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Geneva gets another glorious wine Open Day

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:05:13 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – One of Geneva’s most popular springtime events, the Open Day at the wineries, is Saturday 29 May, and it appears that the canton’s track record for great weather for the event will remain intact. Opage, the cantonal agricultural products office responsible for promoting wine, expects some 20,000 people to turn out. [...]

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Lecture (Fre): birthplace of Chasselas

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:13:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Lecture (Fre): birthplace of Chasselas Location: Mont-sur-Rolle wine museum Link out: Click here Description: José Vouillamoz of the Uni. of Neuchatel\’s national research centre for plant survival on where Chasselas, the grape for which Switzerland is widely known, comes from, based on genetic studies of over 100 plants in Europe and Middle East. CHF15 [...]

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Young Schaffhausen winemaker named number one in Switzerland

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:15:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Stefan Gysel from Hallau, canton Schaffhausen, age 32, has been named the Swiss Winemaker of the Year as part of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse. A record 2,117 wines were entered, a 15 percent increase over 2008 for Switzerland’s main and only independent national wine competition. This is the third [...]

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Vinea orders sunshine for Swiss winelovers crowd

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:39:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – For the 16th year in a row, Vinea, the main wine fair for Swiss wines, managed to order sunshine for its two days of wine-tasting. This is the first year that the fair, organized originally by Valais winemakers to promote their own wines, has been opened to bottles from throughout [...]

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Swiss wines’ largest fair, Vinea kicks off with Vaud chateaux honoured

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:48:47 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne / Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Canton Vaud’s wine group Domaines Clos & Châteaux will be one of the guests of honour at Vinea, Switzerland’s main fair for Swiss wines, which opens to the public Saturday morning at 10:00, outdoors in Sierre. MeteoSwiss is predicting that Friday’s rain will turn to sunny skies during [...]

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Germans shine at Pinot Noir competition, but Spain and Valais big winners

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:36:41 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A wine from Spain and another from Valais are the big winners at the annual Mondial du Pinot Noir wine competition, the world’s only top-level competition for wines made from this widespread grape, held in Sierre. “Cortijo los aguillares”, a Pinot Noir from Ronda, Spain, from the domain of Jose [...]

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Guided wine tour

Laila Rodriguez — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:34:54 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Guided wine tour Location: Ollon, Vaud Link out: Click here Description: Take a tour through the vineyards of Ollon, enjoy a meal and partake in wine tasting. Start Date: 09 Sep 2009 End Date: 13 Sep 2009

English cheeses and Swiss wines tasting

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:46:14 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: English cheeses and Swiss wines tasting Location: Mont-sur-Rolle, Vaud Link out: Click here Description: A day to enjoy five different kinds of English cheeses, paired with Swiss wines and local specialties. Date: 04 Sep 2009

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Valais wines festival

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:40:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Meeting of the Valais wine producers Location: Sierre, Valais Link out: Click here Description: Over 1,200 bottles will be presented during the wine fair. For the first time, producers from other regions will participate. Start Date: 05 Sep 2009 End Date: 06 Sep 2009

Wine and chocolate: a family affair

Laila Rodriguez — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:46:11 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Wine and chocolate: a family affair Location: Romainmôtier, Vaud Link out: Click here Description: A group of nine Côtes-de-l’Orbes wine producers are presenting their wines at the Caveau de Romainmôtier, along with chocolates from Pascale Philippe’s chocolate shop Passionnément Chocolat in Yverdon-les-Bains. What’s really special about this is that you can bring the whole [...]