BERN, SWITZERLAND - The winners of the annual Swiss wine awards for 2016 were named Wednesday evening 26 October in Bern as part of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse gala evening that attracts some 400 […]
Int’l competitions: Winning Pinot wines named
Austrian cellar named "“Gran Maestro du Pinot Noir" Two Valais wines win Grand Or top awards SIERRE, SWITZERLAND - Austrian winery Weingut Schlosshalbturn from Halbturn was named the winner of the […]
Let the wine flow!
The wine world is back in the swing of things, with tastings and wine events galore in coming weeks. Like other wine writers, I'm in a whirlwind period - five days ago I checked out the renovated […]
Vaud honoured for stellar wines
BERN, SWITZERLAND - In a remarkable show, winning a number of top awards for Swiss wines, canton Vaud's producers put their wines in the limelight Thursday evening.The honour of being named Swiss […]
Literary wine, a post-weekend love affair
What a crazy weekend - first, 2.5 days of intense wine education at Vinea, the wine fair in Sierre. It ended for me and a group of journalists Saturday night late, with an extraordinary dinner at […]
WRS interview on wine competitions
Ten-minute radio interview with Tony Johnston on WRS in Geneva on what it's like to be a judge at a wine competition, in this case the Mondial du Merlot in Sierre, which took place last weekend. Fun! […]
Back from Merlot judging
Two days of judging Merlot wines in Sierre at the Mondial du Merlot prompted reflection on a number of points. The quality of the wine was overall good to very good, with a few exceptions for wines […]
Swiss wine directory in the making: review
Check out the pilot for a project that will be appreciated by consumers, an online directory of all Swiss wineries. It was presented to journalists during the Vinea Swiss Wines Fair in Sierre 10 days […]
Mondial des Pinots top awards announced
SIERRE, SWITZERLAND – The winners of the top awards for the Mondial des Pinots wine competition will be named 5 September, but the winners of the special prizes are already known. The highest honour, […]
Why the Swiss are drinking more Swiss wine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The Federal Agriculture Office couldn't have given Swiss wineries a better gift for Easter than the latest figures that show consumers are drinking more Swiss wine and imports […]