This charming little village packed with wine producers puts out the red carpet for guests for its autumn wine harvest festival – no shortage of good wines to sample, so look for your new favourite.
The hillsides around the village are steep and wooded – it’s not far from Signal de Bougy if you want to make it a day with children.
Regional, certified organic growers meet twice a year in Ferney-Voltaire for an outdoor bio market.
Wine of the week: Domaine La Colombe Rouge 2006, from the domain’s Reserve line Winery: La Colombe, Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland Blend of Garanoir, Gamaret, Gamay, and Pinot Noir Ample volume, fruity but with notes of spices, tobacco, coffee Best after 1-5 years Price: CHF25 for 75cl Where to buy: La Colombe winery. Tel: +41 21 […]
Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – This year, I promised myself in January, I will behave like a Swiss wine drinker. I will invest in some wines for the future and I will buy my wine in May or June. Foreigners in Switzerland, with the exception of the wine-minded French, of course, tend to think about […]
Some people drink wine while they watch football and if you happen to live in Switzerland, are tuning in to the game at home and looking for the right bottle, here is GenevaLunch’s recommendation: La Violette 2006, from the winery of the Association Viticole de Villeneuve at the top end of Lake Geneva. It’s a […]