Jura/Savoie/Bugey/Switzerland Flashcards
(107 cards)
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Climate in the Jura
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- Semi-Continental
- a bit like Burgundy but cooler and wetter with more jumbled terrain
- winters can be even more severe
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Soil in the Jura
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- Limestone marl soils
- blue and grey marls are especially prized for the Savagnin (aka Traminer) grape
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T or F? Château-Chalon cannot produce vin de paille
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True!
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4 appellations that can produce Vin Jaune in Jura
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- Château Chalon
- Côtes du Jura (+vin de paille)
- Arbois (+vin de paille)
- l’Etoile (+vin de paille)
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2 AOPs in Jura that can make still white, still rosé, still red, vin de paille, vin jaune
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- Côtes du Jura, Arbois
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Synonym for Savagnin in the Jura
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Naturé or Fromentin
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Main white/red/rosé grapes for Côtes du Jura and Arbois AOP
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- White: both majority savagnin, chardonnay (+pinot noir, ploussard, trousseau)
- Red/Rosé: both majority trousseau, poulsard, pinot noir (+chardonnay, savagnin)
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Vin de Paille grapes in Jura
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- Côtes du Jura and Arbois: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau
- L’Etoile: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard (Trousseau NOT allowed)
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Single commune that can be added to Arbois AOP
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Pupillon
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Years where Château Chalon NOT made
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1974, 1980, 1984, 2001
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Min alc % and aging for Vin de Paille in Jura
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- Min 14%
- 3yrs (18m in oak)
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Highest number of plantings in the Jura
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Arbois AOP
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T or F? Vin Jaune and Château Chalon AOP are both made with 100% Savagnin
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True!
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Min alc % for Vin Jaune in Château Chalon AOP, and Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile AOPs
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- Château Chalon: min 12%
- Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile: min 10.5%
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T or F? L’Etoile AOP can only make dry whites, paille and jaune (no reds)
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True!
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4 communes that can make Château Chalon
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- Château Chalon
- Menetru le Vignoble
- Nevy-sur-Seille
- Domblans
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Min and Max Alc % for Macvin du Jura AOP
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16%-22%
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Fortification/Mutage of Macvin du Jura: A) min abv % of eau-de-vie; B) the eau-de-vie must be aged ____ months prior to mutage; C) the eau-de-vie must come from this region in France
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A) 52%
B) 14m
C) Franche-Comté region
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Name of the bottle and size for Vin Jaune
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Clavelin, 62cl
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Requirements for Vin de Paille in the Jura
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- Savagnin, chardonnay, poulsard, trousseau (only these 4 grapes!!!)
- Min Alc: 14%
- Dried for min 6 weeks, 20hl/hc, pressed between christmas and february
- Min 3 yrs aging including a min 18 months in neutral wood barrels - (until Nov.15 of the 3rd year following harvest)
- may be released on December 1 of the third year following the harvest
- 100 kg of grapes give about 18l of vin de paille.
- may be labeled as Arbois, L’Etoile or Côtes du Jura
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Requirements for Vin Jaune
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- 100% Savagnin
- Min 6 years and 3 months in barrel (228l) without ouillage (topping off). (Dec 15 of the 6th year)
- may be released on January 1 of the seventh year following the harvest
- Château Chalon: min 12%
- Côtes du Jura/Arbois/l’Etoile: min 10.5%
- Aging includes min 60 months ’sous voile’ — a yeast blanquet (voile) develops on top of the wine and protects it against oxidation.
- The voile may take 2-3 years to fully develop, which is why the wines show a degree (but not total) of oxidation
- Not fortified
- May be declassified to Côtes du Jura AOP for poor vintage — 1974, 1980, 1984, 2001
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Synonym for Chardonnay in the Jura
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Gamay Blanc, Melon d’Arbois, Melon Blanc
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T or F? Pinot noir is not allowed for Vin de Paille in the Jura
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True!
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4 commune appellations in the Jura
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Arbois, Côtes du Jura, L’Etoile, Château Chalon
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T or F? Macvin du Jura AOP only makes Vin de liqueur or mistelle and can be either white, red or rosé
True!
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Potential finished alcohol for Vin Jaune results in this range
Ideally btw 13-15%
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Synonym for Savagnin in Switzerland
Heida
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What is the French name for Lake Geneva?
Lac Léman
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What is the regional Savoie AOP?
Vin de Savoie AOP
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What is the most planted white grape in Savoie?
Jacquère
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There are 16 crus in Savoie, name the ones that make only still whites and also requires a min 80% Jacquère (5)
- Abymes
- Apremont
- Cruet
- Montmélian
- Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
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Which 2 Savoie crus only allow 100% Mondeuse?
- Arbin
| - Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
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Name the only Savoie cru that can make still white and sparkling, what are the grapes?
- Ayze
| - For both styles: Min. 50% Gringet (plus max. 30% each of Altesse and Roussette d'Ayze)
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Name the 3 Savoie crus that make both still white and still red. What are the main white and red grapes?
