Grapes

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Imported grapes

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Table of contents

Grape varieties

Grey

Red

White

Creation

Foreign

Indigenous

Cheese

Dessert

Fish

Glass

Meat

Pasta

Spicy

Vegetables

German-speaking Switzerland

The wine region Geneva

Three Lakes

Ticino

Valais

Vaud

A to Z

Surface (biggest to smallest)

Surface (smallest to biggest)

Z to A

Grape variety White24 HA

Aligoté

Grape variety White40 HA

Amigne

Foie gras, game terrine

Shellfish bisque

Cheese dishes

Grape variety Red19 HA

Bondola

Grilled red meats

Risottos, pasta or dishes with tomato sauce

Fruit tart

Grape variety Red83 HA

Cabernet Franc

Grilled or raw red meat (tartare, carpaccio)

Risotto, pasta with tomato sauce

Cream desserts

Grape variety Red39 HA

Cabernet Jura

Raw red meat (tartare, carpaccio)

Rockfish

Grilled vegetables

Fresh goat cheese and hard cheeses

Grape variety White405 HA

Chardonnay

Poultry in sauce

Grilled fish (swordfish, sea bream, sea bass) Shellfish (mussels, clams)

Mushrooms (morels, ceps)

Matured cheeses

Grape variety White3573 HA

Chasselas

Aperitif

Lake fish, fish with white flesh

fondue, raclette, cheese crust dishes

Grape variety White10 HA

Completer

Delicate flesh fish (turbot, sole, John Dory), crustaceans (langoustines, spider crab), ccallops

Grape variety Red157 HA

Cornalin

Lamb, grilled pork meat, roast chicken

Pasta with tomato sauce

Slightly spicy dishes

Cherry- or chocolate-based desserts

Grape variety Red130 HA

Diolinoir

Wild game (deer, roe deer, wild boar), red meat matured on the bone

Rich desserts based on chocolate, red fruits or candied fruits

Grape variety Red74 HA

Divico

Grilled red meats, game birds

Strong cheeses

Grape variety White8 HA

Divona

White-flesh fish

Slightly spicy dishes

Grape variety White37 HA

Doral

Aperitif platter (cold meats, cheeses, breadsticks)

Cheese fondue

Grape variety Red60 HA

Galotta

Grilled meats

Lightly spiced dishes

Desserts based on dark chocolate or red fruits (raspberries, cherries)

Grape variety Red435 HA

Gamaret

Grilled, roasted and braised meats

Desserts based on dark chocolate or red fruits

Grape variety Red1114 HA

Gamay

Grilled or roasted white meats

Grilled vegetables

Desserts made with red fruits

Grape variety Red230 HA

Garanoir

Grilled meats

Desserts based on dark and spicy chocolate

Grape variety White223 HA

Heida

Poultry

Seafood, shellfish, oysters

Matured hard cheeses

Grape variety White27 HA

Humagne Blanche

White-fleshed fish (Sea bass, Sea bream, Perch fillets)

Mushroom casserole

Mature hard cheeses

Grape variety Red142 HA

Humagne Rouge

Red or white meats, wild game

Vegetable tian

Desserts based on red or black fruits

Grape variety White310 HA

Johannisberg

Apéritif

Asperges

Grape variety Red1271 HA

Merlot

Grilled or raw red meat (tartare, carpaccio)

Pasta and dishes with tomato sauce or made from fresh tomatoes

Grape variety White437 HA

Müller-Thurgau

Lake fish (trout, arctic char, whitefish), seafood, shellfish

Goat cheese

Fruit salad

Grape variety White254 HA

Petite Arvine

Sweetbread

Crustaceans (langoustines, lobster)

Cheese (fondue, raclette, cheese platter)

Grape variety White238 HA

Pinot Gris

White meats

Mushroom casserole

Puff pastry desserts with pear or apple

Grape variety Red3802 HA

Pinot Noir

White meats (pork, veal), game birds (quail, duck, pigeon)

Mushroom casserole

Desserts based on red fruits or chocolate

Grape variety White27 HA

Räuschling

Lake and river fish, seafood, shellfish

Puff pastry, quiches

Grape variety White210 HA

Sauvignon blanc

Poultry

White-fleshed fish

Vegetable dips

Grape variety White223 HA

Savagning Blanc

Poultry

Seafood, shellfish, oysters

Matured hard cheeses

Grape variety White318 HA

Silvaner

Aperitif

Asparagus

Grape variety Red205 HA

Syrah

Grilled foods, grilled red meats, leg of lamb

Pasta

Chocolate-based desserts