Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Ring out the new, bring in the old*! Winemakers have been singing this verse for centuries, almost as long as they have been making wine. The world in a glass of wine: nature, your friends, the food on your table, history, your surroundings. Vinea 2007, Sierre, Valais. The love of […]
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Swiss Syrah takes world stage
19 November: Valais vineyards lie below snow-covered Alps. Six of the world’s top-rated Syrah wines are grown in this area (view: Sion/Saviese, click to view larger) Lovers of fine wine have been watching a number of Swiss wines move onto centre stage on a world level, starting with Pinot noirs and now Syrahs, those velvety […]
FEATURE / St Prex as medieval backdrop to 21st c festival
Editor’s note: GenevaLunch is a media sponsor for the event, which takes place in GL’s home town. View our "Moods of St Prex" collection of 50 photos by Ellen Wallace, part of the GL photo album. Photo, left: St Prex’s main street and, through the arches, the roman church: concerts will take place in both […]
Wood chips mostly moot point for Swiss winemakers
Bottling the rosé, Domaine La Colombe, Féchy, March 2007 Swissinfo carries a useful roundup article on the use of wood chips in wine in Switzerland. Writer Adam Beaumont notes that cantons are overriding federal legislation that has, since January 2007, allowed Swiss winemakers to use oak chips. The chips, whose use does not have to […]
FEATURE / Geneva gains reputation for varied wines
FEATURE: Variety becomes Geneva winemakers’ popular calling card Perfumed, crisp and best drunk young – in the next two years – was the general verdict on Geneva’s 2006 white wines, presented to the public Monday at La Colombière in Lully. The reds have plenty of tannin, are well-balanced and can be drunk relatively young but […]