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Sierre, Valais (GenevaLunch) – Vaud has surprised heavyweight Valais by taking five of the six places for nominees to the title of the country’s best Chasselas (known as Fendant in canton
Valais), the  white wine for which French-speaking
Switzerland has traditionally been known.

The six wines were nominated for three medals, with the winners to be announced in November, from among 302 Chasselas wines competing. The  Grand Prix du Vin Suisse competition has named 66 wines as nominees in 11 categories, among more than 1,800 entered by 435 Swiss producers. The categories class wine by grape variety and types of blends.

The top prizes are announced 7 November when the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse holds its annual gala awards evening. The largest number entered, 44% of the total, come from Valais, which is Switzerland’s largest wine-producing canton, with Vaud participation at 23%.

The competition has already announced that the two leading cantons are Valais, which has taken 151 gold medals and 155 silver ones, and Vaud, which has 42 gold and 77 silver.

The six named in the Chasselas category:

• Bérolon le Consul Perroy 2007, Cave du Consul, Perroy
• Château Maison Blanche 2007, Maison Blanche SA, Rolle
• Dézaley L’Ermite 2007, Pascal Fonjallaz-Spicher, Epesses
• Dézaley Sous-Marsens 2006, Cave la Cornalle, Philippe Rouge, Epesses
• Domaine des Faverges 2007, Domaine des Faverges, St Saphorin
• Fendant de St-Léonard 2007, Bétrisey Vins, St Léonard

The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse is organized by Vinum magazine and Vinea in Sierre, organizer of Switzerland’s largest wine festival (6-7 September), with Coop as a partner.