In this episode of Wine World TV, I’m going deep into Swiss wine. We’ll cover everything you possibly need to know for just about any kind of exam. I consider this an example of what an episode of Somm School Advanced would be like if I ever get that channel up and running. This is a two-parter, so be sure to check out next week’s conclusion!
Links for the show:
Swiss Wine (the official marketing website) – https://swisswine.ch/en
Ticino Wine (site in Italian only) – https://www.ticinowine.ch
Le Vins Vaudois – https://www.ovv.ch/en/wine-culture-and-terroir
My Switzerland – Bündner Herrschaft – https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/destinations/buendner-herrschaft/
Wikipedia – Swiss wine – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_wine
Wikipedia – Switzerland – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland
Wikipedia – Swiss Plateau – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Plateau
Wikipedia – Lake Neuchâtel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Neuchâtel
Wikipedia – Lake Morat – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Morat
Wikipedia – Lake Biel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Biel
Wikipedia – Seeland (Switzerland) (Three Lakes) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeland_(Switzerland)
Wikipedia – Ticino – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticino
Wikipedia – Alamannia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamannia
Wikipedia – Holy Roman Empire – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire
Wikipedia – Federal Charter of 1291 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Charter_of_1291
Wikipedia – Foehn wind – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind
Wikipedia – Freisamer – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freisamer
Wikipedia – Räuschling – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Räuschling
Britannica – Climate of Switzerland – https://www.britannica.com/place/Switzerland/Climate
Office fédéral de l’agriculture (Federal Office for Agriculture) (OFAG/FAO) – https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/fr/home.html
Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland) – Statistical Data on Switzerland 2021 (downloadable PDF) – https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/catalogues-databases/publications/overviews/statistical-data-switzerland.assetdetail.15864467.html
Office fédéral de l’agriculture (Federal Office for Agriculture) (OFAG/FAO) – The wine year 2021 PDF – https://www.blw.admin.ch/dam/blw/de/dokumente/Nachhaltige%20Produktion/Pflanzliche%20Produktion/Weine%20und%20Spirituosen/Weinwirtschaftliche%20Statistik/weinjahr_2021.pdf.download.pdf/D_Weinjahr_2021.pdf
Swiss Wine (French version) – RÉPERTOIRE DES AOC SUISSES – The official list of AOPs, though they left off the Vaud 1er Crus – https://deutschschweiz.swisswine.ch/fr/vignoble/repertoire-des-aoc-suisses
Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW – (German version of the FOA) PDF of above is found here (scroll down to the link labeled Schweizerisches Verzeichnis der kontrollierten Ursprungsbezeichnungen) – https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/de/home/nachhaltige-produktion/pflanzliche-produktion/weine-und-spirituosen/weinkontrolle-.html
GuildSomm (this is a subscription site, but if you are a subscriber, then check out their study guide and compendium) – https://www,guildsomm.com
