Switzerland

Question 1

Switzerland

Answer 1

Cradled between France, Germany and Austria

A mountainous nation with states and Cantons

Question 2

Cantons of Switzerland

Answer 2

Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Ticino, Neuchâtel

Question 3

Valais

Answer 3

Most important for wine production

Question 4

What is the driest wine growing region in Switzerland?

Why?

Answer 4

Valais

The Foehn, a dry warm wind
Ample sun exposure and protection from the Alps

Question 5

What are Valais most widely produced wines?

Answer 5

Fendant (Chasselas) white

Dôle, RED a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay,

Question 6

What is Vin des Glacier

Answer 6

a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras made with Reze a indigenous variety and a specialty of Valais Canton

Question 7

What Canton borders of France’s Jura region?

Answer 7

Vaud on the north shore of Lake Geneva

Question 8

What is Chasselas called in Vaud?

Answer 8

Dorin

Question 9

6 regional AOC’s of Vaud?

Answer 9

Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, and Côtes de l’Orbe

Question 10

What is Salvagnin?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Where are the country densest plantings?

Answer 11

Lake Geneva canton

Question 12

What is Dole?

Answer 12

Dôle: Min. 85% combined Pinot Noir and Gamay,

plus Garanoir, Gamaret, Ancellotta, Diolinoir, Carminoir, Merlot, Syrah

Question 13

What is Sylvaner known locally as ?

Answer 13

locally as Johannisberg,

Question 14

Swiss wine merchants were allowed to blend imported wine into their own until 2006.
t/f?

Answer 14

true

Question 15

What are the two Grand crus of Vaud, Lavaux AOP?

Answer 15

Dézaley and Calamin

Question 16

Name two indigenous white grapes still produced?

Answer 16

Amigne of Vétroz and Petite Arvine

Question 17

What are the four French-speaking cantons

Answer 17

Valais, Vaud, Geneva, and Neuchâtel

Question 18

Lake Bodensee separates Switzerland from which other two major wine producing regions?

Answer 18

Baden

Wuttemburg

Question 19

What is the easternmost grand cru of Valais?

Answer 19

Salquenen

Question 20

Three Lakes is used as a synonym for which canton?

Answer 20

Neuchâtel

Question 21

Mandement, Entre Arve et Rhône, and Entre Arve et Lac are sub-regions of which canton?

Answer 21

Geneva

Question 22

Grand Crus of Lavaux AOC

Answer 22

Dézaley and Calamin

Question 23

Valais sits on the what Valley?

Answer 23

Rhone Valley