Sierre, Valais (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss wine industry is well into a strong revival, shrugging off economic doldrums elsewhere by reinventing the image of one of the country’s favourite beverages after milk. Ninety litres of milk are consumed every year, 57 litres of beer and 41 litres of wine, on average. In April 2008 the […]
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Euro 2008, wine of the week
Some people drink wine while they watch football and if you happen to live in Switzerland, are tuning in to the game at home and looking for the right bottle, here is GenevaLunch’s recommendation: La Violette 2006, from the winery of the Association Viticole de Villeneuve at the top end of Lake Geneva. It’s a […]
Sierre hosts international Chinese wine competition
Photo: Klaus Zhang, one of two Chinese judges in Sierre for the Sial China competition. Zhang was also a judge in the 2007 Mondial du Pinot Noir competition in Sierre, the only one of its kind in the world. Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Vinea in Sierre, Valais, is hosting 25 wine tasters during a […]
INTERVIEW / Raymond Paccot on why we love old wines
Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Ring out the new, bring in the old*! Winemakers have been singing this verse for centuries, almost as long as they have been making wine. The world in a glass of wine: nature, your friends, the food on your table, history, your surroundings. Vinea 2007, Sierre, Valais. The love of […]
FEATURE / Swiss Winemaker of the year 2007 named, Genevan given second prize
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first award for Swiss Winemaker of the year was given Friday evening to Diego Mathier, director of the Adrian Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar in Salquenen/Salgesch, Valais, near Sierre. This is the first year the award has been given by the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, organized by Vinum, Switzerland’s wine […]