Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Canton Geneva presented its new wines to the world Tuesday 4 May and one of the guests was a knowledgeable fan: Chris McSorley, who heads the Geneva Servette Hockey Club, which just lost the Swiss hockey title in a tight best-of-seven battle with Bern.

McSorley, who also owns a restaurant, loves to cook and knows his wines, discovered that GSHC has a number of fans among the local winemakers.

His favourite wine? No spilling secrets!

As for the wines, 2009 was an excellent year in the region, with wines overall showing good balance and fruits that come through clearly.

The canton holds its hugely popular Open Day Saturday 29 May, when scores of producers open their doors to the public for a congenial winetasting day.