Switzerland

Question 1

What are Les Trois Lacs de Neuchatel?

What are Les Trois Lacs de Suisse?

Answer 1

Neuchatel
Bielersee (Bienne)
Murtensee (Morat)

in NW - delicate chasselas
oeil de perdrix PN

The 3 largest lakes in SUISSE are:

Geneva (Leman),
Constance (Bodensee),
Neuchatel

Question 2

Lake Geneva (Leman)

Answer 2

Border of France and Suisse

Savoie side: Vin de Savoie AOC’s (mostly chasselas wines)

Suisse side: Vaud Canton AOC’s on the North shore (La Cote, Lavaux, Chablais)

Question 3

What is ‘salvagnin’

Answer 3

Traditional AOC wine style of the Vaud (min. 50% gamay, min. 10% PN, min. 20% gamaret and/or garanoir)

blend of gamay, PN, gamaret, garanoir

Question 4

Dole is mainly produced in which?

Answer 4

Valais

85% combined - gamay, PN, gamaret, garanoir, merlot, syrah, diolinoir, carminoir, ancellotta

Question 5

Name 5 Crus of the Valais from West to East

Answer 5

Fully, Conthey, Vetroz, Saint Leonard, Salgesch

Question 6

What is the Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?

Answer 6

VALAIS - Quality seal for sweet wines

min. oechsle 130 (BA/Eiswein)
aged 1 year oak

petite arvine
savagnin (heida, paien) 
marsanne (ermitage)
silvaner (johannisberg) 
malvoisie (PG)
Amigne

Question 7

Which sub-regional AOC contains the 1er Grand Crus of the Vaud (?)

Answer 7

Calamin & Dezaley, Lavaux AOC (Vaud)

Question 8

What is the local name for chasselas in

a) Valais b) Vaud c) Geneva

Answer 8

a) Fendant b) Dorin c) Perlan

Question 9

Where are these subregions located:

1) Mandement
2) Bonvillars, Vully, Cote de l’Orbe
3) Vetroz

Answer 9

1) Geneve
2) Vaud
3) Valais

Question 10

Which Swiss wine region is on the southeast slopes of the Rhone Valley?

Answer 10

Valais

Question 11

What is the largest wine region in Switzerland?

Answer 11

Valais

Question 12

The following names are Swiss synonyms for which grapes

a) Heida
b) Ermitage
c) Johannisberg
d) Malvoisie
e) Paien

Answer 12

a) Savagnin
b) Marsanne
c) Silvaner
d) Pinot Gris
e) Savagnin

Question 13

What symbol indicates sweetness levels on bottles of “Amigne de Vetroz” in the Valais?

Answer 13

Une abeille (2005) 
# indicates sweetness - 
1 = trocken (0-8g/L); 
3 = suss (25g/L +)

Question 14

Amigne de Vetroz at 15 g/L is how many bees?

Answer 14

2 bees

Question 15

What is ‘vin de glacier,’ or gletscherwein?

Answer 15

Solera-style wine made in the Sierre in the Valais in the ‘Val d’Anniviers,’ traditionally made from the Reze grape, now allowed to be a blend of white grapes but must be grown and vinified in Sierre

Question 16

Name 3 traditional dishes of Suisse cuisine?

Answer 16

Cheese fondue,
Alpler Magronen (gratin)
raclette

Question 17

Perdrix Blanc

Answer 17

Neuchatel,

Pinot Noir

Question 18

What are the 3 lakes of Neuchatel?

Answer 18

Morat
Bienne
Neuchatel

Question 19

Neuchatel “Grand Cru” can only be made from what 3 grapes?

What Vaud Cru border Lac Neuchatel?

Answer 19

PN, CH, chasselas

Bonvillars
Cote de l’Orbe

Question 20

Swiss Producers

Answer 20

Caves Colloses (heida, humagne rouge, cornalin)
Baudon (fendant)
‘Caves de Tilleul’ (Vetroz - PN) - Fabienne Cotinod
Marie-Therese Chappaz (marsanne, petite arvine)
Cave de la Cote (Vaud - chasselas)

Question 21

Vaud 1er GC debut

Answer 21

2012

Question 22

Vineyard terraces in Switzerland

Answer 22

Tablars

Question 23

What is vianco?

Answer 23

merlot bianco from Ticino

Question 24

T or F Vaud is only major wine growing appellation with more whites than reds

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

No. 1 grape in Switzerland

Answer 25

PN

Question 26

What are the 4 most planted grapes in SUI

Answer 26

PN Chasselas Gamay Merlot

Question 27

Wind that influences regions of SUI

Answer 27

Foehn

Question 28

1er GC in Vaud (Geneva)

Answer 28

Calamin & Dezaley - Lavaux

Question 29

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

Answer 29

Lake at the confluence of Suisse (Thurgau - NE), Germany (Baden-Wurttemburg - SW) Austria (Vorarlberg - W) Rhine flows in from South and out in the North

Question 30

Lake Neuchatel

Answer 30

Suisse, Vaud Canton AOC’s (Bonvillars, Cote de l’Orbe, Vully)

Question 31

3 GCs of Valais

Answer 31

``` Conthey, Chamoson, Fully, Leytron, Saillon, Saint-Leonard, Salquenen, Saviese, Sierre, Ville de Sion, Visperterminen, Vetroz ```

Question 32

Which GC in Valais produces only Heida (Savagnin)?

Answer 32

Visperterminen

Question 33

What is 'vin fletri’

Answer 33

VALAIS - sweet wine made through passerillage

Question 34

Base grape for Oeil de Perdrix in Switzerland

Answer 34

PN

Question 35

Vaud GC - percentage grapes must come from there

Answer 35

90%

Question 36

Nostrano del Ticino

Answer 36

local wine made from the Bondola grape plus other reds - known as “Grotto” wine

Question 37

What is the only Swiss canton WITHOUT a wine-designated appellation?

Answer 37

Appenzell Innerhoden

Question 38

Alongside 75cl, what other bottle size is common in switzerland?

Answer 38

70cl

Question 39

What are “bisses?”

Answer 39

Irrigational channels used in mountains, esp. in Valais

Question 40

Who introduced viticulture in the Vaud?

Answer 40

Cistercian monks, 900 y.o.

Question 41

What is La Gerle?

Answer 41

Quality symbol for chasselas wines from Neuchatel - vineyard hod

Question 42

Where is Satigny?

Answer 42

Geneva