GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland produces and consumes more red wine than white, a fact that surprises many people. Surely, I hear the protesting voices, the lovely crisp white aperitif wine that you see and drink everywhere must be the main wine? We’re talking about Chasselas, Switzerland’s justifiably most famous grape, of which some 40 million […]
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Lake Geneva area weekend: sunshine and wine on the menu
GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The weather forecast for the weekend in the Lake Geneva area is better than you might think if you’re currently sitting in a downpour (your editor is watching a snow shower at 2,400 metres, above me). Showers will clear by morning, with just a few clouds left along mountain ridges. […]
Agenda: the season for tasting new wines is upon us
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Put these dates on your wine-tasting calendar, with 2010 whites freshly bottled in Switzerland: Whet your appetite as the tasting season opens by learning more about Chasselas, aka fendant in canton Valais: the Wine museum in Sierre, canton Valais, has a wonderful lecture series and 7 April you have a chance […]
Wine investors: drinkers and investors won during the financial crisis
There are two types of wine investors: those who buy wines they want to explore, and who set them aside for later when the sensory value will have increased, and those who buy, gambling that the price will rise neatly. The investors will either sell it or open the bottle when it is time to […]
INTERVIEW / Raymond Paccot on why we love old wines
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 […]