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Valais winery open days

28/05/2014 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s six wine regions each have winery open days, spread out over several weekends. Geneva and Ticino had theirs last weekend, pulling in good crowds. This weekend Valais has its turn, taking advantage of the long holiday weekend to run for three days. Next weekend it’s Vaud’s turn. The basic principle […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: canton Valais, open days, open house, Vins du Valais, wineries

Vaud wineries planning bigger, better Open Days for the weekend (update)

10/06/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Update 10:00 (link to blog with tips for visiting) LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Wine-lovers will be spoiled three times over after this weekend, with canton Vaud holding what promises to be a major new annual event on the wine calendar. Saturday and Sunday 11-12 June are open days for wineries in Vaud, with 70 percent of […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: canton Vaud, cellars, CFF Railaway, Domaine de la Baudelaire, Domaine des Abbesses, hotel reductions, open days, producers, regional products, shuttle buses, wineries, wines

Head for Valais for some glorious wine time! (update)

02/06/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Update 21:00  SION, SWITZERLAND –  It doesn’t get much more perfect for wine-tasting weather, as Switzerland’s largest wine-producing canton opens its winery doors for three days, to present the newly bottled 2010 vintage. It was a very good year, the wines are a delight, the sun is shining and temperatures are expected to be 23-25C […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Chamoson, Fully, Guide, How-to, open days, Sierre, St Pierre-de-Clage, travel, Valais, visits, wineries

Holiday weekend in Switzerland: sun back, duty free, Valais wines

01/06/2011 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A note to GenevaLunch visitors: the four-day Ascension weekend taken by many Swiss businesses has begun. The cold rainy weather will give way to warmer temperatures and partly sunny skies starting Thursday 2 June. This is a popular holiday for travelling inside Switzerland, so traffic will be heavy frequently, not just during […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Ascension, canton Valais, duty free, forecast, Geneva Airport, Geneve Aeroport, holiday, open days, Switzerland, traffic, weather, weekend, wineries

Alcohol abuse: Winemakers say education, not ad bans, is key

26/03/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Wine is more than a beverage, courses teach you: “It’s really about understanding the pleasure of wine – the smell, how it tastes, what’s behind it.”

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: alcohol abuse, Changins Wine School, courses, Geneva, Nyon, Opage, open days, Switzerland, WHO, wine

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