Swiss Wines for Cheese Fondue and Raclette
Two traditional Swiss dishes from the Swiss Alps and Jura mountain areas.
Cheese Fondue /fɔ̃dy/ is a traditional Swiss dish of melted cheese served in communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) over a portable stove. The dish was popularized in the mid-1900's with it's origins pointing to Canton Fribourg or Neuchâtel a few hundred years ago. Cheese Fondue consists of 1 or 2 or more regional cheeses, the most popular being the "moitié-moitié" (half-half in french) with a mix of Gruyère and Vacherin. Another popular mix consists of Gruyère and Emmental.
Raclette /rəˈklɛt/, a distinctive semi-hard cow milk cheese with origins in the Swiss Alps (Valais), has a history that goes back to medieval times. Raclette is also the name of the popular dish based on heating the Raclette cheese and scrapping it off the melted part.
What to Drink
An un-oaked crisp white wine.
An un-oaked light and fruity red for non-white wine drinkers.
Hot black tea (no milk) for non-wine drinkers.
Traditional:
Chasselas (called Fendant in Valais)
Alternative - dry white from the Swiss Alps:
Petite Arvine
Heida
Humagne Blanche
Amigne
Light and fruity dry red (un-oaked):
Gamay
Pinot Noir
Dôle (traditional Valais blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay)
TRADITIONAL - CHASSELAS (Fendant in Valais) |
Vint. |
Type |
Vol. |
HK$ / btl |
Org |
DOMAINE LA COLOMBE | RAYMOND PACCOT Féchy La Colombe AOC La Côte |
2017/18 |
white |
75 cl |
220 |
260 |
LUC MASSY Epesses Clos du Boux Grand Cru AOC Lavaux |
2017 |
white |
70 cl |
280 |
330 |
LUC MASSY Dézaley Chemin de Fer AOC Dézaley Grand Cru |
2017 |
white |
70 cl |
450 |
552 |
DOMAINE DU DALEY | CYRIL SEVERIN Chasselas Grande Réserve Grand Cru de Villette AOC Lavaux |
2017 |
white |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
PROVINS « Collection Chandra Kurt » Fendant du Valais AOC |
2017 |
white |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
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ALTERNATIVE INDIGENOUS DRY WHITES |
Vint. |
Type |
Vol. |
HK$ / btl |
Org |
MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPAZ GRAIN ARVINE de fully AOC Valais |
2016/17 |
white |
75 cl |
460 |
540 |
DOMAINE DES MUSES | ROBERT TARAMARCAZ Petite Arvine « Tradition » AOC Valais |
2017 |
white |
75 cl |
382 |
450 |
PROVINS « Collection Chandra Kurt » Petite Arvine du Valais AOC |
2017 |
white |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
PROVINS « Maître de Chais » Petite Arvine du Valais AOC |
2017 |
white |
75 cl |
306 |
360 |
PROVINS « Les Titans » Petite Arvine du Valais AOC |
2018 |
white |
75 cl |
357 |
420 |
PROVINS « Collection Chandra Kurt » Heida du Valais AOC |
2018 |
white |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
PROVINS « Maître de Chais » Heida du Valais AOC |
2015 |
white |
75 cl |
306 |
360 |
PROVINS « Valais Mundi » Eclat AOC Valais |
2015 |
white |
75 cl |
493 |
580 |
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ALTERNATIVE LIGHT & FRUITY DRY REDS |
Vint. |
Type |
Vol. |
HK$ / btl |
Org |
DOMAINE LA COLOMBE | RAYMOND PACCOT Pinot Noir La Colombe AOC La Côte |
2016/17 |
red |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
LUC MASSY Epesses Crêt-Bailli AOC Lavaux |
2017 |
red |
70 cl |
280 |
330 |
DOMAINE DU DALEY | CYRIL SEVERIN Pinot Noir Tradition Grand Cru de Villette AOC Lavaux |
2017 |
red |
75 cl |
365 |
430 |
MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPAZ DÔLE la liaudisaz AOC Valais |
2017 |
red |
75 cl |
290 |
340 |
MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPAZ DÔLE la liaudisaz élevage long AOC Valais |
2017 |
red |
75 cl |
325 |
380 |
PROVINS « Collection Chandra Kurt » Dôle du Valais AOC |
2017 |
red |
75 cl |
280 |
330 |
KLUS 177 Pinot Noir AOC Baselland |
2018 |
red |
75 cl |
268 |
315 |
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Traditional - Chasselas (Fendant in Valais)
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Alternative Indigenous Dry Whites
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Alternative Light and Fruity Dry Reds
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LUC MASSY Epesses Crêt-Bailli AOC Lavaux 2017
Deep red colour. Berries aromas. Supple in the first sip, it seduces by its roundness, its discreet tannins which hide behind the fruity fragrances that are complemented by spicy notes.
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MARIE-THÉRÈSE CHAPPAZ DÔLE la liaudisaz AOC Valais 2017
Clear, fresh and lovely reductive red with floral and crystalline flavors. Light, straight, fresh and fruity red, with exciting spicy flavors. Lively, crunchy.
From Swiss Wine Legend Marie-Thérèse Chappaz !
Biodynamic.
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