Switzerland Flashcards
Name of the local wind in Valais?
Foehn
This is a warm, dry wind providing safe conditions grape growing
What is the Northern most AOC of the Vaud Canton?
Vully AOC
Near the Neufchatel Lake
What is the Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?
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
Precise the location of the following:
Lavaux AOC
Canton of Vaud** - Switzerland
Northern bank of the Geneva lake
Name both sub-region of Ticino canton
Sopranceneri: North of Monte Ceneri
Sottoceneri: South of Monte Ceneri
Explain the following:
Dôle
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
What are the Swiss synonym of the following varieties:
Marsanne
Sylvaner
Marsanne - Ermitage
Sylvaner - Johannisberg
What are the Grand Cru vineyard of the Valais?
Typos: 4S CVC LSF
From East to west
- Sierre
- Saint Leonard
- Ville de Sillon
- Contey
- Visperterminen
- Vetroz
- Sion
- Savienes
- Chamoson
- Leytron
- Saillon
- Fully
Highes altitude in Europe and its grape
In Valais its Visperterminen GC
Sauvignon Blanc
Synonym of Sauvignon Blanc
Heida
Paien
Amigne de Vetroz sweetnes levels
1 bee - 0-8g RS
2 bees - 9-25g RS
3 bees - over 25g RS
What is Vin de Glacier
Maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras from the grape
Reze
Which GC in Valais produces only red wine
Salquenen GC
Grapes of Valais canton
35% of nations wine
5100ha
61% red - PN, Gamay, Syrah
white - Chasselas, Arvine, SB, Chard, PG
Driest canton protected by the Alps
What are the natural features influencing the Valais region?
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
What is the most important style of wine produce on the Swiss’s Neufchâtel Canton?
Precise the grape varieties used there?
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
What are the most widely grow grape varieties of the Geneva Canton?
Chardonnay
Chasselas
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Muller Thurgau
**What is the following term referred to:
Salvagnin
- 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
How many sub-regions are found in the Swiss’s Vaud Canton?
Can you name them?
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
Synonym of Pinot Noir
Blauburgunder
Clevner
Cortaillod
Chasselas synonym in Valais, Geneva, Vaud, Germany
Valais - Fendant
Geneva - Perlan
Vaud - Dorin
Germany - Gutedel
Regions of Switzerland
- Valais - heart of the Alps
- Vaud - at the shores of Lake Geneva
- Swiss German
- Genava - Jura meets the Alps
- Ticinio - South of Alps, facing Italy
- 3 lakes - on the slpes of Jura
Lakes of Ticino
Lake Lugano
Lake Maggiore
AOC Tessin
Geneva sub regions
Mandement
Entre Arve et Rhone
Arve et Lac
Neuchatel sub regions
La Beroche
The Coast
Entre Deux Lacs
Synonym of Pinot Gris
MLCOIAIW
THE LAND OF CHASSELAS
VAUD
Graubunden AOC
Bundner Herrschaft
German speaking Switzlerland
Pinot Noir
Neuchatel specilty
Oeil de Perdrix: Rosé wine base on Pinot Noir Perdrix Blanc: “Blanc de Noirs” style = still white wine made from Pinot Noir grapes
What is Perdrix Blanc? Where is it a local speciality?
“Blanc de Noirs style”, = Still white wine made from Pinot Noir grapes Neufchatel Canton in Switzerland
Special grape in Ticino
Bondola (a local grape of Sopraceneri)
Ticino grapes
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.
