German Pinots make a strong showing GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wines from Languedoc in France, Valais, Bern and Aargau won the top five awards at the Mondial des Pinots international wine contest, whose results were announced 30 August. The winners will receive their prizes Friday in Sierre, where 1,500 wines were judged earlier this month by […]
Swiss white wines, the basics
Part 1 of a 3-part mini-guide for the Vinea wine fair Reminder: Join me for a one-hour Introduction to Swiss wines and guided visit to Vinea, in cooperation with Vinea! Deadline is Wednesday night 29 August to sign up: details and registration on the GenevaLunch donations page; we will confirm your registration by return e-mail. […]
Introduction to Swiss wines in English, a Vinea first
PRESS RELEASE FROM GENEVALUNCH.COM GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss wine expert, international wine judge and GenevaLunch.com editor Ellen Wallace will be offering a 70-minute introduction to Swiss Wines and guided tour of the Vinea Swiss wines fair in English Saturday 1 September, in cooperation with Vinea. This is a first for Switzerland’s largest outdoor wine event. […]
How the cantons fare: finalists in the Swiss wine competition
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, while not a competition that pits one canton against another, serves as a kind of register for how well wines from the six main wine regions fared against those from other parts of the country. The 2012 distribution of Swiss wine finalists by region and canton […]
Best Swiss wines, national competition finalists named
Click on images to view larger GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS) finalist wines, 72 of them, were announced 22 August by Vinea, the Sierre-based organization that organizes the national wines competition. The GPVS judging took place in June, when 3,000 wines from 600 producers were assessed in blind tastings during […]