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1
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What is the most grown grape in Switzerland?

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Chasselas

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2
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What is the most planted red grape in Switzerland?

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Pinot Noir

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3
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Where is Dole produced?

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Valais AOC and 3 Grand Crus

Saviese Grand Cru, Valais AOC
Ville de Sion Grand Cru, Valais AOC
Vetroz Grand Cru, Valais AOC

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4
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What the rules for Dole?

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Min combined 85% Pinot Noir and Gamay

Accessory varieties - Garanoir, Gamaret, Ancellotta, Diolinoir, Carminoir, Merlot, Syrah

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5
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Which region producers over half of Switzerland’s wine?

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Valais

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6
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What grape is most commonly used to Swiss Bland de Blancs?

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Chasselas

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7
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What governing bodies determine wine laws in Switzerland?

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Canton

NOT a national governing body

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8
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Is Switzerland apart of the EU and it’s governing wine laws?

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No

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9
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What are the major lakes in eastern Switzerland?

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Geneva
Neuchatel

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10
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What % of wine production is consumed in Switzerland?

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90%

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11
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What is Savagnin called in Valais?

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Heida

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12
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What is Heida?

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A synonym for Savagnin

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13
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What canton is Lavaux AOC located in?

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Vaud

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14
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Which AOC contains Grand Crus in Vaud?

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Lavaux

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15
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List the Grand Crus in Lavaux, Vaud from west to east

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Calamin Grand Cru AOC
Dezaley Grand Cru AOC

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16
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What is canton is called Three Lakes?

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Neuchatel

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17
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When were Swiss wine merchants disallowed from blending in imported wine?

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2006

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18
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Name the AOCs in Vaud

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La Cote AOC
Lavaux AOC
Chablais AOC
Vully AOC
Cotes de l’Orbe AOC
Bonvillars AOC

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19
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What is Fendant and where is it grown?

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Chasselas

Valais and Vetroz Grand Cru in Valais

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20
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What is Dorin and where is it grown?

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Chasselas

Mandemont, Geneva

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21
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What is Perlan and where is it grown?

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Chasselas

Bonvillars AOC, Vaud

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22
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Name the Grand Crus in Valais West to east

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  1. Fully Grand Cru
  2. Saillon Grand Cru
  3. Leytron Grand Cru
  4. Chamoson Grand Cru
  5. Vetroz Grand Cru
  6. Conthey Grand Cru
  7. Saviese Grand Cru
  8. Valle de Sion Grand Cru
  9. Saint-Leonard Grand Cru
  10. Sierre Grand Cru
  11. Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
  12. Visperterminen Grand Cru
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23
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What is Ermitage and where is it grown?

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Marsanne

Valais

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24
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What are the subregions of Geneva?

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Mandement
Entre Arve et Rhone
Entre Arve et Lac

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25
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What is the major lake of East Switzerlad?

What is it’s other name?

What regions are on the side?

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Lake Bondensee

Lake Constance

Baden and Wurttemberg

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26
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What region is on the other side of Lake Geneva?

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Savoie

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27
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What language is spoken in Ticino?

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Italian

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28
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What language is spoken in the eastern 17 cantons?

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German

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29
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What are the subzones of Ticino?

What geographic feature do they Straddle?

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Sopraceneri - “North of”
Sottoceneri - “South of”

Mount Ceneri

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30
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What is the driest region in Switzerland?

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Valais

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31
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Where is the Amigne grape grown?

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Valais AOC & Vetroz Grand Cru Valais

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32
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What is Salvagnin and where is it produced?

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Minimum 50% Gamay, 20% Garmaret and/or Garanoir, 10% Pinot Noir

Vaud

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33
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What % of grapes must come from the stated AOC in Vaud?

34
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What is Perdrix Blanc and where is it made?

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Still white wine made from Pinot Noir

Neuchatel

35
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What is Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel and where is it made?

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A quality designation for traditional sweet wines
- Created in 1996
- Malvosie (PG) & Paein (Savagnin)
- 15 year min vine age
- 130 degrees Oechsle
- Cannot be chaptalized
- min 12 months in wood

Valais

36
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What is Paein and where is it grown?

A

Savagnin

Valais

37
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What is VITI and where is it made?

A

Quality Label for Merlot

Ticino

38
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Name 2 cantons in Northeastern Switzerland

A

Schaffhausen
Graubünden

39
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What is Fletri similar to?

A

Beerenauslese

40
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Where is the Premiere Grand Cru designation used?

What grapes are allowed?

What are the rules?

A

Vaud

Chasselas
Gamay
Pinot Noir
Merlot

Award to individual wines
Vintage date
Hand-harvest

41
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What canton produces Selection de Grains Nobles, Vendage Tardive and Vin Doux Naturel?

