Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The opening of the 6-7 September (Saturday-Sunday) Vinea wine fair in Sierre promises its usual spectacular weather, with pleasant temperatures and sunny skies.
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Weekend update: Obama-Biden, regional events, world’s best wines
Photos, Mondial du Pinot Noir, courtesy Liam Bates. GenevaLunch is, exceptionally, bringing you a weekend bulletin, to keep pace with a busy time locally and in the world. Expect to see us back with our normal publishing schedule, including weekly highlights for events and resources, by the start of September. In world news, the New […]
Vaud weighs in with top white wines at Grand Prix du Vin Suisse
Sierre, Valais (GenevaLunch) – Vaud has surprised heavyweight Valais by taking five of the six places for nominees to the title of the country’s best Chasselas (known as Fendant in canton Valais), the white wine for which French-speaking Switzerland has traditionally been known. The six wines were nominated for three medals, with the winners to […]
Swiss 2008 vintage likely to be good wine
Changins, Nyon, Switzerland (Le Matin/ats, Fre) – With a little less than two months to go, the Swiss grape harvest is looking very promising, reports Francois Murisier at the federal research station, the man who every year makes the official prognosis for the country’s vineyards. For the most part, grapes are healthy and have had […]
Paleo boss raises a glass to local and global
“My philosophy is simple: I like the world of music, and there I think global because you have to let yourself think big enough. But I drink “local,” Daniel Rossellat smiles, raising a glass of very good Chasselas from the vineyards near Paleo, the festival he founded more than 35 years ago. “I always taste […]