General Swiss information Flashcards
What is the Swiss term for states?
Cantons
What are the 4 national languages of Switzerland?
French
German
Italian
Romansch
What is the most cultivated white grape in Switzerland?
Chasselas
What is Johannisberg?
Sylvaner
Which canton is responsible for 40% of Swiss production?
Valais
What river is in Valais?
Rhone
What is Dole?
A blend primarily of Pinot Noir and Gamay
What is Vin des Glacier?
A maderized wine made from Reze, stored in high-altitude soleras.
Where is Vaud?
On the north shores of Lake Geneva
What are the 6 regional Vaud AOC?
Chablais La Cote Lavaux Vully Bouvillars Cotes de l'Orbe
Where are the most dense plantings?
Geneva
What are the 5 major producing cantons of Switzerland?
Where are they?
Valais - south, bordering Italy
Vaud - wastern corner, bordering France & Geneva
Geneva - western corner
Neuchatel - in west, northern shores of Lake Neuchatel
Ticino - south central bordering Italy
What is Fendant?
Chasselas
What is Malvoisie?
Pinot Gris
What is Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?
A label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines, created in 1996.
What are allowed varieties in Grain Noble Confidenciel?
Ermitage (Marsanne) Petite Arvine Amigne Johannisberg (Sylvaner) Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) Paien (Heida, Savagin)
What is minimum vine age/must weight/aging of Grain Noble Confidenciel?
15 years
130 Oechsle
1 year in wood
What are 5 Grand Cru of Valais?
Conthey Fully Saint-Leonard Salquenen Vetroz
What are 1-3 bee?
Sweetness indicators or Amigne de Vetroz
1 bee - less than 8 g/l
2 bees - 9-25 g/l
3 bees - 25+ g/l
What’s Vaud stated varietal minimum?
90%
What is minimum must weight of Vaud Premier Grands Cru?
Chasselas - 85 Ochsle
Gamay - 80 Ochsle
Pinot Noir - 85 Ochsle
What are 3 subregions of Geneva?
Maudement
Entre Arve et Rhone
Entre Arve et Lac
What are Neuchatel subdivisions?
La Beroche
The Coast
Entre Deux Lacs
What are the Neuchatel AOC grape varieties?
Red: Pinot Noir
Whtie: Chasselas, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muller Thurgau, Gewurztraminer
What is Oeil de perdrix?
A rosé or Pinot Noir
What is “La Gerle”?
A hod used to carry harvest
What are 2 subregions of Ticino?
Sopraceneri
Sottoceneri
Switzerland is divided into how many cantons?
23
Who planted original Dezaley vines in Vaud?
Cistercians
What is fohn?
A local wind which warms up much of the south, particularly Graubunden.
What is perhaps the most common problem for Swiss vineyard sites?
soil erosion
What does “taille a l’onglet” do?
Protects vines against spring frost
What is often employed or Eastern red wines?
carbonic maceration
What is Gutedal?
Chasselas
What is Petit Rhin?
Riesling
Where is known as the “California of Swizerland”?
Valais
What is Fletri?
Partial grape raisining
What kind of soil is in Neuchatel?
Calcareous
Who are top producers in Switzerland?
Germanier-Balavaud
Weingut Daniel & Marta Gautenbein
Bovard
