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Wines to go with Swiss game, with hunting season in swing

28/09/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Game is hugely popular in France and Switzerland this time of year, with dates for hunting deer, chamois and ibex varying slightly between cantons, but you’ll find it on restaurant tables and in grocery stores everywhere. Small game are hunted a bit later, mainly in October. For a better understanding of hunting […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: boar, civets, game, Geneva Gamay, Humagne Rouge, matching food and wine, pairing, Syrah, venison

Germans shine at Pinot Noir competition, but Spain and Valais big winners

01/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A wine from Spain and another from Valais are the big winners at the annual Mondial du Pinot Noir wine competition, the world’s only top-level competition for wines made from this widespread grape, held in Sierre. “Cortijo los aguillares”, a Pinot Noir from Ronda, Spain, from the domain of Jose […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: "Cortijo los aguillares", "Malvoisie Flétrie sur Souche", André Fontannaz, Cave de la Madeleine, Food and Drink, French wines, Geneva, German wines, Jose Antonio Itarte, Mondial du Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Ronda, Sierre, Spain, Swiss wine in English, Swiss wines, Valais, Vaud, Vétroz, Vinea, wine

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 […]

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FEATURE / Swiss Winemaker of the year 2007 named, Genevan given second prize

22/10/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first award for Swiss Winemaker of the year was given Friday evening to Diego Mathier, director of the Adrian Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar in Salquenen/Salgesch, Valais, near Sierre. This is the first year the award has been given by the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, organized by Vinum, Switzerland’s wine […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Community, Food and Drink, Swiss news

Arvinis

20/04/2007 by Ellen Wallace

Arvinis is Switzerland’s largest wine fair, a great idea that has been refined over the years. I went to the first one in 1996 and, having learned about wines in Paris, where I lived for several years, I was taken aback at the complete lack of snobbery. Switzerland may well be one of the best […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Arvinis, Morges, Swiss wines, Switzerland, wine fair, wine-tasting

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