- Chautagne
- Chignin
- Jongieux
* Whites: min 80% Jacquère
* Reds: min 90% combined Pinot Noir, Gamay and/or Mondeuse (plus Cab. Franc, Cab. Sauvignon, and Persan)
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Grapes and styles for Chignin-Bergeron cru?
Still white only, 100% Roussanne (Bergeron)
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Name the 4 Savoie crus that are Chasselas-based (min 80%), and are also on Lac Léman, in Chablais
- Crépy
- Marignan
- Marin
- Ripaille
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Which 5 crus of Savoie are clustered around Chambéry in the southerly La Cluse de Chambéry?
- Chignin
- Chignon-Bergeron
- Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré
- Apremont
- Abymes
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What is Savoie's other regional AOP?
Roussette de Savoie AOP, 100% Roussette (or Altesse)
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Synonym for Roussette
Altesse
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Which 4 communes may append their names to Roussette de Savoie AOP?
- Frangy
- Marestal
- Monthoux
- Monterminod
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Styles allowed in Seyssel AOP, in Savoie?
- White and sparkling only
- Tranquille blanc, sec, demi-sec (100% Altesse)
- Mousseux blanc (min 10% Altesse)
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Varietal requirement for Seyssel Tranquille Blanc (Sec and Demi-Sec)
100% Altesse
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Varietal requirement for Seyssel Mousseux
Min. 10% Altesse, plus Chasselas and Molette
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Bugey is East or West of Lac du Bourget?
West
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The lake near Jongieux cru and Marestal
Lac du Bourget
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Styles and varietal requirements for Bugey AOP
- Blanc: min 70% chardonnay
- Rosé: min 70% gamay+pinot noir
- Rouge: 100% Gamay, Pinot Noir, or Mondeuse
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Styles and varietal requirements for Bugey "Cerdon"
- sparkling rosé through method ancestrale
- only Gamay and Poulsard are allowed
- may not be produced solely from Poulsard
- min 2 months on lees, min 3 atm pressure
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Styles and varietal requirements for Bugey "Manicle"
- Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
| - Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
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Styles and varietal requirements for Bugey "Montagnieu"
- Vin Mousseux/Pétillant Blanc: Min. 70% combined Mondeuse, Chardonnay, and Altesse
- Red: 100% Mondeuse
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Bugey-Cerdon is made with the Ancestrale method. Name 2 other French AOPs that employ this method also
- Blanquette de Limoux Méthode Ancestrale
| - Clairette de Die-Méthode Dioise Ancestrale
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Subzones of Bugey (3)
Manicle, Montagnieu, Cerdon
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2 communes may append their names to Roussette de Bugey AOP
- Montagnieu
| - Virieu-la-Grand
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River that flows out of Lac Léman, through Savoie
Rhône
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Petite Saint-Marie is a synonym for this grape in Savoie
Chardonnay
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What is the IGP of Savoie, and what styles of wine does it cover?
- IGP Allobrogies
| - still white, red and rosé
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Which Savoie Cru was its own communal appellation until 2008?
Crépy
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What town of Savoie has its own AOP for vermouth?
Chambéry
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What Crus of Savoie lie east of La Cluse de Chambéry along the Isére river in La Combe de Savoie?
- Montmélian
- Arbin
- Cruet
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte
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The largest Vin de Savoie Cru
Jongieux
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Savoie’s only single-village appellation
Seyssel AOP
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Grapes for Crémant de Savoie
Min 40% Jacquère (min 60% combined with Altesse)….max 20% red varieties
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This lake borders Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Lake Constance (aka Bodensee in Baden, Germany)
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Where does the Rhine river start and end?
river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the Swiss Alps, flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and empties into the North Sea
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Most planted grape in Switzerland
Chasselas
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Highest vineyard in Europe is in this Swiss region
Visperterminen (Valais); across the Alps in France is Valle d'Aosta
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Synonym of Sylvaner in Switzerland
Johannisberg
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What is Chasselas called in Valais, Vaud and Geneva
- Valais: Fendant
- Vaud: Dorin
- Geneva: Perlan
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Grapes for Dole
min 85% combined pinot noir, gamay (+gamaret, merlot, syrah, garanoir...)
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Synonym for Marsanne in the Valais
Ermitage
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Synonym for Savagnin in Switzerland, and then specifically in the Valais
- Paien: Switzerland
| - Heida: Valais
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Top 3 producing cantons in Switzerland
Valais, Vaud, Geneva
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T or F? Most of Swiss wine comes from the western, French-speaking side of the country
True!
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Where is the highest vineyard in Europe?
Visperterminen (GC), Switzerland-Valais; 1150m
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The Rhône river passes through this canton ____ and then through this lake ____ and then through southeastern France
- Valais, Lake Geneva (Lac Léman)
| - Valais is the river’s northernmost appellation
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What is Vin du Glacier and what is the grape?
