GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland produces and consumes more red wine than white, a fact that surprises many people. Surely, I hear the protesting voices, the lovely crisp white aperitif wine that you see and drink everywhere must be the main wine? We’re talking about Chasselas, Switzerland’s justifiably most famous grape, of which some 40 million […]
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Head for Valais for some glorious wine time! (update)
Update 21:00 SION, SWITZERLAND – It doesn’t get much more perfect for wine-tasting weather, as Switzerland’s largest wine-producing canton opens its winery doors for three days, to present the newly bottled 2010 vintage. It was a very good year, the wines are a delight, the sun is shining and temperatures are expected to be 23-25C […]
Wine picks: Maurice Zufferey, a blanc de noir still wine
A blanc de noir from near Sierre in canton Valais is just right, between seasons It’s too cold out for summer rosés, I’m getting tired of winter reds, and we wanted something besides white last weekend. We opted for a lovely wine, Pradezian, a blanc de noir from Maurice Zufferey in Muraz, above Sierre in […]
Open Days for Valais wines: 2010, best yet (update)
Updated 14:45 The Valais open days, 13-15 May, appear to be the best organized yet, with 179 wineries participating. This is the fourth year for Switzerland’s largest winemaking canton’s coordinated effort to present its wines to the public, and it’s the perfect time to make the trip. For one thing, the weather might not be […]
Young Schaffhausen winemaker named number one in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Stefan Gysel from Hallau, canton Schaffhausen, age 32, has been named the Swiss Winemaker of the Year as part of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse. A record 2,117 wines were entered, a 15 percent increase over 2008 for Switzerland’s main and only independent national wine competition. This is the third […]