Common name in Switzerland (also Haida, Haidawein, Heiden, Heidenwein or French Païen = pagan) for the white grape variety Traminer (Savagnin Blanc). It is cultivated in vineyards at 1,100 metres above sea level between the two municipalities of Visp and Visperterminen in the canton of Valais, which are among the highest in Europe. The white wine speciality of the same name is made from this grape. The grapes ripen in an alpine climate with large temperature differences between day and night, which contributes to the intense flavour and acidity structure of the wine.
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