Calcareous soils are alkaline, composed of calcium carbonate.
Calcareous
Glossary by Letter
The Wine Grapes of Switzerland
Heida
From France’s Franche-Compté region, Heida is a rarity that is grown in the high vineyards of Visperterminen (Upper Valais) with the help of the warm Foehn winds. Probably brought into Valais by the Ligurians during their retreat into the mountains.
Gwäss
Gwäss is the German-ized name of Gouais Blanc.
Pinot Gris
Called Malvoisie in Valais, this grape has nothing to do with any of the Malvoisie varieties of the Muscat family and is another of the mutations of Pinot Noir. A vine grown in many of the Swiss areas, in Valais, Pinot Gris produces a fine sweet late harvest wine with honey overtones.
A remedy for the moroseness of old age.
Plato
