Question: What is the main white grape grown in Switzerland?
Answer: It is the early ripening native grape CHASSELAS prominent in the Vaud region. Goes by FENDANT in the driest region of Valais with those warming foehn (fohn) winds. Other names for it include DORIN, GUTEDEL, and PERLAN. Nearly all Swiss wine is consumed within Switzerland with very little exported (mainly Germany).
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