Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The opening of the 6-7 September (Saturday-Sunday) Vinea wine fair in Sierre promises its usual spectacular weather, with pleasant temperatures and sunny skies.
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Swiss 2008 vintage likely to be good wine
Changins, Nyon, Switzerland (Le Matin/ats, Fre) – With a little less than two months to go, the Swiss grape harvest is looking very promising, reports Francois Murisier at the federal research station, the man who every year makes the official prognosis for the country’s vineyards. For the most part, grapes are healthy and have had […]
Swiss wine festival unveils program
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Vinea wine fair, Switzerland’s largest, has unveiled its 6-7 September programme, which features three special tasting sessions for those who want to go a step beyond sampling the 1,200 wines on offer. Photo: vines above Vetroz, Valais in July show the great variety of grapes grown in the region.The […]
White-draped vines a Valais standout
Conthey, Valais, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – A large white band stretched across a very high and very steep vineyard in canton Valais above Conthey has been attracting attention, visible as it is from the A9 autoroute. Oenologue Xavier de Werra, whose idea it was, explained to Le Matin that old vines belonging to the […]
Big Champagne says small Champagne has little chance
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Carol Duval-Leroy, president of France’s largest independent champagne house, says the Vaud village of Champagne has little chance of winning its long-running battle with its giant neighbour, to use the town name on its products. Duval-Leroy’s €70 million firm in 2007 produced 6.1 million bottles of the bubbly stuff. She took […]