swiss Flashcards
What is the most cultivated white grave in Switzerland?
Chasselas
What is the most important canton for wine production in Switzerland?
Valais
What are the four french speaking cantons in Switzerland that produce wine?
Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel
What is the italian speaking Canton in Switzerland that produces wine?
Ticino
What is the most planted grape in Ticino?
Merlot
What region in Italy borders Ticino?
Lombardy
What is the synonym for Chasselas in Valais?
Fendant
What is the synonym for Chasselas in the Vaud?
Dorin
What is the perfect paring for Swiss Chasselas?
Swiss cheese fondue
What grape is referred to as Johannisberg in Switzerland?
Sylvaner
What is Sylvaner referred to as in Switzerland?
Johannisberg
Valais’ vineyard area are clustered along the banks of what river?
Rhone
What is Dole?
A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay in Valais
What is Reze?
One of Switzerland’s oldest indigenous grapes
What is Vin de Glacier?
a maderized wine stored in high altitudes Soleras made from the Reze grape.
What grape is used for Vin de Glacier?
Reze
What is Malvoisie?
Pinot Gris
Vaud lies on the north shores of what body of water?
Lake Geneva
What are the six regional AOCs of Vaud?
Chablais, La Cote, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, Cote de l’orbe
What are the two grand crus of Vaud?
Dezelay and Calamin
Where is Dezelay? What is its significance?
Dezelay is in Vaud. It is a Grand Cru
What is Calamin? What is its significance?
Calamin is in Vaud. It is a grand cru
What is Salvagnin?
A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay, and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir produced in the Vaud
Where is Chablais?
Vaud
Where is Vully?
Vaud
Where is Bonvillars?
Vaud
Where is Cote de l’orbe
Vaud
Where is La Cote?
Vaud
What is the name of the maderized wine that is produced in Valais?
vin de glacier
Vin de Glacier is aged in what type of wood?
Larch
How long is vin de glacier typically aged?
10-15 years
What grape is more commonly used for Vin de Glacier?
Ermitage
Where is Grimentz?
Sierra. Vin de Glacier
Where is Sierre?
Valais. Vin de Glacier area.
What is the preferred min. altitude for Vin de Glacier
1200 m
Where must the wines be aged for Vin de Glacier
Val d’Anniviers in Grimentz of the Sierre district
What is Oeil de Pedrix?
A rose specialty of switzerland produced around Neuchatel, produced mainly from Pinot Noir.
What is the local name for Lake Geneva?
Lac Leman
What style of wine is produced from Amigne de Vetroz?
White
What is the principle grape of Geneva?
Gamay
What designation was created in 2012 in the Vaud?
Premier Grands Cru status for wines based on Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir, and Merlot.
Amgine de Vetroz is produced in what canton
Valais
What does a bee indicate in Valais
Level of sweetness
What are Conthey and Fully?
Grand Crus of Valais
Where might I be if I am drinking Salvagnin? Dole?
Vaud and Valais, respectively.
What is Fletri?
Beerenauslese style wine
What is Charte Grain Noble Confidenciel du Valais?
Trational Dessert wine
True or False: SGN, VT, and Vin doux Naturel can be use uder the Grand Cru label in the vaud.
False
What is Synonym of Riesling Sylvaner?
Muller Thurgau
What is Clevener in Valais?
Pinot Noir
La Gerle is a designation for Neuchatel wines produced from which grape?
Chasselas
Which grape for Perdrix Blanc?
White from Pinot Noir
What is Heida?
Synonym of Savagnin
In Vaud AOC, what percetage of grapes must come from the stated AOC?
90%
Lake Bodensee separates Switzerland from where?
Baden and Wurttemberg
The grape Amigne reaches its highest quality in which Grand Cru of Valais?
Vetroz
What’s the easternmost Grand Cru of Valais?
Salquenen