A

Vaud and Valais

42
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What is Oeil-de-Perdrix and where is made?

A

Still Rose of Pinot Noir

Neuchatel

43
Q

How is Grand Cru awarded in Geneva?

A

By a tasting panel, year by year, wine by wine

44
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What is Cornalin and where is it grown?

A

A red grape

Valais

45
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What Valais Grand Crus allow Cornalin?

A

Conthey Grand Cru
Leytron Grand Cru
Saillon Grand Cru
Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
Sierre Grand Cru

46
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What is Humagne and where is grown?

A

A white grape and red grape - Humagne Blanc and Humagne Rouge

Valais

47
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What Valais Grand Crus allows Humagne?

A

Leytron - Humagne Blanc & Rouge
Saillon - Humagne Rouge

48
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What is Vin de Glacier and where is it made?

A

Maderized wine from rare, native Reze grape
Stored in high altitude soleras

Valais

49
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What is Foehn?

A

A warm, dry wind in Valais

50
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What La Gerle and where is it made?

A

Quality label for Chasselas
- Awarded by tasting panel
- Named after the “hod” used to carry the harvest containing 100L of pressed grapes

Neuchatel

51
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What is La Gerle d’Or?

A

Award for the best wine at the La Gerle annual tasting

52
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What is Clevener and where is grown?

A

Pinot Noir

Valais

53
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Where is Lake Bienne?

54
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Describe the sweetness indicators for Amigne de Vetroz?

A

One bee (Sèche/Trocken): 0-8 g/l residual sugar
Two bees (Légèrement Douce/Halb Süss): 9-25 g/l of residual sugar
Three bees (Douce/Süss): 25+ g/l of residual sugar

55
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What is Muller-Thurgau called in German Switzerland?

A

Riesling-Sylvaner

56
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Syrah?

A

Chamoson Grand Cru
Fully Grand Cru
Saillon Grand Cru
Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
Sierre Grand Cru
Ville de Sion Grand Cru

57
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Conthey Grand Cru

58
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Chasselas?

A

Conthey Grand Cru
Leytron Grand Cru
Saint-Leonard Grand Cru
Saviese Grand Cru
Ville de Sion Grand Cru
Vetroz Grand Cru

59
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Pinot Noir?

A

Conthey Grand Cru
Chamoson Grand Cru
Saint-Leonard Grand Cru
Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
Saviese Grand Cru
Ville de Sion Grand Cru
Vetroz Grand Cru

60
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Cornalin?

A

Conthey Grand Cru
Leytron Grand Cru
Saillon Grand Cru
Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
Sierre Grand Cru

61
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Johannisberg?

A

Chamoson Grand Cru

62
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Petite Arvine?

A

Chamoson Grand Cru
Fully Grand Cru
Saillon Grand Cru
Sierre Grand Cru

63
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Gamay?

A

Fully Grand Cru
Salquenen/Salgesch Grand Cru
Saviese Grand Cru
Vetroz Grand Cru

64
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Ermitage?

A

Fully Grand Cru
Sierre Grand Cru
Ville de Sion Grand Cru

65
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What Grand Crus in Valais allow Savagnin Blanc?

A

Visperterminen Grand Cru

66
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What grapes are allowed in Calamin Grand Cru?

67
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What grapes are allowed in Dezaley Grand Cru?

A

Chasselas
Marsanne
Chardonnay
White Blends

Pinot Noir
Gamay
Garanoir
Gamaret
Merlot
Syrah
Red Blends

68
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Who is this producer and where are they located?

A

Weingut Daniel & Marta Gantenberin

Graubunden

69
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Who is this producer and where are they located?

A

Weingut Donatsch

Graubunden

70
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Who is this producer and where is this wine from?

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Marie-Therese Chappaz

Fully Grand Cru, Valais AOC

71
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Who is this producer and where is this wine from?

A

Jean-Rene Germanier

Valais

72
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Who is this producer and where is this wine from?

A

Weingut zur Sonne-Obretch

Graubunden

73
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Who is this producer and where is this wine from?

A

Adrian et Diego Mathier

Salquenen Grand Cru, Valais AOC

74
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Who is this producer?

75
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Who is this producer?

76
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Who is this producer?

A

Domaine de la Rocchette

77
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Who is this producer?

A

Louis Bouvard

78
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Who is this producer?

A

Louis Philippe Porchet

79
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Who is this producer?

A

Les Freres Dubois Dezaley

80
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Who is this producer?

81
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Who is this producer?

A

Domaine Denis Mercier

82
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Who is this producer?

A

Valais Mundi

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