Swiss Wine, Sweet Stories | S9E5

A quick trip around Swiss wine regions, grapes, and styles, ending with fascinating bits involving a world class counterfeiter, and … the Dalai Lama? Resources from this episode: Books: The Oxford Companion to Wine [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J. & Harding J. (2015) Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, J., Harding, J., Vouillamoz, J. (2013) The World Atlas of Wine [7th Edition], Johnson, H., & Robinson, J. (2013) Websites: A: Tiny Vines - Possibly the smallest vineyard in the world, Pilley, K. (30 September 2021) https://read-a.com/small-vineyard-farinet-switzerland-dalai-lama/ All About Switzerland: Switzerland's 26 Cantons (Federal States) http://swiss-government-politics.all-about-switzerland.info/swiss-federal-states-cantons.html Federal Statistics Office: Languages https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/languages-religions/languages.html My Switzerland: Glacier Wine - The Sherry of Valais https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-us/experiences/glacier-wine-the-sherry-of-valais/ Swiss Info: Swiss Robin Hood Shows Path to True Happiness, Probert, R. (22 June 2001) https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-robin-hood-shows-path-to-true-happiness/2095106 Swiss Wine: Key figures https://swisswine.ch/en/vineyard/key-figures Wine Anorak: Some top Swiss Wines, Goode, J., (9 March 2022) https://wineanorak.com/2022/03/09/some-top-swiss-wines/ Wine Tourism: Switzerland https://www.winetourism.com/wine-regions/?country=31 Glass in Session® Episodes Mentioned in this Session: S9E3: Ice Wine/Icewine/Eiswein (Baby?) https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e3-ice-wineicewineeiswein-baby S5E4: Beaujolais Superlatives https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s5e4-beaujoais-superlatives S1E1: Fringe Wines and Flor https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s1e1-fringe-wines-and-flor Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music: "Write Your Story" by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)