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• Adventures in taste: spectacular scenery comes as no surprise, but how about the wines made in Valais, Vaud and Geneva? Swiss News explores the wine scene in Suisse Romande.

... Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) and follows the river some 100 km up through the valley. As one approach... and European competitions (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Brussels, Paris, Verona) and visit those, www.swi...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• The wine from the Alpine air.

Switzerland has various important vineyards located in such areas as the cantons of Valais, a French speaking area which produces 35.5% of the total wine production of the country. The French region such as Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel as well as Italian region Ticino and the German region of eastern Switzerland also produce wines. The wines do not reach the foreign market since Swiss citizens consume some 99% of the total annual production of around 120 million liters.

... close to the mountain source of the Rhone River, bathed from the glacial water, grow some of Switz... reds in the world which originated from Burgundy, produces a red rich in tannin, a very fruity tast...

• Swiss News
• Num. 1999, Octobre 1999