GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here’s the list of the 66 wines that are finalists in the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2011 national wine competition, by category, in alphabetical order within each category. These are the wines I wrote about yesterday that will compete for the 33 gold and silver medals to be awarded in October, […]
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Switzerland’s top wines named in annual competition
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Gold and silver winners in Switzerland’s national wine competition, the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, have been named, and the 66 finalists for the country’s three best wines in 11 categories have been named. The Sierre-based Vinea Association, which runs the contest with Vinum, the European wine revue, published the names Monday […]
Murder of one of Switzerland’s most notable wine experts (update)
Update Monday 22 August ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – It’s with a very heavy heart that I write of the death of Barbara Meier-Dittus, age 47, the former editor of Vinum, European wine magazine based in Zurich. She was murdered Thursday night by her former companion Rui A, 43, a Portuguese chef and owner of the Pagoda […]
Vaud man given top Wine Tourist of the Year 2011 award
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Yves Paquier is a name well known in Switzerland to students of wine at hotel schools, the university at Changins near Nyon and sommeliers or others expanding their knowledge to include Swiss wines, many of whom he has taught over the years. Paquier has just been acknowledged for his significant contribution to […]
Blind tasting notes: Dame de Coeur 2010, Cave Beetschen
Wine tasting notes, Swiss rosé wines, details on Ellen’s Wine World on Facebook wine video, rosé