Leytron in Valais is hosting a fête centred around Humagne, native Valais wine grape variety that calls this place home. Spectacular golden vineyards, beautiful rustic red wines.
Archives for November 2013
Brisolée autumn fête, new wines
Taste the new wines in Etoy at an autumn festival at the Cabane in the woods near Etoy
First-ever Peissy wine auction
Highlight of this year’s Fête de la St Martin to celebrat the 1,100th vintage in Peissy, on the outskirts of Geneva. Exceptional oaked wines; the wines can be tasted Friday 15-19:00 and Sat from 9-10. Eight wineries holding open house, fireworks at 18:00 Sat.
Swiss artisanal wines: great wine needs patience
Fourth in a 7-part series on the Swiss wine harvest 2013 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Wine artisan Meinrad Gaillard is quick to say making wine isn’t about money but about loving to make great wine, and the secret to that is time. Slow wine, wine that spends years in the cellar before […]
OECD’s lifestyle report, high marks for Swiss
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The OECD’s third annual “How’s Life” report focuses this year on well-being in countries in the wake of the economic crisis, particularly in the euro zone. Switzerland, which has weathered the crisis better than most of its neighbours, comes out relatively well, in fifth place in the index linked to the report. […]