This could be a watershed year for Swiss wine, the year when wine tourism comes of age. Lausanne in March became one of the world’s 10 Great Wine Capitals, a network of wine centres that is behind the five-year-old International Best of Wine Tourism awards. Switzerland’s first awards, whose winners compete in the international awards, […]
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More good news for Morges wines
Marc Vicari, a compact man, exudes a sense of order and balance, and at the moment he has a relaxed smile, in part because of last week’s news that his winery’s Servagnin 2015 was awarded 90+ points by Robert Parker. (subscription). The grapes had just been harvested in record time, under two weeks, thanks to fine […]
Five Swiss rare wines
LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – Thursday evening I gave a talk to a sellout crowd at the Anglo-Swiss Club in Locarno on unusual and rare Swiss grape varieties. We then tasted five of these wines. Here are some brief notes on the wines, with contact information for the wineries. All of these wines are produced in limited […]
September’s many Swiss faces
Cooler but very dry or soggy GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – September was nearly 1 degree cooler than average, and either extremely dry or way too wet, depending on where you were. South of the Alps the average temperature was 1 to 2.5C cooler. The grape harvests now underway throughout the country are giving evidence of the […]
Great new directory for Swiss wines
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the best tools I’ve seen yet, for wine-lovers in Switzerland, is now officially launched, and it’s a gem. The Swiss Wine Directory has been in the making for several months – the idea is great, and as I’ve watched it evolve since its pre-launch and trial phase for the wine […]