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Search Results for: Château d’Aigle

Wineries to visit in Vaud this weekend

21/05/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Vaud is having a turn at the Open Days for its wineries Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May, hot on the heels of the successful similar event in Valais. The list of 300 wineries is daunting, however, so I’ve put together a list of a small number of my favourites, cellars I am happy to […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Chasselas, Learning about wines, Open Days 2010, red, transport, Vaud, white

Valais winery Ch. Bonvin named Winery of the Year

22/10/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Charles Bonvin, one of the oldest wineries in canton Valais, and a family enterprise, was named the Swiss Winery of the Year Tuesday 21 October at a gala event in Bern. The title was awarded along with gold and silver medals and special prizes at a gala event for the Grand Prix […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Grand Prix du Vin Suisse awards

Top Swiss wines named: Grand Prix finalists, gold, silver

11/08/2014 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 72 finalists for the top awards at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the national wine awards have been announced. Wineries compete for six top slots in 12 wine categories, plus the title of Winery of the Year. The winners were named out of a field of 2,800 wines submitted […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: blends, Chasselas, Gamay, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Merlot, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, rosé, Swiss national wine competition

Mondial du Chasselas: happy wine surprises

06/07/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND /AMONG THE VINES –  The second annual world wine competition for Chasselas, a white grape variety that is well known to anyone who has enjoyed the aperitif hour in Switzerland, turned up some surprises Friday evening in Aigle, canton Vaud. The world champion at the Mondial du Chasselas is German, overtaking scores of […]

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