Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Torches light the lovely 15th-century cobblestone courtyard, once a two- or three-hour carriage ride from Geneva. A hum of voices carries from an open cellar door where soft candlelight offers a glimpse of amphoras and barrels. Upstairs, in a renovated area of the old Grand’Cour château, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin describes […]
Archives for February 2014
A standard for wine glasses
Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – You thought you could drink out of just any old wine glass, right? Wrong, and the world has now agreed on standards for wine glasses, ISO in Geneva says. Here’s the scoop: “The tasting glass consists of a cup (an “elongated egg”) supported by a stem resting on a […]
O Canada! We’re jealous of your passports
The places you’ll go! The things you’ll see! The beer you’ll drink, ahhhhh, that is, if you’re Canadian and in Sochi and have your passport handy. This is one successful marketing ploy, I’d guess, from Moleson. The video has certainly had some mileage. Here’s the story behind it from Drinks Business.
Let the harvest roll! Swiss vintage 2013
Republished from GenevaLunch.com, 13 October 2014 (more images) GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – I’ll be spending hours and hours among the vines in several cantons during the coming weeks, now that the grape harvest is well underway. Here are images from my first day out (at the end of the article), harvesting with […]
Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2014
Colour: white Grape: Chasselas Name: “Au Fosseau” Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2012 Winery: Le Capitaine Location: Begnins, canton Vaud Robe: pale gold Nose: floral, delicate Mouth: Typically mineral Remarks: The 2012 lacks some of the complexity of the 2011, but like its older brother is a wine that will keep well: drink it now and […]