Swiss Syrah takes world stage

Swiss Syrah takes world stage 19 November: Valais vineyards lie below snow-covered Alps. Six of the world's top-rated Syrah wines are grown in this area (view: Sion/Saviese, click to view larger) Lovers of fine wine have been watching a number of Swiss wines move onto centre stage on a world level, starting with Pinot noirs and now Syrahs, those velvety dark wines made famous by the name Hermitage in the Rhone Valley in France. Le Temps's excellent wine writer Patricia Briel devoted most of a

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