BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss wine producers have enjoyed the fruits of three excellent harvests in a row, with 2011 promising to make it four, but this doesn’t mean it’s easy to sell wine at a fair price, some argue. A group of 15 Geneva wine producers have banded together to start a Swiss national popular […]
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58-varieties wine with New Zealand grapes at Féchy Fête du raisin
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Féchy’s famed Vigne du Monde wine will soon have a startling 58 grape varieties in it, thanks to vines planted by New Zealand (link in French) this weekend in the Vigne du Monde, or world vineyard, planted in front of the village church. Lucky visitors to the Fete du raisin will have […]
Switzerland’s top wines named in annual competition
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Gold and silver winners in Switzerland’s national wine competition, the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, have been named, and the 66 finalists for the country’s three best wines in 11 categories have been named. The Sierre-based Vinea Association, which runs the contest with Vinum, the European wine revue, published the names Monday […]
Vaud man given top Wine Tourist of the Year 2011 award
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Yves Paquier is a name well known in Switzerland to students of wine at hotel schools, the university at Changins near Nyon and sommeliers or others expanding their knowledge to include Swiss wines, many of whom he has taught over the years. Paquier has just been acknowledged for his significant contribution to […]
Geneva Festival offers a chance to sample India’s wines
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Geneva Festival, which runs until 14 August, is giving Lake Geneva residents and visitors a rare opportunity to sample Indian wines. The Indian Tourism and Development Corporation’s campaign, “Great Mélange-the Incredible India Journey” includes the Maharashtra and Karnataka wine regions, with wines from 9 Indian wineries available at the Wines of […]