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Switzerland Flashcards

1
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What is Johannisberg in Switzerland?

A

A synonym for Sylvaner

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What were the Grand Crus of the Vaud?
•Labeling requirements?
•Grape requirements?
•Must weights?

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  • Dézaley Grand Cru AOC
  • Calamin Grand Cru AOC
  • Mention of Vintage
  • Mention of the production area or commune
  • min 90% of the grapes must be from the indicated region
  • +5ºOechsle above normal required
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3
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Valais Rosé Specialties?

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Oeil-de-Perdrix
•Rosé of Pinot Noir

Dôle Blanche

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4
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What are the 2 synonyms for Heida in Switzerland?

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  • Païen

* Savagnin

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5
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Where is the Vaud located?

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  • Located on the north shores of Lake Geneva

* Borders France’s Jura

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What are the subregions of Ticino?

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  • Sopraceneri (North of Monte Ceneri)

* Sottoceneri (South of Monte Ceneri)

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7
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What is the Merlot-focused Italian-speaking canton?

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Ticino

•It borders Lombary to the south

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8
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Major lakes of Switzerland

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Lake Geneva (Lac Léman): largest freshwater lake in Western Europe
•Shared between France and Switzerland

Lake Neuchâtel

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What is Switzerland’s largest producing wine region?

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Valais

•40% of the nation’s annual production

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10
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What is Dorin?

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A synonym for Chasselas and a traditional appellation for white wine in the Vaud

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What is Malvoisie in Switzerland?

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Pinot Gris

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12
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What region of Switzerland is the most densely planted?

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Geneva

•A small canton on the SW shore of the lake

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What is Switzerland’s most cultivated white grape?

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Chasselas

•Müller-Thurgau and Johannisberg (aka Sylvaner) are also widespread

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What are the western mountains of Switzerland?

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Juran Mountains

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15
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What are Le Vin des Glacier?

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Originated in Val d’Anniviers, a valley south of Sierre/Siders or the Valais

  • Traditionally 90% Rèze and 10% Humagne Blanc, Ermitage, Petite Arvine or Malvoisie
  • Today, it is produced mainly from Ermitage
  • Aged in larch-wood barrels
  • Solera Style: Barrels are only topped up once per year
  • Must be aged in the cellars of Val d’Anniviers at high altitudes
  • The resulting wine is deliberately maderized
  • The vines are communally cultivated
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16
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When did the premier crus of the Vaud premier?

•What are they?

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  • Debuted in 2012

* Awarded to individual wines

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17
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What are Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?
•Aging requirements?
•Min Oechsle?
•Varieties?

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Label Seal of Quality for Sweet wines of the Valais
•Created in 1996

Permitted Varieties:
•Ermitage
•Petite Arvine
•Amigne
•Johannisberg (AKA Sylvaner)
•Malvoisie (AKA Pinot Gris)
•Païen (AKA Heida, Savagnin Blanc)
  • MIN Vine Age: 15 years
  • MIN 130º Oechsle (no chaptalization)
  • MIN 12 mos in wood
18
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What is L’Esprit de Genève?

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Produced by 19 winemakers who together aspire to grow the reputation of Geneva wine beyond cantonal borders
•Raised in oak
•Red blend: Gamay, Gamaret, Garanoir, plus other red varieties
•The wines are marketed in almost identical packaging

19
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River of the Valais

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Rhône River

•The Rhône River’s northernmost appellation

20
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What is Ermitage in Switzerland?

A

Ermitage

21
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What countries does Switzerland border?

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  • North: Germany
  • East: Austria
  • South: Italy (Extremely mountainous)
  • West: France
22
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Name 3 red grapes permitted in the Valais AOC.

A
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Syrah

**49 grapes (white and red) quality for Valais AOC wines, this is a partial list

23
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What are the traditional appellations of the Vaud?

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  • Dorin (Chasselas)

* Salvagnin: min 50% Gamay, 10% PN, 20% comb. Gamaret and Garanoir

24
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What are Switzerland’s top red grape varieties?

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  • Pinot Noir

* Gamay

25
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What are Goron?

A

Lesser known Valais red wines, produced from Pinot Noir and Gamay

26
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When and how was the Vaud appellation reorganized?

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As of the 2009 vintage
•26 village AOCs were condensed to 6 regional AOCs

  • Chablais
  • La Côte
  • Lavaux
  • Vully
  • Bonvillars
  • Côtes de l’Orbe

•Approved villages may be mentioned on the label

27
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What are the French-speaking cantons?

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  • Valais
  • Vaud
  • Geneva
  • Neuchâtel
28
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What is Dôle?

•Dôle Blanche?

A

Red blend under the Valais AOC
•MIN 85% comb. Pinot Noir, Gamay ++

•Dôle Blanche are red grapes vinified as a white wine

**May also be rosé

29
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What grapes required for Vaud Premiers Grands Crus wines?

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  • Wines must be based on Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir or Merlot
  • 100% of the grapes from the same terroir
  • MIN 6,000 vines/ha
  • Vines must 7+ years old
  • Manual harvesting
  • Vinification and bottling must be done in Vaud
  • Requirements for “Grand Cru” mention remain in effect, such as listing the vintage
30
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What are the specialy wines of Neuchâtel?

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  • Oeil-de-Perdrix: Rosé of Pinot Noir (Originated here but the Canton failed to protect the name.)
  • Non-Filtré: Released on the third Wednesday in January at an official tasting in the city’s town hall. Bottled without filtering the yeast.
  • Perdrix Blanc: Still Blanc de Pinot Noir
31
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Name 3 white grapes permitted in the Valais AOC.

A
  • Petite Arvine
  • Chasselas
  • Chardonnay

**49 grapes (white and red) quality for Valais AOC wines, this is a partial list

32
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What are Switzerland’s wine-producing regions?

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  • Valais (South-Central
  • Vaud (West, bordering France and north shores of Lake Geneva)
  • Geneva (southwestern-most)
  • Three Lakes’ Region (NW)
  • Swiss-German Region (NE, very large; covers the most land)
  • Ticino (SE)
33
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What are the Grands Crus of the Valais AOC?

A 
(SW to NE; along the Rhône River)
•Fully
•Conthey
•Vétroz
•Saint-Léonard
•Salquenen
34
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Which commune of the Vaud are the grand crus located in?

A

Lavaux

**Grand Crus: Dézaley, Calamin

35
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How many cantons and languages are in Switzerland?

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26 cantons

4 languages:
•German
•French
•Italian
•Romansch
36
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What is the VITI Quality Label?

•What is the only grape that may be labeled as such?

A
  • Introduced in 1948
  • Awarded by committee of experts after a careful examination of sight, smell, taste and typicity.
  • This quality label is awarded to MERLOT ONLY

**This designation is not widely used on top quality wines

37
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Oeil-de-Perdrix: Grapes

A

Pinot Noir is the only grape permitted to produces this rosé wine
•It was first used by producers in Neuchâtel

38
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What is Humagne Rouge?

A

A synonym for Cornalin in the Valais

•Native to Valle d’Aosta

39
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What wine has bees to indicate sweetness?
•Location?
•Bees and RS?

A

Amigne de Vétroz GrCru
•Valais

  • One bee: less than 8 g/l RS
  • Two bees: 9-25 g/l
  • Three bees: 25+ g/l
40
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What Grand Crus of the Valais have specific varieties that may be used?
•What varieties?

A

•Fully: Petite Arvine, Ermitage, Gamay, Syrah

Both may use PN or Gamay:
•Conthey: Fendant, CH, Cornalin
•Vétroz: Chasselas, Amigne

Switzerland MS (2 decks)

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