Switzerland Flashcards
Climate of Switzerland
Continental
Aspect of Switzerland
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
Soil of Switzerland
Glacial moraine with decomposed slate and schist
Vaud and dezaley famous for pudding stones
Chablais for limestone and marl
Viticulture and vinification in Switzerland
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
Stylistic appellation of Valais
Arvine Amigne Dole Dole blanche Ermitage Fendant Goron Heida Humagne blanc Humagne rouge Johannisberg Cornalin Malvoise Vin de pain Vin du glacier
Arvine
Old Valais variety that make richer dry white, petit Arvine adapts well to late harvest style
Amigne
Old valais variety mostly grown in vetroz makes smooth dry white
Dole
Light red from minimum 50% pinot noir and Gamay
Ermitage
Made from Marsanne grape in valias canton
Goron
Unclassified Dole made from grapes that failed to reach the minimum ripeness
Heida
Light off dry wines from tramini grapes
Humagne blanc
Wine with relatively high iron content from Valais
Cornalin
Indigenous variety makes dark powerful wine with a full spicy complexity from Valais
Humagne rouge
Old valais variety dark skin hails from Italy Valle d aosta makes big rich rustic reds
Johannisberg
Made from Sylvaner grape from valais region
Malvoise
Made from pinot Gris from Valais region
Vin de pain
Dry white from tramini
Vin du glacier
Eiswine but slightly oxidative in style
Lavaux, la cote chablais and bonvillars
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
Cotes del orbe
Light fresh fruity red
Dorin
Made from chasselas
Salvagnin
Blend of min 10% pinot noir and min 50% Gamay and min 20% Gamaret and garanoir
Oeil de perdrix
Made from free run juice of pinot noir
Bondola
Indigenous grape variety producing rustic wines in Ticino
Nostrano
Produced from bondola, friesa and bonarda normally produced from grapes failed to reach appellation standards
Merlot del Ticino
Made from merlot light to full bodied
Wines which have VITI classification are superior and aged for one year in oak
Producers from Italian speaking Switzerland
Tamborini
Valsangiacomo
Producers from French speaking Switzerland
Charles bonvin Alphanse orsat Maurice gay Luis vuignier ( Valais) J&P Testuz ( Vaud ) Andre Reuden ( Neuchatel)
Clevner
Synonym for pinot noir in German speaking Switzerland
Raushling
Rare white from Zurich
Blaurburgunder
Synonym for pinot noir used in Germany speaking Switzerland best are made In bunder herschaff
Completer
Makes Auslese style wine from same grape from Graubunden
Muller Thurgau
The most profolic Riesling * Sylvaner created in 1882 by Dr. Hermann Muller from thurgau hence the name Muller Thurgau
Producers from German speaking Switzerland
Hans Schatter
Graaf von spiegelberg
Adelhein von randenburg
Vaud premier grand cru when established
2012
Restriction for Vaud premier grand cru
Hand harvesting Vintage dated Vine age min 7 yo Must pass tasting panel Grape variety permitted - Chasselas, Pinot noir , Gamay, Merlot
VITI label
Quality label from Ticino permitted from 1948 only awarded to merlot by a tasting panel
Traditional appellation from Neuchatel
Oeil de perdrix
Blanc perdrix
Non filtre- releases on third Wednesday in Jan botttled without filtering
La Gerle
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
