Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss carried on drinking wine in much the same way in 2008 as in 2007, consuming 2.78 million hectolitres (1 hectolitre = 100 litres or 22 gallons) of wine, roughly 36 bottles per person for the year for the permanent population of 7.7 million. But they drank less red wine […]
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Out of town guests for New Year’s weekend? Serve Swiss!
‘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 […]
Switzerland’s 66 winning wines, part 1
l’Hebdo and GenevaLunch present Switzerland’s top wines with tasting notes, adapted in English from articles that appeared in the 13 November print version of l’Hebdo, Switzerland’s leading news magazine in French. The magazine ran a major story on the winners of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, which is Switzerland’s main wine competition, open to […]
The making of the Swiss Wine Guide
The Swiss Wine Guide 2009-2010, published 7 November 2008 – CHF39 Available in bookstores and Naville kiosks in French, German, English 450 producers listed, introductions to the six wine regions of Switzerland a co-publication of Ringier Romandie SA and Vinea, wine association based in Sierre The road to great Swiss wines today When is a […]
Running away with the prizes
This blog has suffered from lack of attention by the author for the past month for a good reason: a team of seven and I have been putting the finishing touches on the first-ever English edition of The Swiss Wine Guide, which will make its debut 7 November, produced by Vinea and published by Ringier. […]