MORGES, SWITZERLAND – A couple people have said what they would really like are some suggestions about how to visit Arvinis and a) not end up drunk and b) learn something about wine c) while enjoying themselves. The problem with any wine fair is that it’s daunting, especially if you’re not familiar with many of […]
Swiss wines
Arvinis opens to English-speaking wine fans this year
Morges, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Arvinis has made overtures to English-speaking winelovers in the past, but this is the year when the region’s major wine event, one of the largest in the country, opens its doors wide to the local international population. The web site is now in English and the special events include a Sunday […]
Ten lovely Swiss Syrahs among winners in France
Ten Swiss Syrah wines have brought home awards from the Mondial du Syrah in Ampuis, France 2-4 June. They were among the 130 prize-winning wines, with 37 golds and 93 silvers. The one gold award went to Vins des Chevaliers SA for its barrel-aged Valais AOC Syrah 2008 (Patrick Z’Brun). Silver medal winners: barrel-aged Valais […]
Putting your wine in the vault in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Filip Opdebeeck was struggling three years ago to convince people that his idea of renting out space to store wine in a former bank vault on the Rue du Rhone in Geneva would work. He was certain the city holds enough people living in apartments without decent wine storage space, who […]
Open Days for Valais wines, where to go
Here are my personal recommendations for places to visit during the Valais wineries Open Days Thursday-Saturday, 13-15 May. This is far from exhaustive, given the 179 wineries participating. And not all wineries are part of this, including some excellent ones, for a variety of reasons. To keep the list reasonable, I’ve had to leave out […]