Morges will be the place to be this weekend, with a number of wine-related events and activities. Check the calendar on this site for details. The Cidis Cave grand opening of its new vinification facilities is just 3km from the centre of Morges, in Tolochenaz. This is the regional cooperative and if you know anything […]
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Literary wine, a post-weekend love affair
What a crazy weekend – first, 2.5 days of intense wine education at Vinea, the wine fair in Sierre. It ended for me and a group of journalists Saturday night late, with an extraordinary dinner at Didier de Courten’s restaurant, 19/20 Gault&Millau, with a lineup of beautiful wines to accompany the meal. The only problem […]
News media, autistic child and Swiss flight
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – Swiss media yesterday picked up an article from an Israeli newspaper, about a family that was taken off a Swiss plane in Zurich after their 8-year-old autistic boy had a “crise“. I didn’t post a news article about it because I wanted to see the public reaction: the newsworthiness […]
Climate change, what Swiss producers say
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Climate change is on the mind of everyone in the wine business, not just the short-term reactions to weather but the longer-term concerns about what grape varieties will work and how to manage them. Last weekend I visited the Maison Blanche in Yvorne with a group of judges from the Mondial des […]
Top Swiss wines 2015 announced (update, list)
Winners list now available GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The wines that won gold and silver medals at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the Swiss wine national competition, have been announced, an exciting collection of wines from around the country. I’ve been skimming the list of gold medal winners and there are some truly beautiful […]