GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Vully is a small region familiar to Swiss lovers of fine wine, but worldwide fans of popular international wine, Syrah, will scratch their heads to hear the name – and yet a Syrah from here has just taken a surprise silver medal at the Mondial du Syrah wine […]
Search Results for: Chasselas
Vaud winery open days: tips for visits
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – If you didn’t make it Saturday to the Caves Ouvertes, Vaud’s turn for wineries’ open days, it’s not too late and it’s a good option for a wet, wet Sunday. Here’s how it works: you pay CHF15 for a glass at your first winery, keep it with you […]
Historic wine book wins another prize
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Wine Grapes, an encyclopedic and historic guide to 1,368 wine grape varieties, is notching up awards at a remarkable pace, with the latest just announced: the inaugural Fortnum & Mason award for a Drink Book, given to authors Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz Tuesday 14 May. […]
Morges wine fair, Arvinis, opens Swiss wine season
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Arvinis opens officially Wednesday evening 17 April in Morges, the unofficial start to the wine-tasting season in Switzerland. The fair, held at the CFF Halle next to the train station in Morges, attracts some 20,000 people every year during its five-day run. Visitors pay CHF35 for a glass that they carry around […]
An amazing 2004 organic white, still young and fresh
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss white wines are so often drunk young that it’s a surprise to find an older one. Chasselas vertical tastings are becoming popular, thanks to efforts by wine producers in Vaud in particular, and we now know that some of them age beautifully and within 10 years they can develop new notes […]