Level 7 · Lesson 5
Switzerland: Alpine Wine in Context
Required before tasting
Learn the wine, grape & idea
Meet the wine and grape, learn the governing idea and vocabulary, then read where the model stops. Complete these chapters before opening the video lesson.
The puzzle
A deeper guide to the puzzle, locate the route, learn the first grape, a worked landscape, grape focus — chasselas: pay attention to texture, wine a — louis bovard médinette dézaley grand cru, understand the process.
7 sectionsRead chapter →Move into the valley
A deeper guide to move into the valley, learn another grape, grape focus — petite arvine: acidity and aromatic range, wine b — jean-rené germanier petite arvine, add a red, grape focus — pinot noir: a familiar grape in valais.
6 sectionsRead chapter →Wine C — Jean-René Germanier FUSIO Pinot Noir
A deeper guide to wine c — jean-rené germanier fusio pinot noir, cross the divide, grape focus — merlot: follow fruit into red-wine texture, wine d — brivio riflessi d’epoca, revisit, use the method.
6 sectionsRead chapter →The line worth keepingIdentify the place and grape, connect the exact producer evidence to the wine, and separate observations from explanations.