Switzerland

Question 1

5 Swiss wine cantons - greatest production to least

Answer 1

1. Valais
2. Vaud
3. Geneva
4. Ticino
5. Neuchatel

Question 2

Dôle

Answer 2

Valais
* min 51% comb. Pinot Noir/Gamay
* Garanoir, Gamaret, Ancellotta, Diolinoir, Carminoir, Merlot, Syrah

Question 3

Valais

Answer 3

1/3 of Swiss production
* Rhône River headlands
* Alps rainshadow
* Chasselas-based whites, Dôle, Vin des Glacier

Question 4

Vin des Glacier

Answer 4

Traditionally made with Rèze; specialty of Valais
* Humagne, Chasselas, Marsanne, Petite Arvine, and Malvasia
* maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras

Question 5

Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel

Answer 5

Valais; est 1996
* A label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines
* Ermitage, Petite Arvine, Amigne, Johannisberg), Malvoisie, Païen
* vine age min 15 years
* 130º Oechsle, no chaptalization
* min 12 months in wood

Question 6

Vetroz

Answer 6

Grand Cru of Valais
Chasselas, Gamay, PN, Amigne
(varietal and/or Dôle)
* Amigne de Vetroz = specialty
**1 bee (0-8g RS), 2 bees (halbtrocken, 9 - 25), Douce (25+)

Question 7

Vaud

Answer 7

North shore of Lake Geneva, bordering the Jura
* Dorin (Chasselas)
* 6 regional AOCs: Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, and Côtes de l’Orbe
* GRAND CRU: Dezaley, Calamin

Question 8

Lavaux AOC

Answer 8

Vaud canton
* home to the 2 Grand Cru: Dezalay, Calamin

Question 9

Vaud Premier Grand Cru
- varieties & rules

Answer 9

Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gamaret, and Garanoir
* production, bottling in Vaud
* hand-harvested
* higher Oechsle
* pass through a panel

Variety and viticulture, not site

Question 10

Vaud Chasselas

Answer 10

Dorin

Question 11

Salvagnin

Answer 11

Traditional Vaud blend
Min. 10% Pinot Noir, Min. 50% Gamay, Min. 20% Gamaret and/or Garanoir

Question 12

Neuchatel

Answer 12

“Three Lakes” region
Morat, Bienne and Neuchatel
* Pinot Noir, Chasselas dominate plantings

Question 13

Garanoir, Gamaret

Answer 13

Gamay x Reichensteiner

Question 14

Oeil de Perdrix

Answer 14

Specialty of Neuchatel
* Pinot Noir-based rosé

Question 15

Mandement
Entre Arve et Rhône
Entre Arve et Lac

Answer 15

subregions of Geneva

Question 16

Heida

Answer 16

Païen, Savagnin

Question 17

La Gerle

Answer 17

Neuchatel, est 1985
* label awarded to Chasselas reaching a certain quality
* awarded to top wine yearly

Question 18

Neuchatel specialties

Answer 18

• Oeil-de-Perdrix: Rosé of Pinot Noir.
• Non Filtré: 100% Chasselas. Released 3rd Wed in Jan at official town hall tasting. Bottled without filtering the yeast.
• Perdrix Blanc: Still Blanc de Pinot Noir.

Question 19

La Béroche
The Coast
Entre-deux-Lacs

Answer 19

Subdivisions of Neuchatel

Question 20

Grand Cru systems in Valais, Geneva, Vaud

Answer 20

• Geneva: Individual wines - awarded yearly
• Vaud: Dezaley, Calamin.
• Valais: 12 villages

Question 21

Amigne

Answer 21

Vetroz (Valais Grand Cru)
* sweetness indicator required 2005 on..
- 1 bee (0-8g RS)
- 2 bees (halbtrocken, 9 - 25)
- 3 bees (Douce, 25+)

Question 22

Vaud AOC’s

Answer 22

1. Lavaux AOC
   Grand Crus: Dézaley AOC, Calamin AOC
2. La Côte AOC
3. Chablais AOC
4. Vully AOC
5. Côtes de l’Orbe AOC
6. Bonvillars AOC

Question 23

Lavaux AOC Grand Crus

Answer 23

Dézaley AOC, Calamin AOC