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Salquenen

Snowfall on the Rhone Valley

13/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Vineyards the length of the upper Rhone in Valais were treated to a gentle snowfall Monday.

Filed Under: Garden & nature, Travels Tagged With: Leuk-Stadt, Miège, Salgesch, Salquenen, snowstorm, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, the landscape of Swiss wine, Val d'Anniviers, vineyards

A walk in Salgesch, Valais, in the rain

04/05/2015 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

This was a very wet weekend in Switzerland, which meant I pretty much had the vineyards to myself, nice for photos as long as you don’t insist on sun in your images. This area is to the east (upriver side of the village) of the well-known Sierre-Salgesch vineyard trail, 6 km and 2.5 hours, that […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: hiking trails, management, Musée du vin et de la vin, national park, Pfinge forest, Pinot Noir, Rhone, Salgesch, Salquenen, Valais, vineyards, water

Watering vines in Switzerland

19/07/2014 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Wine writer Yves Beck, who posts frequently on Facebook, set me straight there on what seems to be an urban myth about the Swiss countryside. I’ve been told by many people that Valais is the only canton that authorizes watering for vines. I mentioned it recently because Salgesch (called Salquenen in French), near Sierre, sits […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: dry areas, Maurice Peyre, Salgesch, Salquenen, watering vines

Swiss Winemaker of the Year 2011 named

25/10/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Top awards for Swiss wines go to mix of new and old producers BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Winemaker of the Year for 2011 is Diego Mathier from Salquenen/Salgesch (cellar: Nouveau Salquenen) in canton Valais who previously won the coveted award in 2007. He was named at a gala dinner Tuesday night 25 October in […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2011, award, awards, Begnins, best Swiss wines, blind tastings, competition, Diego Mathier, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Maurice Zufferey, most points overall, organic wines, Reynald Parmelin, Salgesch, Salquenen, Swiss Winemaker of the Year

World Champion Pinot Noir winery in Graubuenden

02/09/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Grape variety growing rapidly in international popularity; Swiss Pinot Noirs among best Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The World Champion Pinot Noir producer is a Graubuenden winery, Weingut Donatsch Malans, for its Donatsch Pinot Noir Passion. The award, announced 2 September by the Mondial du Pinot Noir international wine competition, is given to the winery that […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Adrian Mathier, awards, Donatsch Pinot Noir Passion, Hilton, international competition, Mondial du Pinot Noir, Nouveau Salquenen, OIV, Roderick Wong, Salgesch, Salquenen, Sebastien Gavillet, Sierre, sommelier, Switzerland, U.S., Vinea, Weingut Donatsch Malans, wine, wine fair, winners, Yann Juban

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