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Climate of Switzerland

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Continental

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Aspect of Switzerland

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Vines grown in valley floor, lake shore and to steep alpine foothills site
Average altitude 750 m (2460ft)
Best sites are found in south facing slopes

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Soil of Switzerland

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Glacial moraine with decomposed slate and schist

Vaud and dezaley famous for pudding stones
Chablais for limestone and marl

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Viticulture and vinification in Switzerland

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Terracing is required on steeper sites and irrigation as well in dry area such as Valais
Most vineyard work in labour intensive except for geneva where mechanical harvesting is practical

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Stylistic appellation of Valais

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Arvine 
Amigne 
Dole 
Dole blanche 
Ermitage 
Fendant 
Goron 
Heida 
Humagne blanc 
Humagne rouge 
Johannisberg 
Cornalin 
Malvoise 
Vin de pain 
Vin du glacier
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Arvine

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Old Valais variety that make richer dry white, petit Arvine adapts well to late harvest style

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Amigne

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Old valais variety mostly grown in vetroz makes smooth dry white

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Dole

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Light red from minimum 50% pinot noir and Gamay

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Ermitage

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Made from Marsanne grape in valias canton

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Goron

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Unclassified Dole made from grapes that failed to reach the minimum ripeness

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Heida

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Light off dry wines from tramini grapes

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Humagne blanc

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Wine with relatively high iron content from Valais

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Cornalin

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Indigenous variety makes dark powerful wine with a full spicy complexity from Valais

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Humagne rouge

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Old valais variety dark skin hails from Italy Valle d aosta makes big rich rustic reds

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Johannisberg

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Made from Sylvaner grape from valais region

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Malvoise

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Made from pinot Gris from Valais region

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Vin de pain

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Dry white from tramini

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Vin du glacier

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Eiswine but slightly oxidative in style

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Lavaux, la cote chablais and bonvillars

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Lavaux- chasselas softest yet fullest wine in Vaud

La cote - chasselas most floral and aromatic in Vaud

Chablais- chasselas makes more refined and mineral style

Bonvillars chasselas grown around village of cotes del orbe, vully , bonvillars lighter and delicate in style

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Cotes del orbe

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Light fresh fruity red

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Dorin

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Made from chasselas

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Salvagnin

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Blend of min 10% pinot noir and min 50% Gamay and min 20% Gamaret and garanoir

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Oeil de perdrix

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Made from free run juice of pinot noir

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Bondola

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Indigenous grape variety producing rustic wines in Ticino

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Nostrano

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Produced from bondola, friesa and bonarda normally produced from grapes failed to reach appellation standards

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Merlot del Ticino

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Made from merlot light to full bodied

Wines which have VITI classification are superior and aged for one year in oak

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Producers from Italian speaking Switzerland

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Tamborini

Valsangiacomo

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Producers from French speaking Switzerland

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Charles bonvin 
Alphanse orsat 
Maurice gay 
Luis vuignier ( Valais)
J&P Testuz ( Vaud )
Andre Reuden ( Neuchatel)
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Clevner

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Synonym for pinot noir in German speaking Switzerland

30
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Raushling

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Rare white from Zurich

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Blaurburgunder

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Synonym for pinot noir used in Germany speaking Switzerland best are made In bunder herschaff

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Completer

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Makes Auslese style wine from same grape from Graubunden

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Muller Thurgau

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The most profolic Riesling * Sylvaner created in 1882 by Dr. Hermann Muller from thurgau hence the name Muller Thurgau

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Producers from German speaking Switzerland

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Hans Schatter
Graaf von spiegelberg
Adelhein von randenburg

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Vaud premier grand cru when established

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2012

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Restriction for Vaud premier grand cru

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Hand harvesting 
Vintage dated 
Vine age min 7 yo 
Must pass tasting panel 
Grape variety permitted - Chasselas, Pinot noir , Gamay, Merlot
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VITI label

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Quality label from Ticino permitted from 1948 only awarded to merlot by a tasting panel

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Traditional appellation from Neuchatel

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Oeil de perdrix
Blanc perdrix
Non filtre- releases on third Wednesday in Jan botttled without filtering

39
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La Gerle

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Quality label for chasselas by tasting expert from Neuchatel

La gerle is the name for Hod used to carry the harvest of 100 L pressed grapes

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