Moraine is soil, rock and other debris deposited by glacial action (glacial drift).
Aargau
Information about the Swiss wine region of Aargau
Calcareous
Calcareous soils are alkaline, composed of calcium carbonate.
Aargau: wine any way you like it
Crisscrossed by rivers, dotted with hills & lakes, and including what seems like every type of soil a grapevine is capable of growing in, Aargau is the 4th largest German-speaking Swiss wine region. Read more »
Winzerfeste Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland
Annual Winzerfeste (Wine festival) in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland
September 30, 2011 (All day)
October 2, 2011 (All day)
The Wine Grapes of Switzerland
Johannisberg
Second in white wines of Valais (after Fendant). The name Johannisberg is only used in Valais; the rest of French-speaking Switzerland call it Gros Rhin. The grape used to make Johannisberg is the Grüner Sylvaner. The origin of the grape is not clear. On the one hand it strongly resembles the Roman Apianisien (loved by bees) grape, as described by Pliny the Elder in his “Historia naturalis”, on the other hand, its more likely birthplace is in Romanian Transylvania.
Rèze
Rèze is an extremely rare white variety found only in Valais. Not often produced as a varietal, Rèze is blended with other Vieux Plants of Valais. Rèze was also used to make the historic “vin des glaciers”, an amber colored wine produced in Val d’Anniviers using the solera technique.
No longer done today, one method in the past was to store Rèze in larch wood barrels, which gave the wine resinous flavor similar to the Greek Retsina, and masking some grape flavor.
Fendant
Fendant is a protected designation and may only be used in Valais for wines made from the Chasselas grape. In contrast to its native France, where it wasn’t too successful as a wine grape, the Chasselas shines in Switzerland.
Wine improves with age - I like it the older I get.
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