Switzerland Flashcards
What is the most cultivated white grape in Switzerland
Chasselas
(fendant)
What do they call Sylvaner in Switzerland
Johannisberg
What is the most important Canton in Switzerland?
Valais
-Vineyard area is clustered along the banks of the Rhone River making this the river’s northernmost appellation
Makes over half of the country’s wine!
Describe the climate in Valais
Protected by the Alps, Valais is the driest wine growing region in Switzerland.
Ample sun exposure
Foehn winds - a dry warm wind
What wind effects Valais
The Foehn Winds
This grape is used in the production of Vin des Glaciers
Rèze -indigenous grape
Vin de Glaciers - a Maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras
Only a few parcels remain planted today
Chasselas is known locally in Vaud as what?
Dorin
(fendant in valais)
name the 6 regional AOCs of Vaud
Chablais
La Cote
La Vaux
Vully
Bonvillars
Cotes de L’Orbe
two grand crus of Vaud
Dezaley
Calamin
What is the most planted red grape in Switzerland?
Pinot Noir
T/F
Wine laws in Switzerland are set by each individual Canton, not by a national governing body
True
There are 5 major wine producing Cantons. What are they?
Geneva
Neuchatel
Ticino
Valais
Vaud
Ermitage is a synonym for what grape in the Valais?
Marsanne
Lake Bodensee separates Switzerland from which other two major wine producing regions?
Baden
Wurttemberg
Heida is a synonym for what grape in Switzerland
Savagnin
