80 Champagne Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the traditional name for Champagne made by blending red and white wines to produce a rosé?
Answer
Rosé d’assemblage
Which Champagne style is made from grapes harvested in a single vintage year?
Answer
Vintage Champagne
Which Champagne grape is also known by the German name Spätburgunder?
Answer
Pinot Noir
What is the name of the Champagne bottle size that holds nine litres?
Answer
Salmanazar
Which Champagne subregion is especially famous for Chardonnay-dominant vineyards?
Answer
Côte des Blancs
What distinctive type of chalk is especially associated with Champagne’s vineyard soils?
Answer
Belemnite chalk
Which 1728 French royal decree allowed Champagne wine to be transported in bottles?
Answer
The decree of 1728
How many litres does a Champagne jeroboam traditionally hold?
Answer
3 litres
Which Champagne appellation style is made only from black grapes?
Answer
Blanc de noirs
Which Champagne producer is associated with the invention of the riddling rack?
Answer
Veuve Clicquot
What volume does a standard Champagne bottle contain?
Answer
750 millilitres
What is Champagne called when it is made exclusively from white grapes?
Answer
Blanc de blancs
How many litres does a standard Champagne magnum hold?
Answer
1.5 litres
What is the name of Champagne’s traditional second-fermentation method?
Answer
Méthode champenoise
Which French region gives Champagne wine its protected name?
Answer
Champagne