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Switzerland Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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What 4 countries border Switzerland?

A

France, Germany, Italy, and Austria

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What are the four national languages of Switzerland?

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French, German, Italian, and Romansch

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What are the four French-speaking cantons of Switzerland in the west?

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Valais
Vaud
Geneva
Neuchâtel

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Ticino is an Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland that specializes on what grape?

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Merlot

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What is the most cultivated white grape variety in Switzerland?

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Chasselas

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The grape Johannisberg is known as what in France?

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Sylvaner

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What are the three most planted white grapes in Switzerland?

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Chasselas, Müller-Thurgau, and Johannisberg (Sylvaner)

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What are the two most planted red grapes in Switzerland?

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Pinot Noir and Gamay

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What are two are the two most commonly found indigenous grapes of Switzerland?

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White Amigne of Vétroz
Petite Arvine (Vallee d’Aosta)

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What % of wine is consumed domestically in Switzerland?

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90% of total production

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What is the most important canton in Switzerland for wine production? What percent of the nation’s total output comes from here?

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Valais

over 40%

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What river are the vineyards of Valais clustered around making it the river’s northernmost appellation?

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Rhône River

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What is Chasselas known as in Valais? What is it called in Vaud?

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Fendant (Valais)
Dorin (Vaud)

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14
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What are the 6 regional AOCs of Vaud?

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Chablais
La Côte
Lavaux
Vully
Bonvillars
Côtes de l'Orbe
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What are the two grands crus of Vaud?

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Dézaley and Calamin

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What are the two traditional appellations for Vaud wine and their corresponding grapes?

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Dorin (Chasselas)

Salvagnin (blends of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir.

17
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What is Dôle? From Where

A

a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay
Valais

18
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Vin des Glacier?

A

Valais Specialty
Rèze, one of Switzerland’s oldest indigenous grapes
a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras

19
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What is Salvagnin

A

Blend from Vaud
lend: Min. 10% Pinot Noir, Min. 50% Gamay, Min. 20% Gamaret and/or Garanoir (crossings)

20
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Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel:

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A label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines, created in 1996
Minimum Must Weight: 130° Oechsle (no chaptalization)
Minimum Aging: 12 months in wood
Valais

21
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What is Ermitage

A

Marsanne

22
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Foehn

A

Alpine wind
warm and dry

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