Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Make room in your cellar for the 2008 vintage: officials at the Swiss Department of Agriculture say that despite early worries in September, the 2008 grape harvest was an excellent one. Bise winds and steady sunshine during the latter part of September allowed growers to harvest a good quantity of healthy […]
Swiss wine
Wine of the week: Pinot Noir, while Thanksgiving wine debate rages
Updated 27 November 21:55 If you haven’t yet opened a bottle of wine for your Thanksgiving dinner (and plenty of Americans in Switzerland celebrateon Saturday instead of today, in order to have time to cook a large meal), let the New York Times help you out. The newspaper did a survey of who is writing […]
The making of the Swiss Wine Guide
The Swiss Wine Guide 2009-2010, published 7 November 2008 – CHF39 Available in bookstores and Naville kiosks in French, German, English 450 producers listed, introductions to the six wine regions of Switzerland a co-publication of Ringier Romandie SA and Vinea, wine association based in Sierre The road to great Swiss wines today When is a […]
Wine and food: media woo region’s English speakers
The latest media assault on English-speaking consumers in the region is being made on our tastebuds, and it appears to have happened by accident: as a niche group, we are being wooed to eat and drink more, and better, and more often. There is a sudden wealth of information out there for our apparently hungry […]
Learning to love sweet wine
I now think that a beautiful sweet wine, maybe with a handful of good walnuts from the tree down the road or a sliver of very dark chocolate, is a great way to end the day