Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a year-long series on the life of a Vaudois winemaker, or vigneron, in the Lake Geneva region. GL follows Raymond Paccot and Domaine La Colombe in Féchy from the 2006 harvest to the next one in 2007. At the end of the article you will find tips for […]
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FEATURE: Swiss wine 2007 harvest hangs in the balance, could be excellent
"This could be the year of the winemaker" in Switzerland, said Francois Murisier, head of the wine section at the Changins Federal Agricultural Research Station in Nyons. All eyes will be on the skies in coming weeks, at least in the vineyards. If the weather is relatively sunny and dry for the rest of the […]
Burgundy wakes up to Swiss wine competition
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The only Pinot Noir (single grape) international wine competition, the Mondiale du Pinot Noir, kicks off in Sierre, Valais today, with Burgundy for the first time participating on a large scale. Burgundy has long dominated the market and been synonymous in the public’s mind with Pinot Noir, the grape responsible […]
“Terrific Terroir” on Geneva’s cellars open day
by Gail Mangold Vine (reprinted with permission from CFS Communication) Editor’s note: Gail Mangold Vine is the editor of Terrific Terroir and of Touring Geneva Wine Country. Terrific Terroir, 24 pages, published 9 May, is available for free from tourism offices in Geneva, Payot Chantepoulet, Off the Shelf bookstore and some 200 other distribution points. The […]
Arvinis
Arvinis is Switzerland’s largest wine fair, a great idea that has been refined over the years. I went to the first one in 1996 and, having learned about wines in Paris, where I lived for several years, I was taken aback at the complete lack of snobbery. Switzerland may well be one of the best […]