Fine blends, aromatic whites from 2014 vintage GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Gamay, Pinot Noir, Chasselas, Cabernet Franc and a blend were the official Geneva stars Wednesday evening at the canton’s annual wine awards, the Sélection des vins de Genève. The awards evening at the Hôtel de Ville shows off some of the best wines in the […]
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Swiss wine news roundup: Hublot’s winner, Vinea full, Geneva winners, Giroud
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s a busy wine news season in Switzerland. A corporate wine for watch clients; Vaud in Japan High-end watchmaker Hublot last week named Patrick Fonjallaz’s “Dézaley de L’Evêque” 2014 its 2015 wine of the year, with 1,000 bottles slated to carry the company’s name and be served to its clients. Hublot last […]
Ski slopes and Petite Arvine
Note: At the end here you’ll find an interview done with me by Tony Johnston at WRS radio in Geneva, about Petite Arvine, one of Switzerland’s most interesting “native” specialty grapes. Tony and I have agreed to talk about a Swiss wine pick of mine every three weeks. This is not a commercial agreement and […]
Valais winery Ch. Bonvin named Winery of the Year
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Charles Bonvin, one of the oldest wineries in canton Valais, and a family enterprise, was named the Swiss Winery of the Year Tuesday 21 October at a gala event in Bern. The title was awarded along with gold and silver medals and special prizes at a gala event for the Grand Prix […]
Grapes: great so far, fingers crossed
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is the latest area to declare its grapes very healthy, as we head into the critical month of September. Cantonal authorities have been testing the wine grapes and checking their health in the past few days. Guillaume Potterat, an oenologist with canton Geneva, told newspaper GHI that it’s too early to […]