GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is the latest area to declare its grapes very healthy, as we head into the critical month of September. Cantonal authorities have been testing the wine grapes and checking their health in the past few days. Guillaume Potterat, an oenologist with canton Geneva, told newspaper GHI that it’s too early to […]
Wineries
Moderate drinking, US version
I’ve posted here before on moderate drinking, using the very good New Zealand government guidelines and European measures. But I’ve had Americans say they find this confusing, given the different standards for measuring, so here are US guidelines. It’s not only possible to love wine and be a moderate drinker, but it’s the only intelligent […]
New member for Vaud’s Chateaux group
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Clos, Domaines & Châteaux group of wineries in canton Vaud has added a new member, bringing the group to 26. The Clos de L’Abbaye in Yvorne is a very special addition: it is the first publicly owned winery (the commune of Yvorne) and it is the first “clos”, or legally designated […]
Zurich hosts Memoire & Friends wine fair
Zurich Wineport is 2014 theme ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The city of Zurich is host Monday 25 August to a popular urban wine-tasting fair, the Memoire & Friends event. The fair has been organized for the past five years at the end of summer by the Mémoire des Vins Suisses group. This year’s theme is Zurich […]
Swiss national wine competition: top wines named
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 72 finalists for the top awards at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the national wine awards have been announced. Wineries compete for six top slots in 12 wine categories, plus the title of Winery of the Year. The winners were named out of a field of 2,800 wines submitted […]