Top awards for Swiss wines go to mix of new and old producers BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Winemaker of the Year for 2011 is Diego Mathier from Salquenen/Salgesch (cellar: Nouveau Salquenen) in canton Valais who previously won the coveted award in 2007. He was named at a gala dinner Tuesday night 25 October in […]
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List of top 66 Swiss wines in national Grand Prix
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here’s the list of the 66 wines that are finalists in the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2011 national wine competition, by category, in alphabetical order within each category. These are the wines I wrote about yesterday that will compete for the 33 gold and silver medals to be awarded in October, […]
Tips for visiting Vaud’s winery Open Days, 11-12 June
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event, with some real changes this year that promise to make it easier, more fun and a great way to learn about Switzerland’s often excellent local wines. You’ll get the most out of the visits if a) you spit out the […]
Wineries to visit in Vaud this weekend
Vaud is having a turn at the Open Days for its wineries Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May, hot on the heels of the successful similar event in Valais. The list of 300 wineries is daunting, however, so I’ve put together a list of a small number of my favourites, cellars I am happy to […]
Swiss wines charm the French
Swiss wines take impressive 11% of gold awards Swiss wines had a rare opportunity to charm Parisian palates last weekend and, according to Vinea’s new president, Francois Murisier, the wines went down very well, thank you. The Vinalies international wine competition in Paris that has just ended included a presentation Sunday night 28 February, for […]