LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - Canton Vaud's winery open days are this weekend and if there is one place sure to pull the crowds, it's the Lavaux Unesco World Heritage site with its terraced […]
Valais winery open days
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Switzerland's six wine regions each have winery open days, spread out over several weekends. Geneva and Ticino had theirs last weekend, pulling in good crowds. This […]
3 more Swiss wine regions, videos
Here are the other three Swiss wine regions, as presented by Swiss Wine Promotion in their new videos. Yesterday I posted the first three, plus my remarks. Versatile grape and lessons on […]
New Swiss Wine Promotion videos
Swiss Wine Promotion recently produced six videos on the six Swiss wine regions, and the organization has now posted them on YouTube, as well as on the group's Twitter page. Fashion and fine art […]
Giroud winery fraud accusation details reach public
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Valais wine producers are up in arms against accusations by producer Dominique Giroud that risk tarnishing the reputation of the entire industry. The IVV, wine interprofessional […]
Epesses winery joins Clos, Domaines & Châteaux
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - Domaine Croix Duplex 6 May became the 25th member of the Clos, Domaines & Châteaux group of wineries in canton Vaud.The family winery midway up the slopes of Epesses […]
Falling in love again: Vully
There are many wonderful things about wine, not least of which it allows you to keep falling in love! Occasional bouts of jealousy among the lovers is completely manageable, happily. Yesterday I fell […]
Among the vines, Cave de la Madeleine (video)
One of the best ways to learn about grape growing and winemaking is to watch it happen. An ongoing series of Swiss wine videos. […]
Winery visit gives first lizard spotting
Spring is definitely here. Surest sign spotted over the weekend during a visit to Chateau Maison Blanche in Yvorne. […]
Most intimate dining room in Switzerland
I paid a visit to Chateau Le Rosey in Bursins today, and was charmed by the entire chateau, but especially by what must be the tiniest, most intimate dining room in Switzerland. The vineyards that […]