Level 7 · Lesson 5
Switzerland: Alpine Wine in Context
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Grape variety
- The cultivated vine variety contributing fruit; its traits interact with site, harvest and winemaking.
- Vintage
- The harvest year. A document for one vintage does not automatically describe another.
- Origin
- The declared geographic source of a wine, interpreted through the applicable designation and evidence.
- Inference
- An explanation drawn from evidence, distinct from a direct observation or measurement.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- PETITE_SHEET — Exact producer Petite Arvine sheet linked from the range page; no unconfirmed vintage analysis.
- UNESCO — Lavaux location and terrace history; no claim of unchanged cellar practice.
- GR1 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- GR2 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- WA — Louis Bovard Médinette Dézaley Grand Cru — 2023/2024 selectable page; method treated as range context; Chasselas and located terraced origin
- WB — Jean-René Germanier Petite Arvine — Undated range reference; Valais white with producer sheet
- WC — Jean-René Germanier FUSIO Pinot Noir — Undated technical-sheet reference; Swiss Pinot example; no exact vintage analysis
- WD — Brivio Riflessi d’Epoca — 2019 historical technical sheet; Ticino Merlot identity and documented process
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.