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Caves Ouvertes

Cantonal winery open days underway

06/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Neuchatel and some German-speaking Swiss areas opened the winery doors wide this weekend, and other cantons follow suite in the coming month. This is one of your best chances to sample regional wines and meet the winemakers. You’ll discover there are several other local open houses and events before the summer holidays; check out the […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Caves Ouvertes, Geneva, Valais, Vaud, winery open house

Vaud is “last but not least” for winery open house weekends

25/05/2012 by Ellen Wallace

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud follows Neuchatel, Geneva and Valais with its wineries open house this weekend, and wine-lovers will find that this year the event really comes into its own. Good transportation solutions are one of the major improvements, the price is a bargain, and the 300 wineries in a canton with enormous terroir […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 26-27 May 2012, Caves Ouvertes, entry, prices, shuttle buses, transport, Vaud, winery open house days

Geneva’s new vintage wines: 2011 an exciting year

12/05/2012 by Ellen Wallace

How to visit Geneva’s open winery day, published 2010 but tips are still valid. Note that several wineries are also open this Sunday 13 May, as a Mother’s Day treat. Ellen’s Wine World favourites (check out the Facebook page). Here were my top 10 picks from the official presentation (not ranked), where I concentrated on […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Caves Ouvertes, Geneva, winery open house days

Wineries open house day in Geneva 12 May

10/05/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva wineries open house day celebrates its 25th year GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva’s Caves Ouvertes, or winery open house day, has good reason to celebrate this year. It is the 25th year of the event and in that short time it has gone from a handful of visitors in 1987 to an estimated 20,000 last […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Anières, Arve, Bernex, cantonal agriculture office, Caves Ouvertes, Dardagny, free, Geneva, Gy, Jussy, Lully, Mandemant, Meyrin, open house day, Rhone, Russin, Satigny, shuttle buses, Soral, Terrific Terroir guide, visits, wineries in Geneva area

Tips for visiting Vaud’s winery Open Days, 11-12 June

11/06/2011 by Ellen Wallace

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 […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Caves Ouvertes, cellars, Chasselas, How-to, new programme, Railaway offer, shuttle buses, tips, transport, Vaud, visiting, wineries

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