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1
Q

What three countries have a great influence on wines from Switzerland

A

Germany, France, and Italy

2
Q

Is there a lot of wines from Switzerland imported to the United States or United Kingdom and why?

A

No because of their high prices

3
Q

What is Dôle

A

A red wine from Switzerland that is a blend of:

Pinot Noir 🔴 - minimum 50%

Gamay 🔴

4
Q

What country is the area of Ticino in Switzerland close to?

A

Italy

5
Q

What is the main grape of production in Ticino

A

Merlot 🔴

6
Q

Johannisberg is a white wine made in Switzerland from what grape

A

Silvaner ⚪

Müller Thurgau ⚪

7
Q

Valais in Switzerland is located to what country

A

France

8
Q

What is the main grape grown in Valais

A

Chasselas ⚪

9
Q

Fendent is a white wine made from what grape

A

Chasselas ⚪

10
Q

What is Chasselas called in Vaud and Perlan in Geneva

A

Dorin

11
Q

What is the main white grape of Switzerland

A

Chasselas ⚪

12
Q

Amigne ⚪

Petite Arvine ⚪

These are indigenous grapes to what country

A

Switzerland

13
Q

How much of the wines of Switzerland is consumed domestically

A

90%

14
Q

What are he Regions called in Switzerland

A

Cantons

15
Q

How many cantons are their in Switzerland

A

26

16
Q

What is the most important canton in Switzerland and how much of the counties wine production comes from there

A

Valais - 40%

17
Q

What is the river that Valais sets off of

A

Rhône River

18
Q

What is the northern most Appellation on the Rhône River

A

Calais

19
Q

What are the main grapes of Valais

A

Fendent ⚪ - (Chasselas)

Dôle 🔴- (blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay)

20
Q

What is the name of one of switzerlands oldest indigenous grapes, that produces the rare Valais specialty “Vin des Glacier”, a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras

A

Rèze

21
Q

What is significant about the year 2010 in Vaud

A

The Vaud appellation system was simplified, bracketing the former 26 village AOC into six regional AOCs

22
Q

Chablais

La Côte

Lavaux

Vully

Bonvillars

Côtes de l’Orbe

These are the 6 regional appellations for what canton in Switzerland

A

Vaud

23
Q

What is lake that sets in the heart of Vaud

A

Lac Léman - (Lake Geneva)

24
Q

What villages can have their names placed on bottles in Switzerland

A

Only approved villages

25
Q

Dezaley

Calamin

These are the two Grand Crus for what canton and why

A

Vaud

  • Vines luxuriate in direct sunshine, glare reflected from the lake, and hear radiated by stony terraces
26
Q

What is the main soil type for Calamin

A

Clay

27
Q

What is the main soil type for Dézaley

A

Limestone

28
Q

What classification system is followed or used in Switzerland

A

The French AOC

29
Q

Blauburgunder is the synonym for what grape in Switzerland

A

Pinot Noir 🔴

30
Q

Malvoisie is the synonym for what grape in Switzerland

A

Pinot Gris ⚪

31
Q

Helda is the synonym for what grape in Switzerland

A

Sauvignon Blanc ⚪

32
Q

Gutedal is the synonym for what grape

A

Chasselas ⚪

33
Q

The most dense area of planting in Switzerland is where

A

Geneva

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