General Swiss information Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Swiss term for states?

A

Cantons

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2
Q

What are the 4 national languages of Switzerland?

A

French
German
Italian
Romansch

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3
Q

What is the most cultivated white grape in Switzerland?

A

Chasselas

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4
Q

What is Johannisberg?

A

Sylvaner

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5
Q

Which canton is responsible for 40% of Swiss production?

A

Valais

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6
Q

What river is in Valais?

A

Rhone

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7
Q

What is Dole?

A

A blend primarily of Pinot Noir and Gamay

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8
Q

What is Vin des Glacier?

A

A maderized wine made from Reze, stored in high-altitude soleras.

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9
Q

Where is Vaud?

A

On the north shores of Lake Geneva

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10
Q

What are the 6 regional Vaud AOC?

A
Chablais
La Cote
Lavaux
Vully
Bouvillars
Cotes de l'Orbe
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11
Q

Where are the most dense plantings?

A

Geneva

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12
Q

What are the 5 major producing cantons of Switzerland?

Where are they?

A

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

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13
Q

What is Fendant?

A

Chasselas

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14
Q

What is Malvoisie?

A

Pinot Gris

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15
Q

What is Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?

A

A label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines, created in 1996.

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16
Q

What are allowed varieties in Grain Noble Confidenciel?

A
Ermitage (Marsanne)
Petite Arvine
Amigne
Johannisberg (Sylvaner)
Malvoisie (Pinot Gris)
Paien (Heida, Savagin)
17
Q

What is minimum vine age/must weight/aging of Grain Noble Confidenciel?

A

15 years
130 Oechsle
1 year in wood

18
Q

What are 5 Grand Cru of Valais?

A
Conthey
Fully
Saint-Leonard
Salquenen
Vetroz
19
Q

What are 1-3 bee?

A

Sweetness indicators or Amigne de Vetroz

1 bee - less than 8 g/l
2 bees - 9-25 g/l
3 bees - 25+ g/l

20
Q

What’s Vaud stated varietal minimum?

A

90%

21
Q

What is minimum must weight of Vaud Premier Grands Cru?

A

Chasselas - 85 Ochsle
Gamay - 80 Ochsle
Pinot Noir - 85 Ochsle

22
Q

What are 3 subregions of Geneva?

A

Maudement
Entre Arve et Rhone
Entre Arve et Lac

23
Q

What are Neuchatel subdivisions?

A

La Beroche
The Coast
Entre Deux Lacs

24
Q

What are the Neuchatel AOC grape varieties?

A

Red: Pinot Noir
Whtie: Chasselas, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Muller Thurgau, Gewurztraminer

25
Q

What is Oeil de perdrix?

A

A rosé or Pinot Noir

26
Q

What is “La Gerle”?

A

A hod used to carry harvest

27
Q

What are 2 subregions of Ticino?

A

Sopraceneri

Sottoceneri

28
Q

Switzerland is divided into how many cantons?

A

23

29
Q

Who planted original Dezaley vines in Vaud?

A

Cistercians

30
Q

What is fohn?

A

A local wind which warms up much of the south, particularly Graubunden.

31
Q

What is perhaps the most common problem for Swiss vineyard sites?

A

soil erosion

32
Q

What does “taille a l’onglet” do?

A

Protects vines against spring frost

33
Q

What is often employed or Eastern red wines?

A

carbonic maceration

34
Q

What is Gutedal?

A

Chasselas

35
Q

What is Petit Rhin?

A

Riesling

36
Q

Where is known as the “California of Swizerland”?

A

Valais

37
Q

What is Fletri?

A

Partial grape raisining

38
Q

What kind of soil is in Neuchatel?

A

Calcareous

39
Q

Who are top producers in Switzerland?

A

Germanier-Balavaud
Weingut Daniel & Marta Gautenbein
Bovard