- a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras, aged in large barrels (meleze), made from RÈZE grape
- also called “Gletscherwein” (rock glacier wine)
- intense, sharp and resiny; similar to Sherry or Jura’s Vin Jaune
- Not a legal category, a stylistic designation
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Name the 3 Swiss GCs that allow Dôle
Vétroz, Ville de Sion, Saviése
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What 4 countries border Switzerland?
- Germany (North)
- Austria (East)
- Italy (South)
- France (West)
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What 4 French-speaking cantons produce wine in western Switzerland?
Valais, Vaud, Geneva and Neuchâtel
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The only GC where Pinot Noir and Gamay may be bottled individually, AND as Dôle to be labelled as 'Grand Cru'
Vétroz
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Amigne de Vétroz Sweetness Indicators (1 bee, 2 bees, 3 bees)
- 1 bee (sèche/trocken): 0-8 g/l
- 2 bees (légèrement/halbsuss): 9-25 g/l
- 3 bees (douce/suss): 25+ g/l
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What is the Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel in Valais?
- a label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines, created in 1996
- allowed grapes (6): ermitage (marsanne), petite arvine, amigne, johannisberg (sylvaner), malvoisie (p-gris), Paien (heida, savagnin blanc)
- min 15 yov
- min 130 Oechsle (no chaptalization)
- min Aging: 12 months in wood
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This GC is on the north shores of Lake Geneva, borders' France's Jura region
Vaud
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6 regional AOCs in Vaud GC
Lavaux, La Côte, Chablais, Vully, Côtes de l'Orbe, Bonvillars
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2 GCs within Lavaux AOC (Vaud)
Dézaley AOC, Calamin AOC
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3 “suns” or “Les Trois Soleils" of Lavaux
- what makes Lavaux and special, and what conjures some of the finest wines in the country
- Jean Rosset “the sun in the sky” — the sun that rises and falls from E to W
- Le Miroir du Lac “the sun reflected off the lake” — the vast blue water of Lac Léman becomes a mirror, reflecting light and heat on the steep slopes of Lavaux, doubling the “sunshine” that penetrates the grapes in the vyds
- Les Murs des Terrasses “the sun reflected off the vineyards’ stone walls” — stones reflecting sunlight back onto the plants from the N side of the vyds, and retaining heat by day so that even at night, the grapes are exposed to the sun’s lingering warmth
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Min % grapes in Vaud (regional, regional with commune, and Grand Cru)
- Regional: min 90%
- Regional with commune: min 60%
- Vaud Grand Cru: min 90%
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T or F? SGN, VT, and VdN are allowed for Vaud GC
True!
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Vaud Premier Cru based on the following grapes (4)
Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir and Merlot
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Vaud Traditional AOP "Salvagnin" grape blend
- Min 50% gamay, min 10% pinot noir, min 20% gamaret and/or garanoir
- Vaud's answer to Valais' Dôle
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This Swiss GC surrounds Lake Geneva
Vaud
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2 lakes in Neuchâtel canton
Neuchâtel and Bienne
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Neuchâtel allows PN for these 2 wine styles
- Oeil-de-Perdrix: Rosé of Pinot Noir
| - Perdrix Blanc: Still Blanc de Pinot Noir
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Local name for Chasselas in Neuchâtel canton
Neuchâtel
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“La Gerle” is a Neuchâtel specialty, what is the grape?
Chasselas
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Swiss canton closest to Italy (borders Lombardy) and its main grape
Ticino, Merlot
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2 subregions of Ticino
- Sopraceneri: North of Monte Ceneri
| - Sottoceneri: South of Monte Ceneri
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2 lakes in Ticino
- Lake Maggiore, closest to Sopraceneri
| - Lake Lugano, closest to Sottoceneri
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Where is the Gotthiard Massif?
- mountain range in the Swiss Alps, located at the border of 4 cantons (Valais, Ticino, Uri and Graubünden)
- where the Rhine and Rhône river both rise
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Main concern for Swiss winemakers?
Erosion, rainfall makes soil erosion the prime concern
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Synonyms for Pinot Noir in Switzerland
Blauburgunder or Clevener
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First GC in Switzerland
Salquenen/Salgesch
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First AOC in Switzerland
Geneva, 1988
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The biggest contiguous winegrowing area in Switzerland, but also the smallest wine region
- Three Lakes region (bordering Jura in France)
| - Lakes Neuchâtel, Biel, and Murten
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Valais growers use this _____ (steep channels of mountain water), to irrigate their vines since the Middle Ages
Bisses
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In Valais a style of wine is Flétri; what type of wine is it and what grape is it made from?
- Malvoisie (pinot gris)
| - strong, sweet wines from raisined grapes
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Traditional red of the La Côte region in Vaud
Servagnin grape, a local clone of pinot noir
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Biggest wine commune in Switzerland
Satigny, in Geneva
