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what 4 french speaking cantons of Switzerland produce most of Switzerland's wine? |
Valais
Vaud Geneva Neuchâtel |
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What Canton of Switzerland borders Lombary and what wines come from there?
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Ticino and focuses on Merlot
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What is the most cultivated grape in Switzerland?
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Chasselas |
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What are the prominent red grapes of Switzerland?
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Pinot Noir & Gamay
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What is the synonmy for Chasselas in the Valais?
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Fendant
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What is the synonym for Savagnin in Valais?
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Heida
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What is the synonmy for Marssanne in the Valais?
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Ermitage
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What are the other 2 most planted grapes of Switzerland?
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Müller-Thurgau & Sylvaner
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What is the synonym for Sylvaner in Valais?
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Johannisberg
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What are the 2 native white grapes of Switzerland?
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Amigne of Vétroz and Petite Arvine—the latter more often encountered in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta
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TorF. Switzerland has traditionally exported very little wine, with over 90% of the nation’s wines consumed at home.
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TRUE
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What is the most important canton of Switzerland?
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Valais
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What river flows thru the Valais?
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Rhône River
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What is the Rhône River's northernmost appelation?
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Valais
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What is Dôle?
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a blend of Pinot Noir & Gamay from Valais
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What are the 2 most produced wines of Valais?
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Fendant & Dôle
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What is Rèze?
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is a white Swiss wine grape variety that is primarily found around the village of Sierre in the canton of Valais in southwest Switzerland |
Rèze is almost extinct
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What is vin des glaciers?
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a sherry-style wine that utilizes a solera system of wine stored in larch wood or oak barrels that are never fully emptied with newer vintages being added to the barrels containing the older vintages
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What are the grand crus of Valais?
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Conthey
Fully Saint-Léonard Salquenen Vétroz |
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What do the bees mean on a bottle of Valais's Amigne de Vétroz?
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1 bee: less than 8 g/l of rs
2 bees: 9-25 g/l of rs 3 bees: 25+ g/l of rs |
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Where is the Vaud located?
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on the North shores of Lake Geneva, borders France’s Jura region
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What is the main grape of the Vaud?
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Chasselas
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What is the synonmy for Chasselas in the Vaud?
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Dorin
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What are the 6 regional AOP's of the Vaud?
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Chablais
La Côte Lavaux Vully Bonvillars Côtes de l'Orbe |
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What are the 2 grand crus of the Vaud?
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Dézaley & Calamin
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What year was a premier cru designation created in Vaud.
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2012
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What is Salvagnin?
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a blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir from the Vaud
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Where is the Geneva Canton located?
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southwestern shore of Lake Geneva, contains the country’s densest plantings.
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What are the 2 tradtional appelations of the Vaud?
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Dorin & Salvagnin
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What is the synonym for Chasslas in Geneva?
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Perlan
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Where can the grape Räuschling be found?
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Native Swiss grape grown on the shores of Lake Zurich
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What are the 2 sub regions of Ticino?
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Sopraceneri
Sottoceneri |
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What style wine comes from the Bonvillars sub region of the Vaud?
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restricted to chasselas as are the villages of Vully & Côtes de l'Orbe located on the shores of Lac Neuchâtel |
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What type of soil is the grand cru of the Vaud, Dézaley, known for?
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pudding stones
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What is completer?
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a rare ancient grape white variety which makes auslese-style wines from the Canton of Graubünden
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Where would find bottles labeled Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?
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Valais AOC |
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Where would find a wine with VITI Quality Label?
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Ticino Merlot only
Quality label introduced in 1948 and is awarded by a committee of experts after a careful examination of sight, smell, taste and typicity. |
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Where would find a wine labeled "La Gerle"?
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Neuchâtel quality wine for chasselas
"La Gerle" is the name of the hod used to carry the harvest that contains approximately 100L of pressed grapes. |
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What canton of Switzerland prodices Oeil-de-Perdrix?
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Neuchâtel
Rosé of Pinot Noir (Originated here but the Canton failed to protect the name.) |
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TorF. Geneva has AOC Premier Cr & Grand Cru wines?
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TRUE |
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What canton would you find a wine labeled AO?
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Geneva |
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