Number one wine is from Valais and best organic wine from Geneva BERN, SWITZERLAND – Head for Valais for the best bottle of wine in the country, a Johannisberg from Chamoson, but go to Ticino if you want to sample the collection from the top winemaker in Switzerland. And Geneva is home to the best […]
Merlot
World’s top Merlots are Swiss, French, Romanian and Lebanese
Bordeaux takes top prize, Ticino winery named world champion GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Earl Roumage winery in St Germain du Puch, France, won both the Best Merlot Varietal (single grape) and the Best Foreign Varietal Merlot prizes at the Mondial du Merlot wine competition, the Vinea Association in Sierre announced Friday 28 September. Cantina Monti […]
Swiss wine consumption slipped in 2011
Bigger harvest, good quality, lower consumption – stocks rise BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss drank slightly less wine in 2011, with consumption down by 2.3 percent to 2.72 billion hectolitres, a reverse after 2010’s increase of 3.2 percent. Consumption has remained relatively stable overall, fluctuating between 2.07 and 2.86 for the past 10 years. But […]
Blind tasting notes: Léman Noir 2010 Philippe Bovet
Video review now posted on Ellen’s Wine World on Facebook BLIND TASTING SERIES WITH ROMANDUVIN on YouTube (search Among the vines, “blind tasting notes”, to see all reviews posted to date) Léman Noir 2010 Red wine, full-bodied Grape varieties: Gamaret, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Winery: Philippe Bovet Location: Givrins, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF26 […]
The wines from the Vinea Swiss and int’l wines tasting session
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here is the list of the 16 wines we tasted blind at the beautiful Chateau Mercier Sunday 4 September. “We” was a group of 18 journalists invited to attend Vinea to learn more about Swiss wines. Most but not all of the group are experienced wine writers. One-third of the group is […]