- Buying or drinking wine is optional. Begin with the map, named labels and worked examples in the lesson.
- Have water, a notebook and the linked producer documents available. Match the wine and document edition before applying its numbers.
Level 7 · Lesson 5
Switzerland: Alpine Wine in Context
10:04C77
Before you press play
Choose your preparation track
You do not need to buy every comparison wine. Choose the track that matches your time, budget, and interest.
- If tasting, use small pours, water, breaks and a spit cup. Keep the names beside the glasses and a little of your first wine for the revisit.
- A — Louis Bovard Médinette Dézaley Grand Cru. Vaud / Lavaux · Chasselas. Document: 2023/2024 selectable page; method treated as range context. Chasselas and located terraced origin. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- B — Jean-René Germanier Petite Arvine. Valais · Petite Arvine. Document: Undated range reference. Valais white with producer sheet. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- C — Jean-René Germanier FUSIO Pinot Noir. Valais · Pinot Noir. Document: Undated technical-sheet reference. Swiss Pinot example; no exact vintage analysis. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- D — Brivio Riflessi d’Epoca. Ticino · Merlot. Document: 2019 historical technical sheet. Ticino Merlot identity and documented process. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- Follow the maps, labels and producer documents without buying or drinking wine. The video supplies worked explanations.
- Write down what the evidence establishes, what it suggests, and what remains unknown.
Taste responsibly: small pours, water, food, and spit cups are sensible equipment. Never build transport plans after the bottles are open.
Wine references for this class
Labels, technical sheets and source material
Use the named producer, wine and edition. A historical sheet or range page cannot establish the contents of another vintage.
- 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