I normally opt to taste a lot of Pinot Noir at the Vinea Wine Fair, but this year my focus was other reds, in particular Gamays and Cornalins. My notes on favourites from tasting them yesterday – Friday – follow, ending with other reds that were among my top wines tasted at Vinea. This year […]
Search Results for: Zufferey, Maurice
Swiss wine and sport marriages continue
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The latest in a string of Swiss wine groups or wineries to create partnerships with sports club is the OVV, Vaud wine office, joining forces with the Lausanne Hockey Club. The club said in a statement 27 August that it is happy to help spread the word about the canton’s wines, as […]
Let the harvest roll! Swiss vintage 2013
Republished from GenevaLunch.com, 13 October 2014 (more images) GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – I’ll be spending hours and hours among the vines in several cantons during the coming weeks, now that the grape harvest is well underway. Here are images from my first day out (at the end of the article), harvesting with […]
Holiday cheer this weekend at wineries
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – The last shopping weekend before Christmas is a favourite time for stopping by wineries and seeing if there is something for your spouse, best friend or favourite client. Here is my personal pick of cellars that are holding open houses Saturday 14 December, most of them from 10-17:00, […]
Let the wine grapes roll! Harvest underway
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – I’ll be spending hours and hours among the vines in several cantons during the coming weeks, now that the grape harvest is well underway. Here are images from my first day out (at the end of the article), harvesting with workers from the Jean-René Germanier winery in Vétroz, […]