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Top Swiss wines named: Grand Prix finalists, gold, silver

11/08/2014 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: blends, Chasselas, Gamay, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Merlot, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, rosé, Swiss national wine competition

Chasselas: Vully a winner in more than one sense

04/07/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – There were some good surprises at the Mondial du Chasselas awards Friday evening 4 July at the Chateau d’Aigle in eastern canton Vaud, starting with the big winner, Domaine Chervet from Vully, with 93.2 points out of 100. The world is so used to praising the superb Chasselas wines from Lavaux (Dézaley, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: gold medals, Maison Blanche, Mondial du Chasselas, Vully, Yvorne

Five wines for Chinese visitors

24/06/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Last week I gave a presentation on Swiss wines and led a tasting session of five wines from western Switzerland  for a group of 30 Chinese managers from Harbin. They are following a three-week intensive course at the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz’s International Programme in Solothurn. Strong interest, lively discussions and wonderful questions all around. Here are […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Chamoson, Chasselas, Dôle, Domaine des Muses, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz's International Programme, Féchy, Fribourg, Henri Cruchon, Morges, Muscat, Oeil de Perdrix, Pinot Noir, Servagnin, Sierre, Valais, Vaud, Vully

Swiss wine awards: Vaud shines

29/10/2013 by Ellen Wallace

Valais cooperative Provins named Winemaker of the Year BERN, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Provins in Sion, Valais, a cooperative that is the country’s largest wine producer, walked away from the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS) awards in Bern Tuesday night with the title of Swiss Winemaker of the Year 2103 for its […]

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Out of town guests for New Year’s weekend? Serve Swiss!

31/12/2008 by Ellen Wallace

‘Tis the season for overseas guests and non-Swiss friends to drop in for a sociable drink or two. Here are some suggestions for showing off the fine wines of Switzerland. Aperitif food, uncomplicated Keep it simple – Swiss wines work well with Swiss air-dried meats and cheese platters for late afternoon or early evening. Dried […]

Filed Under: Food & dining

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