Micro-organisms that produce the enzymes which convert sugar into alcohol. In fermentation of grapes, yeast produces primarily ethanol and small quantities of higher alcohols and esters that give a wine its individual character
Yeast
Glossary by Letter
The Wine Grapes of Switzerland
Muskat Canelli
Muskat Canelli made its way from Italy to Valais, where it has limited production, and produces a dry white wine.
Vieux Muscat du Pays
A very old small berry Valais grape, difficult to cultivate. It is an aromatic specialty limited almost exclusively to Valais. Some clone or mutation of the Muscat is grown on almost every continent.
Altesse
More appreciated on its home turf between Lyon and Lake Geneva, it thrives in Valais
Water for oxen, wine for kings.
Spanish Proverb
