SWITZERLAND

Question 1

What are the five cantons of Switzerland?

Answer 1

• Valais
• Neuchâtel
• Vaud
• Geneva
• Ticino

Question 2

Switzerland climate can be generalized as?

Answer 2

Cool climate

Question 3

Swiss Blanc des Blancs is typically produced from which grape?

Answer 3

Chasselas

Question 4

Dôle is a common blend in Switzerland that uses which two varieties as the majority of the blend?

Answer 4

min. 85% combined Pinot noir and Gamay

Question 5

Wine laws are set by each individual canton, not by a national governing body. TRUE/FALSE

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What is the most planted white grape in Switzerland?

Answer 6

Chasselas

Question 7

Switzerland is situated around and amongst which mountain range?

Answer 7

Alps

Question 8

What is the most planted red grape in Switzerland?

Answer 8

Pinot Noir

Question 9

What are the country(ies) bordering Switzerland to the south?

Answer 9

France Italy

Question 10

Switzerland is a member of the European Union and follows EU wine regulations. TRUE/FALSE

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

The grape Amigne reaches its highest quality in which Grand Cru of Valais?

Answer 11

Vétroz

Question 12

Which of the following cantons is NOT French speaking? Geneva Neuchâtel Ticino Valais Vaud

Answer 12

Ticino (Italian)

Question 13

Côtes de l’Orbe, Chablais, and Bonvillars are regional AOCs in which canton?

Answer 13

Vaud

Question 14

Clevener is a synonym for which grape in Valais?

Answer 14

Pinot Noir

Question 15

What is the most planted grape by far in Ticino?

Answer 15

Merlot

Question 16

What is the number of bees assigned to Amigne de Vétroz with a final sugar level of 15 g/l?

Answer 16

2 Bees

Question 17

Vin de Glacier was traditionally produced from which grape?

Answer 17

Rèze

Question 18

What grape is called “Perlan” in Geneva?

Answer 18

Chasselas

Question 19

What are the four French-speaking cantons?

Answer 19

Valais, Vaud, Geneva, and Neuchâtel

Question 20

The government body in charge of the Swiss appellation system:

Answer 20

OIC, has a separate title for each of the country’s three official languages: 1) Organisme Intercantonal de Certification in French 2) Interkantonale Zertifizierungsstelle in German 3) Organismo Intercantonale di Certificazione in Italian

Question 21

How is locally known Silvaner grape in Switzerland?

Answer 21

Johannisberg

Question 22

Which region is best known for its “Oeil de Perdrix”?

Answer 22

Neuchâtel or Three Lakes

Question 23

What is “Oeil de Pedrix”?

Answer 23

• a pale-pink rose wine, typically dry in style and made from Pinot Noir. The name means ‘Eye of the Partridge’, a reference to the pink hue of the bird’s eyelids.

Question 24

What is “Vins de Glacier”?

Answer 24

-A maderized wine made from Rèze grapes stored in high altitude soleras. - Specialty of Valais (Vin Jaune like)

Question 25

What are the Three lakes of Neuchâtel?

Answer 25

* -Morat * -Bienne * -Neuchâtel

Question 26

What is the wind affecting climate of Valais?

Answer 26

Föhn wind (dry and warm benefit)

Question 27

Where is produced Amigne grape?

Answer 27

Indigenous variety in Valais -Amigne-based wines tend to be full-bodied and aromatic, with citrus and stonefruit on the nose, and almond on the palate. They are vinified in a range of styles, from dry right through to syrupy and sweet.

Question 28

Amigne de Vétroz Sweetness Indicators (required from the 2005 vintage forward)

Answer 28

* 1 Bee-Sechen/Trocken- Residual sugar 0-8 g/l * 2 Bees-Legerement Douce/Halb Süss- Residual sugar 9-25 g/l * 3 Bees-Douce Süss- Residual sugar more than 25+ g/l

Question 29

Where is "Amigne de Vetroz AOC" situated?

Answer 29

Vetróz, Valais

Question 30

Riesling-Sylvaner is a crossing for which grape in German Switzerland?

Answer 30

Muller-Thurgau

Question 31

What grape variety is used to produce Oeil-de-pedrix rosé wines?

Answer 31

Pinot Noir

Question 32

What is the term for a Swiss autonomous region, similar to an autonomía in Spain or a province in Canada?

Answer 32

Canton

Question 33

Which canton has the largest production volume, making over half the country's wine?

Answer 33

Valais (50% of all Swiss wine)

Question 34

What is the dominant grape variety of Valais?

Answer 34

Pinot Noir

Question 35

Chasselas grape is called ______ in Vaud.

Answer 35

* Dorin

Question 36

Chasselas grape is called _____ in Valais.

Answer 36

* Pendant

Question 37

Chasselas grape is called _____ in Geneva.

Answer 37

* Perlan