Switzerland

Question 1

Name for Sub regions in Switzerland

Answer 1

Canton

Question 2

French speaking cantons in Switzerland

Answer 2

Valais
Vaud
Geneva
Neuchatel

Question 3

Italian speaking Canton of Switzerland

Answer 3

Ticino

• borders Lombardy
• focuses almost exclusively on Merlot

Question 4

Most cultivated white grape in Switzerland

Answer 4

Chasselas

Question 5

White grapes of Switzerland

Answer 5

Chasselas
Muller-Thurgau
Chardonnay
Sylvaner

Question 6

Swiss name for Sylvaner

Answer 6

Johannisberg

Question 7

Red varieties of Switzerland

Answer 7

Pinot Noir
Gamay
Merlot

Question 8

Most important Canton of Switzerland

Answer 8

Valais

Question 9

Valais

Answer 9

• along banks of Rhone
• protected by the Alps
• driest winegrowing region

Question 10

Foehn

Answer 10

Warm, dry wind that provides hospitable conditions for grape growing

Question 11

Grapes of Valais

Answer 11

Fendant - Chasselas

Dole - Pinot Noir/Gamay blend

Question 12

Reze

Answer 12

one of Switzerland’s oldest indigenous grapes

Question 13

Vin des Glacier

Answer 13

maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras

Question 14

Vaud

Answer 14

on the North Shores of Lake Geneva, bordering Jura

Question 15

Vaud grapes

Answer 15

Chasselas (locally - Durin)

Salvagnin (blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, Gamaret, and Garanoir)

Question 16

Swiss Grand Crus

Answer 16

Dezaley

Calamin

Question 17

Geneva

Answer 17

• country’s densest plantings
• Chasselas & Gamay dominate
• Chardonnay and Pinot Noir gaining notoriety