NYON, SWITZERLAND – Nyon has just become endowed with a three-in-one lakeside food spot that promises to be an excellent addition to the growing town’s quality food options. One of my favourite restaurants from the outside (I never ate there, oddly enough) has long been the bright orange and blue Cafe Latino at the east […]
Archives for June 2011
Geneva, Vaud announce award-winning wines
GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The news was already out of the bag that 2010 will be a great vintage for wines in Switzerland but now the best producers of a great vintage are also known. The new crop of recently bottled 2010 wines as well as 2009 wines that have been maturing (and some […]
Vaud and Geneva announce cantonal wine awards
GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Selections winners for Geneva and Vaud are out, and what a fine collection of wines they are! 2010 was a good year, we keep hearing, and sampling some of the winning wines last week confirmed this for me. I’ll add my notes on some of the wines in the […]
Tips for visiting Vaud’s winery Open Days, 11-12 June
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event, with some real changes this year that promise to make it easier, more fun and a great way to learn about Switzerland’s often excellent local wines. You’ll get the most out of the visits if a) you spit out the […]
Vaud wineries planning bigger, better Open Days for the weekend (update)
Update 10:00 (link to blog with tips for visiting) LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Wine-lovers will be spoiled three times over after this weekend, with canton Vaud holding what promises to be a major new annual event on the wine calendar. Saturday and Sunday 11-12 June are open days for wineries in Vaud, with 70 percent of […]