Chasselas suíço

Switzerland's most widely planted white grape, Chasselas, creates a refreshing, dry, light-bodied white wine with subtle aromatics and flavor. The more well-crafted wines have good acidity and citrus, pretty floral notes, nice minerality, and hints of almonds. Switzerland is among few regions that bottle Chasselas as a single-varietal fine wine, even though it's one of the most widely planted white grapes in the world–including in countries such as Romania, Russia, Hungary and Chile. In France, it's mostly used to make table wine and is one of the main grapes used in Savoie production. Most of the Chasselas in Switzerland come from the cantons of Vaud, Valais, Geneva and Neuchâtel. In Valais, the wine is called Fendant, the original name for the grape that dates back to the 17th century. In 1966, Valais received a protected designation to continue calling (and labeling) the wine by its original name.