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What is the most cultivated white grave in Switzerland?

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Chasselas

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What is the most important canton for wine production in Switzerland?

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Valais

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What are the four french speaking cantons in Switzerland that produce wine?

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Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel

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What is the italian speaking Canton in Switzerland that produces wine?

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Ticino

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What is the most planted grape in Ticino?

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Merlot

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What region in Italy borders Ticino?

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Lombardy

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What is the synonym for Chasselas in Valais?

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Fendant

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What is the synonym for Chasselas in the Vaud?

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Dorin

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What is the perfect paring for Swiss Chasselas?

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Swiss cheese fondue

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What grape is referred to as Johannisberg in Switzerland?

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Sylvaner

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What is Sylvaner referred to as in Switzerland?

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Johannisberg

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Valais’ vineyard area are clustered along the banks of what river?

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Rhone

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What is Dole?

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A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay in Valais

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What is Reze?

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One of Switzerland’s oldest indigenous grapes

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What is Vin de Glacier?

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a maderized wine stored in high altitudes Soleras made from the Reze grape.

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What grape is used for Vin de Glacier?

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Reze

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What is Malvoisie?

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Pinot Gris

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Vaud lies on the north shores of what body of water?

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Lake Geneva

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What are the six regional AOCs of Vaud?

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Chablais, La Cote, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, Cote de l’orbe

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What are the two grand crus of Vaud?

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Dezelay and Calamin

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Where is Dezelay? What is its significance?

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Dezelay is in Vaud. It is a Grand Cru

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What is Calamin? What is its significance?

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Calamin is in Vaud. It is a grand cru

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What is Salvagnin?

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

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Where is Chablais?

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Where is Vully?
Vaud
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Where is Bonvillars?
Vaud
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Where is Cote de l'orbe
Vaud
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Where is La Cote?
Vaud
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What is the name of the maderized wine that is produced in Valais?
vin de glacier
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Vin de Glacier is aged in what type of wood?
Larch
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How long is vin de glacier typically aged?
10-15 years
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What grape is more commonly used for Vin de Glacier?
Ermitage
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Where is Grimentz?
Sierra. Vin de Glacier
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Where is Sierre?
Valais. Vin de Glacier area.
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What is the preferred min. altitude for Vin de Glacier
1200 m
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Where must the wines be aged for Vin de Glacier
Val d'Anniviers in Grimentz of the Sierre district
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What is Oeil de Pedrix?
A rose specialty of switzerland produced around Neuchatel, produced mainly from Pinot Noir.
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What is the local name for Lake Geneva?
Lac Leman
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What style of wine is produced from Amigne de Vetroz?
White
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What is the principle grape of Geneva?
Gamay
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What designation was created in 2012 in the Vaud?
Premier Grands Cru status for wines based on Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir, and Merlot.
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Amgine de Vetroz is produced in what canton
Valais
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What does a bee indicate in Valais
Level of sweetness
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What are Conthey and Fully?
Grand Crus of Valais
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Where might I be if I am drinking Salvagnin? Dole?
Vaud and Valais, respectively.
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What is Fletri?
Beerenauslese style wine
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What is Charte Grain Noble Confidenciel du Valais?
Trational Dessert wine
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True or False: SGN, VT, and Vin doux Naturel can be use uder the Grand Cru label in the vaud.
False
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What is Synonym of Riesling Sylvaner?
Muller Thurgau
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What is Clevener in Valais?
Pinot Noir
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La Gerle is a designation for Neuchatel wines produced from which grape?
Chasselas
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Which grape for Perdrix Blanc?
White from Pinot Noir
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What is Heida?
Synonym of Savagnin
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In Vaud AOC, what percetage of grapes must come from the stated AOC?
90%
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Lake Bodensee separates Switzerland from where?
Baden and Wurttemberg
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The grape Amigne reaches its highest quality in which Grand Cru of Valais?
Vetroz
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What's the easternmost Grand Cru of Valais?
Salquenen

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