral Method
Who is credited with making the first sparkling wine in France near the Languedoc of Limoux in
the 1500's. - ANS ✔✔The monks of St. Hilaire
The first Champagne house established was? - ANS ✔✔Ruinart
The region of Champagne takes its name from the Latin word "campagna" meaning
_______________ or ________________. - ANS ✔✔Forested land or Open country
When did phylloxera arrive in Champagne - ANS ✔✔Around 1890
Champagne is the most northerly of all French wine regions located at what parallel? - ANS
✔✔49 ° - 49.5 ° parallel
What type of climate does Champagne have? - ANS ✔✔Continental with Maritime influences
To fight frost in Champagne vignerons use ___________ and ___________. - ANS ✔✔Smudge
pots (chaufrettes) and Sprinkler systems
The traditional grapes in Champagne from the 9th - 16th centuries were ______________ to
create vins de la montagne and _______________ to create vins de riviere. - ANS ✔✔Gouais
and Fromenteau
, Today the three primary grapes for Champagne production are? And approximately what % of
each? - ANS ✔✔Pinot Noir 38%
Pinot Meunier 34%
Chardonnay 28%
The Cote des Bar region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgean soils
The Vallee de Marne region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Pinot Meunier on marl, clay and sands
The Cote de Blancs region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Chardonnay on east-facing chalk outcroppings
The Cote de Sezanne region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Chardonnay on south-east facing chalk and clay outcroppings
Most of Champagne rests atop two primary types of chalk, what are they? - ANS ✔✔Belemnite
and Micraster
Belemnite chalk is made of fossilized? - ANS ✔✔Squid
Micraster chalk is made of fossilized? - ANS ✔✔Sea Urchins
The most prized section of a slope for vineyards in Champagne is? - ANS ✔✔Mid-slope
Flashcards
Sparkling wine made in Champagne produced by trapping the gas in the bottle without
disgorging or using a second fermentation is known as the ___________ method. - ANS
✔✔Rural Method or Ancestral Method
Who is credited with making the first sparkling wine in France near the Languedoc of Limoux in
the 1500's. - ANS ✔✔The monks of St. Hilaire
The first Champagne house established was? - ANS ✔✔Ruinart
The region of Champagne takes its name from the Latin word "campagna" meaning
_______________ or ________________. - ANS ✔✔Forested land or Open country
When did phylloxera arrive in Champagne - ANS ✔✔Around 1890
Champagne is the most northerly of all French wine regions located at what parallel? - ANS
✔✔49 ° - 49.5 ° parallel
What type of climate does Champagne have? - ANS ✔✔Continental with Maritime influences
To fight frost in Champagne vignerons use ___________ and ___________. - ANS ✔✔Smudge
pots (chaufrettes) and Sprinkler systems
The traditional grapes in Champagne from the 9th - 16th centuries were ______________ to
create vins de la montagne and _______________ to create vins de riviere. - ANS ✔✔Gouais
and Fromenteau
, Today the three primary grapes for Champagne production are? And approximately what % of
each? - ANS ✔✔Pinot Noir 38%
Pinot Meunier 34%
Chardonnay 28%
The Cote des Bar region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgean soils
The Vallee de Marne region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Pinot Meunier on marl, clay and sands
The Cote de Blancs region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Chardonnay on east-facing chalk outcroppings
The Cote de Sezanne region of Champagne is mostly planted to _______________ on
______________ soils. - ANS ✔✔Chardonnay on south-east facing chalk and clay outcroppings
Most of Champagne rests atop two primary types of chalk, what are they? - ANS ✔✔Belemnite
and Micraster
Belemnite chalk is made of fossilized? - ANS ✔✔Squid
Micraster chalk is made of fossilized? - ANS ✔✔Sea Urchins
The most prized section of a slope for vineyards in Champagne is? - ANS ✔✔Mid-slope
