2-7 April in Morges Ellen’s Wine World: “Sensory pleasure of Swiss reds” LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The wine-tasting spring and summer season begins next week with the now-established tradition of the Arvinis wine fair in Morges. This is the 19th year for the privately-run fair that hosts 2,500 wines from around the world, including a large […]
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Swiss wines and the art of aging
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The art of aging beautifully has not always been appreciated by lovers of Swiss wines, but a group that includes many of the country’s best producers is working steadily to change this. The Memoire des Vins Suisse (MDVS) is a group that meets once a year to taste the wines in their […]
Burgundy winemaker taken to court over insecticide refusal
Republished from Ellen’s Wine World GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wine producers in Switzerland are carefully watching a courthouse in Burgundy, just a small mountain range (Jura) away, where French winemaker Emmanuel Giboulot appeared before a Dijon judge Monday 24 February. Giboulet is accused of not following an agriculture department order issued to all wine grape growers […]
Burgundy winemaker in court Monday over pesticide refusal
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wine producers in Switzerland are carefully watching a courthouse in Burgundy, just a small mountain range (Jura) away, where French winemaker Emmanuel Giboulot appeared before a Dijon judge Monday 24 February. Giboulot is accused of not following an agriculture department order issued to all wine grape growers in Burgundy to use […]
Older Swiss vintages week, golden opportunity
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – You have two wonderful chances to learn about older Swiss vintages in the next few days. If you’re one of the people who thinks Swiss wines should only be drunk young, you’re in for a major surprise. Tomorrow evening, 20 February, 15 restaurants in Geneva, Vaud and Valais are taking part in La […]