About Swiss Wine
An overview of Swiss wine information, from most recent to oldest
A record 1’900 Swiss wines were entered in this year’s Grand Prix du Vin. Of these, 66 were nominated to compete in 11 categories. The winners were announced on November 7th in Zurich. The full list of nominees is presented in this post with the winners highlighted in bold.
Additional awards include “Swiss winemaker of the year” which went to Madeleine Gay oenologue at the Switzerland’s largest cooperative, Provins, in Sion. The “Vinissimo”, for the best wine, went to Vins des Chevaliers in Salquenen for its single grape red wine, Chevalier Rouge 2006. The “Prix Bio Suisse”, which is for best organic wine went to Edy Geiger from Saint Gallen for his Buechberger Maréchal Foch Barrique 2006. Side note: Graubuenden swept the Pinot Noir category.
Read more: Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2008 Winners
Published 12 November 2008 in Swiss Wine - Observations
A Föhn is a weather phenomenon that influences the climate throughout Europe and in Switzerland makes it possible to grow grape varieties in regions that would otherwise be inhospitable.
Published 23 September 2008 in Swiss Wine - Observations
No state support, no regional pre-selections, and no quotas, the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse competition is open to all Swiss wine producers, and reflects the eclectic range of Swiss wines. For the 2008 Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, 460 Swiss wine producers provided 1,860 wines for judging in 11 categories.This is a In a 20% increase over last year.
The competition, organized by Vinea and wine magazine Vinum, took place June 24-27 in Sierre, Valais. Adhering to international standards set by the Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin (OIV) and the Union Internationale des Oenologues (UIOE), the 120 judges tasted, ranked and awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as well as honorable mentions.
Winners will be announced November 7, 2008 at the Swiss Wine Night in Zurich. The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse award-winning wines will be featured in the Vinum wine magazine and be highlighted in the 2009-2010 Swiss Wine Guide, which for the first time have an English edition*.
*expected in November.
Published 22 September 2008 in Swiss Wine - Observations
The Swiss are eclectic, life is comfortable in Switzerland, and the Swiss have been quietly gathering the best of what’s around them: you see it in the food, fashion, and lifestyle, and the collection area isn’t limited to the immediate neighbors of Austria, Germany, Italy and France. The Swiss are a far traveling nation.
This Swiss eclectic nature extends to their taste in wine, in which they indulge extensively; consistently in the upper percentile of per capita wine consumption. So extensively in fact, that very little Swiss wine gets exported. Surprising when you consider that many Swiss aren’t even aware that wine is produced in Switzerland at all.
Read more: No, it’s not just Chardonnay
Published 10 June 2008 in Swiss Wine - Observations
Coveted, praised or abused, wine has been studied, debated, fought over, sung about and worshipped from the loftiest pedestals to the grimiest gutters. Originally I was writing about wine in general, for my personal blog, and since I now live in Switzerland it was inevitable that Swiss wine became a topic. Then one day, looking up a couple details about Swiss wine, it was like finding a cleverly packed, pint-sized treasure box. And that I think sums up the Swiss wine industry nicely.
Read more: Swiss Wine: Hidden Treasure
Published 02 June 2008 in Swiss Wine - Observations
