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1
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Name of the local wind in Valais?

A

Foehn

This is a warm, dry wind providing safe conditions grape growing

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What is the Northern most AOC of the Vaud Canton?

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Vully AOC

Near the Neufchatel Lake

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What is the Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?

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Apply for Valais wine

  • Created in 1996
  • Cover only the sweet wine made via the traditional Passerillage method - vine dried grape
  • This is an association of 30 producers
  • Varieties allow: Arvine, Ermitage, Johanisberg, Malvoisie, Amigne
  • Vines must be at least 15 years old
  • Grapes must be harvested with at least 130° oechsle
  • Ageing: 12 months of ageing in wood
  • A panel tasting must be done prior any releasing

Petit Arvine, Ermitage, Johannisberg, Amigne

There is botritys

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Precise the location of the following:

Lavaux AOC

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Canton of Vaud** - Switzerland
Northern bank of the Geneva lake

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Name both sub-region of Ticino canton

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Sopranceneri: North of Monte Ceneri
Sottoceneri: South of Monte Ceneri

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Explain the following:

Dôle

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Local speciality of the** Valais**

  • 85% combined Pinot Noir and Gamay
  • Pinot Noir is the major variety of the final blend
  • Garanoir, Gamaret, Dolinoir, Carminoir, Merlot, Syrah can be added in low proportions
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7
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What are the Swiss synonym of the following varieties:

Marsanne
Sylvaner

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Marsanne - Ermitage
Sylvaner - Johannisberg

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8
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What are the Grand Cru vineyard of the Valais?

Typos: 4S CVC LSF

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From East to west

  • Sierre
  • Saint Leonard
  • Ville de Sillon
  • Contey
  • Visperterminen
  • Vetroz
  • Sion
  • Savienes
  • Chamoson
  • Leytron
  • Saillon
  • Fully
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9
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Highes altitude in Europe and its grape

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In Valais its Visperterminen GC
Sauvignon Blanc

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Synonym of Sauvignon Blanc

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Heida
Paien

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Amigne de Vetroz sweetnes levels

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1 bee - 0-8g RS
2 bees - 9-25g RS
3 bees - over 25g RS

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12
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What is Vin de Glacier

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Maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras from the grape

Reze

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13
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Which GC in Valais produces only red wine

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Salquenen GC

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Grapes of Valais canton

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35% of nations wine
5100ha
61% red - PN, Gamay, Syrah
white - Chasselas, Arvine, SB, Chard, PG

Driest canton protected by the Alps

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What are the natural features influencing the Valais region?

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Alps Mountains creates a rain shadow and display a fairly dry climate
Foehn wind: Dry warm wind blowing through and decrease the disease pressure
Rhone River: tempered the climate and avoid dramatic weather patterns

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16
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What is the most important style of wine produce on the Swiss’s Neufchâtel Canton?

Precise the grape varieties used there?

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Them cooler climate of the area it’s very suitable for the production of white wines:

Chasselas
Chardonnay
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Gewurtztraminer,
Muller-Thurgau

17
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What are the most widely grow grape varieties of the Geneva Canton?

A

Chardonnay
Chasselas
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Muller Thurgau

18
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**What is the following term referred to:

Salvagnin

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  • Local speciality of the Swiss’s Vaud Canton
  • Red wine produced from an old clone of Pinot Noir
  • Received its own AOC in 2000

min 10% PN
min 50% Gamay
min 20% Gamonet and/or Garanoir

19
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How many sub-regions are found in the Swiss’s Vaud Canton?

Can you name them?

A

6 region appellation:

  • La Côte AOC
  • Chablais AOC
  • Côte de l’Orbe AOC
  • Vully AOC
  • Bonvillars AOC
  • Lavaux AOC
    2 grand cru: Dezaley and Calamin
20
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Synonym of Pinot Noir

A

Blauburgunder
Clevner
Cortaillod

21
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Chasselas synonym in Valais, Geneva, Vaud, Germany

A

Valais - Fendant
Geneva - Perlan
Vaud - Dorin
Germany - Gutedel

22
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Regions of Switzerland

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  1. Valais - heart of the Alps
  2. Vaud - at the shores of Lake Geneva
  3. Swiss German
  4. Genava - Jura meets the Alps
  5. Ticinio - South of Alps, facing Italy
  6. 3 lakes - on the slpes of Jura
23
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Lakes of Ticino

A

Lake Lugano
Lake Maggiore

AOC Tessin

24
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Geneva sub regions

A

Mandement
Entre Arve et Rhone
Arve et Lac

25
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Neuchatel sub regions

A

La Beroche
The Coast
Entre Deux Lacs

26
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Synonym of Pinot Gris

A

MLCOIAIW

27
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THE LAND OF CHASSELAS

A

VAUD

28
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Graubunden AOC

A

Bundner Herrschaft

German speaking Switzlerland
Pinot Noir

29
Q

Neuchatel specilty

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Oeil de Perdrix: Rosé wine base on Pinot Noir Perdrix Blanc: “Blanc de Noirs” style = still white wine made from Pinot Noir grapes

30
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What is Perdrix Blanc? Where is it a local speciality?

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“Blanc de Noirs style”, = Still white wine made from Pinot Noir grapes Neufchatel Canton in Switzerland

31
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Special grape in Ticino

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Bondola (a local grape of Sopraceneri)

32
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Ticino grapes

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Bianco del Ticino: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Merlot Blanc
**Rosato del Ticino: **Made by the Saignée method. Merlot is most prevalent but Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Carminoir, Gamaret, Garanoir and Diolinoir are authorized.
**Rosso del Ticino: ** Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Carminoir, Gamaret, Garanoir, Diolinoir and Bondola (a local grape of Sopraceneri).

** Nostrano del Ticino**
“Local wine” that is often made with Bondola plus other authorized red grapes from the canton. The “Grotto” wine consumed in the typical Ticino wine pubs.

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