Switzerland Wine Flashcards

1
Q

Most cultivated white variety in Switzerland?

A

Chasselas

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2
Q

Name 5 cantons which produce wine?

A

Valais

Vaud

Geneva

Neuchatel

Ticino

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3
Q

Swiss Blanc des Blanc is typically produced from which grape?

A

Chasselas

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4
Q

What are the 2 Grand Crus of Vaud?

A

Dezaley

Calamin

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5
Q

What is a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir called?

A

Dole

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6
Q

What is a synonym for Chasselas in Valais?

A

Fendant

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7
Q

What is Chasselas known as in Vaud?

A

Dorin

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8
Q

What is Clevner in Switzerland?

A

Pinot Noir

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9
Q

What is Dole?

A

A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay

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10
Q

What is Salvagnin?

A

A blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir.

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11
Q

What is the most important canton for wine?

A

Valais

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12
Q

What is the most planted red grape in Switzerland?

A

Pinot Noir

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13
Q

What is the Rhone rivers most northernmost appellation?

A

Valais

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14
Q

What is Vin des Glacier?

A

A maderized wine stored in high altitude Solera - varietal is Reze

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15
Q

What other name is Sylvaner called?

A

Johannisberg

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16
Q

What varietals is used to make Vin des Glacier?

A

Reze

17
Q

Which canton borders France’s Jura region?

A

Vaud

18
Q

Which Canton has large production volume making over half the country’s wine?

A

Valais

19
Q

Valtellina Superiore are labelled what if bottled in Switzerland?

A

Stagafassli