Wine tasting notes, Swiss red wines wine video, red Red wine, dry Grape variety: Gamay Winery: Pierre Mandry, Domaines des Racettes Location: Founex, canton Vaud Price at the winery: n/a (sells mainly to restaurants) View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch Swiss wine […]
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List of top 66 Swiss wines in national Grand Prix
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here’s the list of the 66 wines that are finalists in the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2011 national wine competition, by category, in alphabetical order within each category. These are the wines I wrote about yesterday that will compete for the 33 gold and silver medals to be awarded in October, […]
Best little food shop in Switzerland!
Ed. note: Ellen Wallace is posting stories on food during Jonell’s absence; she’ll be back in mid-September. La Potagère in St-Pierre-de-Clages, Valais, is a mix of gourmand excellence, no frills and over-the-top whimsy By Ellen Wallace Click on images to view larger There might be another food shop somewhere in Switzerland that equals this one […]
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: 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 […]