What a crazy weekend – first, 2.5 days of intense wine education at Vinea, the wine fair in Sierre. It ended for me and a group of journalists Saturday night late, with an extraordinary dinner at Didier de Courten’s restaurant, 19/20 Gault&Millau, with a lineup of beautiful wines to accompany the meal. The only problem […]
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Rosé it is, never mind the rain
The hot summer season is far from over, despite the first rain in weeks, quenching the parched fields, parks and lawns in the region. And rosé is very much the wine to drink when the weather is hot. Switzerland, like France and Italy, has seen great improvement in its rosé wines in the past 3-5 […]
Geneva wine awards, spotlight on the best
Fine blends, aromatic whites from 2014 vintage GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Gamay, Pinot Noir, Chasselas, Cabernet Franc and a blend were the official Geneva stars Wednesday evening at the canton’s annual wine awards, the Sélection des vins de Genève. The awards evening at the Hôtel de Ville shows off some of the best wines in the […]
Reds to try at Arvinis
The display of Morges wines at the Arvinis wine fair, which opened Wednesday evening, does a good job of showing off the guest of honour wines. It made me decide to taste mainly red wines, a departure from what I usually do at Arvinis. The basics for an Arvinis visit My suggestions, based on last […]
Swiss wines for Milan Expo 2015 selected
Bern announces lineup of food and wine for world expo BERN, SWITZERLAND – Completer, an old and uncommon grape variety, may be the Swiss wine that surprises and delights the most at Milan Expo 2015 this summer. But given the small amount of Swiss wine that is exported, the world fair in Italy will be […]