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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Swiss wines 2013: nature makes the calls
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winery Henri Cruchon in Echichens, just above the Morges Hospital, makes the kind of excellent quality and comfortable wines that let you forget life’s stresses. It’s easy for those of us who drink them to forget that when the time arrives to harvest the grapes the pressure suddenly rises sharply for everyone […]
Swiss 2013 vintage could be very good
Fed Ag station forecast is upbeat GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Cross your fingers that the weather is friendly to Swiss grapes in the next two to four weeks, as the harvest is pulled in: so far, so good for an excellent vintage, is the verdict of the Changins Federal Agriculture Research Station […]
Wine pick: Chandra Kurt, Bolle – Yvorne
ELLEN’S WINE WORLD / SWISS WINES – White wine, Chasselas. Chandra Kurt is well known in German-speaking areas as the author of a number of wine books but in particular for her annual guide to supermarket wines. She has been working with two of Switzerland’s largest winemakers to create collections of her own wines. The […]
Imprisoned by good taste: lunch with police
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – The “Semaine du goût” (taste week) at the end of September left many a good meal under our belts, but my personal favourite of the week deserves a special mention and a few photos. I had lunch with the Vaud cantonal police, a guest at their VIP table – […]