Morges, Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – A public-private foundation was created Monday to find a new centre that will replace the old wooden Halles CFF next to the train station in Morges. The building will be torn down and the group has already begun to study options put forward by Morges, Tolochenaz, Lully and […]
FEATURE / A year in the life of a vigneron: visiting the cellar
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a year-long series on the life of a Vaudois winemaker, or vigneron, in the Lake Geneva region. GL follows Raymond Paccot and Domaine La Colombe in Féchy from the 2006 harvest to the next one in 2007. At the end of the article you will find tips for […]
FEATURE: Swiss wine 2007 harvest hangs in the balance, could be excellent
"This could be the year of the winemaker" in Switzerland, said Francois Murisier, head of the wine section at the Changins Federal Agricultural Research Station in Nyons. All eyes will be on the skies in coming weeks, at least in the vineyards. If the weather is relatively sunny and dry for the rest of the […]
Pinot Noir, the holy grail of winemakers
Photo, top: an unusal feature at the Mondial du Pinot Noir this year was a truly blind tasting, with small groups of judges led into a darkened room where they tasted wines without the benefit of seeing them. Photo, below: much is learned about a wine simply by looking at it in the glass, watching […]
Burgundy wakes up to Swiss wine competition
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The only Pinot Noir (single grape) international wine competition, the Mondiale du Pinot Noir, kicks off in Sierre, Valais today, with Burgundy for the first time participating on a large scale. Burgundy has long dominated the market and been synonymous in the public’s mind with Pinot Noir, the grape responsible […]