 Wines and Food Combinations
Guide by type of wine
White Wines
White - Dry, light and lively
Chasselas (floral to fruity)
The wines of the region are particularly characterized as supple, flowery to fruity character.
Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel, Lake Bienne or Valais (known as Fendant)
Suggestions: Raclette, cheese fondue, ham, rabbit, appetizers, prawn cocktail, grilled or fried fish, chicken, cold roast pork, hard cheese.
Oriental cuisine: light dishes
(Ex, maki or nigiri sushi)
Serving temperature: 7-9°C (45-48°F)
Muller-Thurgau (Riesling X Sylvaner)
Clean and perfumed
Lake Bienne, Vully, Vaud, Geneva, Valais, Eastern Switzerland,
Suggestions: appetizers, hors-d'oeuvre, sea and sauerkraut, slight young cheeses such as Emmental or Tilsit, river fish, mussels, oysters.
Oriental cuisine: light dishes
(Ex. maki or nigiri sushi)
Serving temperature: 7-9°C (45-48°F)
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