AMONG THE VINES (includes Savouring Switzerland)
 
Ellen Wallace
Ellen Wallace
 

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, while not a competition that pits one canton against another, serves as a kind of register for how well wines from the six main wine regions fared against those from other parts of the country.

The 2012 distribution of Swiss wine finalists by region and canton

Valais, the largest wine canton – 28

Vaud, second largest – 16

Ticino – 5

Three Lakes region:

Neuchatel 5

Fribourg – 3

Geneva – 3

German-speaking region:

Graubuenden – 5

Zurich – 4

Schaffhausen – 2

Thurgau – 1

Basel – 1

Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 23 August 2012 at 13:36 | permalink
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GenevaLunch, 23 August 2012.

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