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Switzerland Flashcards

1
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Regions of Switzerland

A 
Valais 
Vaud 
Neuchatel 
Ticino 
Aagau 
Graubunden 
St Gallen 
Schaffhausen 
Thurgau 
Zurich
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2
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Dole

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Best know red wine made from minimum of 50% pinot noir and gamay in Valais region

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Johannisberg

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White wine made from silvaner grape in Valais region

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4
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Fendant

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White from chasselas produced in Valais

It is called Dorin in nearby Vaud and Perlan in Geneva

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5
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Valais sub district and grape variety

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Sion 
Sierre 
Fully Grand Cru
St.Leonard Grand cru 
Salgesch Grand Cru 
Vetroz Grand cru

Grape variety - Pinot noir, Gamay, chasselas

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6
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Which wind benifit the Vines in Valais

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Fohn wind which is dry and warm

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Sub region of Vaud

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Chablais 
La cote 
Lavaux 
Cotes del orbe 
Vully 
Bonvillars
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8
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Lavaux sub district

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Epessess
St. Saphorin
Dezalay grand cru
Calamin grand cru

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9
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La cote sub district

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Morges
Mont sur Rolle
Nyon
Fechy

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Chabalais sub district

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Aigle

Yvorne

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11
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Cotes del orbe sub district

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SW lac neuchatel

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12
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Vully sub district

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Lac de Morat shared with fribourg

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13
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Bonvillars sub district

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N shore lac Neuchatel

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14
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Grape variety for Vaud

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White variety

Chasselas 
Pinot Gris 
Chardonnay 
Sauvignon blanc 
Viognier 
Pinot blanc

Red variety
Pinot noir
Gamay

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15
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Ticino sub district

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Sopracineri

Sottocineri

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Neuchatel Sub district

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Neuchatel
Vully
Fribourg
Bielersee

17
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Zurich sub district

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Zurich unterland
Zurich oberland
Limmattel

18
Q

Schaffhausen sub district

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Schaffhausen
Klettgau
Stein am Rhein

19
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Graubunden sub district

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Bundner Herrschafft

Bundner Rheintal

20
Q

Grain noble confidential

A

Botrytis wine from Valais
Made from single or blend of Johannisberg ( sylvanner), petit arvine, amigne , ermitage ( marsanne), malvoisie ( pinot gris), paien ( savignon )

Must be produced from vines 15 YO

130 oechsle
Oak -12 months
Alcohol -12-14%

21
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Oeil de perdrix

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Pale dry rose made from free run juice from pinot noir

Neuchatel- pinot noir
Valias- amigne and paine

22
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Vin de glacier

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Eiswine which tends to be oxidative

Valias -Reze and petit Arvine
Ticino- merlot
Zurich-Rauschling
Graubunden- Completer

23
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Salvagnin

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Light red made from pinot noir (min 85%) and Gamay from Vaud

24
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St. Saphorin, Dezaley and Epesses

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Chasselas grape variety from Vaud

Certified Sommelier (12 decks)

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