Three days of open house for wineries in canton Valais, and three kinds of weather: the best to sample the huge variety of wines made in this largest of Swiss wine regions! Thursday 14 May was gloriously sunny, balmy weather that was perfect for tasting the new vintage white wines, from aperitif Fendants to Heida […]
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Nuit des vieux millésimes coming up
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the highlights on the wine calendar in French-speaking Switzerland has become the night when fine restaurants couple with top wineries to offer an evening of older vintages. March 19 will be the fourth Nuit des vieux millésimes, organized by Alexandre Truffer, who is the regional editor for the Vinum wine […]
Swiss wines for Milan Expo 2015 selected
Bern announces lineup of food and wine for world expo BERN, SWITZERLAND – Completer, an old and uncommon grape variety, may be the Swiss wine that surprises and delights the most at Milan Expo 2015 this summer. But given the small amount of Swiss wine that is exported, the world fair in Italy will be […]
Swiss train ride: wines in context
BERN, SWITZERLAND – I took the train from Lausanne to Bern and back today, one of my favourite train rides in a country spoiled for traveler’s rail pleasures. I had a good cup of coffee and a giant croissant which the waiter described as a “Zurich croissant”, and I read a new book on Chasselas […]
Vineglorious! book update: reviews, sales points
A wonderful new review from Blick, one of Switzerland’s most popular magazines, by editor Alain Kunz. You’ll find it listed on the book’s page for reviews. I’ve just added new sales points to the list: in addition to buying it online you’ll find it at a number of wineries, a group that now includes Philippe […]