FAMILIES OF Switzerland

With its recent adoption of the appellation contrôlée system and modernization efforts, Switzerland has emerged as a high-quality wine producer. The country's many lakes and rivers play a large role in regulating the effects of the Alps, and the many types of terrain sustain over a hundred different grape varieties, with Chasselas being the most popular. Known locally as Fendant, it is Switzerland's white wine.



For more information on Dreyfus Ashby's Swiss producers, see the family links at left.