Second of our four trial videos. White wine, dry Grape variety, Païen Winery: Cave Gérald and Patricia Besse Location: canton Valais – Martigny View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIqbogjKI8&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
white
Introducing our new Swiss wine review videos!
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – GenevaLunch is proud to present: the first video reviews of Swiss wines! I’m part of a three-language team, under the aegis of romanduvin.ch, which is starting a series of professional, independent reviews of Swiss wines by wine journalists, in video format. We did our first series last month, and I’ll be posting […]
Wineries to visit in Vaud this weekend
Vaud is having a turn at the Open Days for its wineries Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May, hot on the heels of the successful similar event in Valais. The list of 300 wineries is daunting, however, so I’ve put together a list of a small number of my favourites, cellars I am happy to […]
Swiss shift their wine habits, 2009 figures show
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss drank more French champagne and more bottled wine from Italy, and especially more imported red wine in 2009, a year where the global economic crisis appears to have had a curious impact on wine consumption in the country. Imports rose by 3.4 percent in 2009, after falling in 2008, […]
Swiss grapes loved August, drinkers will love 2009 wines
Nyon, Switzerland (Geneva, Switzerland) – Swiss wines, vintage 2009, will be among those loved and remembered by consumers, thanks in large part to a warm, sunny and dry August that was enjoyed equally by humans and grapes. The 2009 official wine results are in, from the federal agricultural station Changins, near Nyon, and the news […]