{"id":3113,"date":"2017-06-28T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T08:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simpatico-melograno.it\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2017-06-28T08:56:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T08:56:11","slug":"the-wine-fair-a-sierre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simpatico-melograno.it\/?p=3113","title":{"rendered":"THE WINE FAIR a SIERRE"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE WINE FAIR<\/span><\/p>\n

VINEA, more than a wine fair for tasting:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

a wine experience in all its facets will take place <\/span><\/p>\n

31 August to 2 September 2017 in Sierre<\/span>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA, one of the first wine tasting fairs created in Switzerland that has now become a veritable institution, is introducing several new features for the 2017 fair. The event will no longer be limited to a wine tasting fair but will create a full wine experience in the town of Sierre. Visit the Rilke Foundation or the Valais Wine Museum, enjoy cinema centred around wine, themed workshops and tastings of high-prestige wines \u2013 all part of this 24th<\/sup> VINEA Wine Fair.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The fair: 1 and 2 September, explore more than 800 wines from throughout Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n

The VINEA Wine Fair, as part of its mission to serve as the showcase of Swiss wines, will take up quarters in the heart of Sierre next 1 and 2 September, with more than 130 wine producers taking part, bringing more than 800 wines from throughout Switzerland for visitors to discover. The producers, who will be grouped around Sierre\u2019s H\u00f4tel de Ville, will present their finest wines directly to visitors, advising them in many ways \u2013 and sharing their love for their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the producers taking part are several Swiss wine associations, including: the<\/span> Mondial du Chasselas, Mondial des Pinots, Mondial du Merlot, Clos, Domaines et Ch\u00e2teaux, Ticinowine, <\/span>Swiss PDO-PGI<\/span> (AOP-IGP suisses), and the Association des encaveurs de Sion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eating: visitors will also have several options in connection with the wine fair: Ch\u00e2teau de Villa will move to the centre of town to offer a cheese tasting of various raclettes, and the shady terraces of Sierre\u2019s restaurants that are nearby will welcome wine-lovers with menus created specially for the fair.<\/span><\/p>\n

The visual identity for the VINEA Wine Fair is also getting a makeover this year to reflect its new dynamic. The new graphic line, visually very strong, suggests motion, Sierre\u2019s sun reflected in wine glasses and visitors\u2019 emotions at the fair.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA Workshops: learn to understand Swiss wines through themed wine tastings, commented on by renowned professionals<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

VINEA is creating themed workshops for this year\u2019s fair to help visitors learn more about and better understand the wines presented by producers taking part in the fair. These workshops will be run by well-known personalities, oenologists and sommeliers, making it an option to explore the wines through a theme rather than tasting wines producer by producer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 6 themes, open to the public:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Passione<\/i> Ticino, Friday 1 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Valais in white, Friday 1 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Dive into the heart of Lake Geneva wines, Friday 1 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Meet Petite Arvine wines from Valais, Saturday 2 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Round the world: 2017 award-winning Pinots, Saturday 2 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– Valais in red, Saturday 2 September<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA also offers the option to explore, under the expert guidance of Paolo Basso, iconic Swiss wines selected by the Best Sommelier of the World 2013. This prestige-wines tasting, to take place Saturday 2 September in the magnificent setting of Ch\u00e2teau Mercier, will feature a dozen of the rarest Swiss wines. The number of places is extremely limited for this exceptional wine tasting; the wines to be presented will be announced and tickets will go on sale 1 August 2017.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA Wine Angels: a service for visitors during the wine fair<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Visitors to the VINEA Wine Fair can avail themselves of the services of Wine Angels, who will help guide them on their wine tasting path. The Wine Angels\u2019 good counsel will be available to neophytes as well as the most experienced wine-lovers \u2013 from letting them know about guided parts of the programmes to taking questions from people keen to know more about the wines.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Festival of award-winning Pinots: explore them, 31 August, in the H\u00f4tel de Ville gardens<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Innovative and dynamic \u2013 in this spirit, the wine fair for the first time will welcome, alongside the tasting workshops listed above, the Festival of award-winning Pinots. Visitors who are keen on quality and discovering new wines will find a wonderful showcase\/tasting of award-winning wines from the Mondial des Pinots 2017, in the presence of the producers. This tasting session takes place in the beautiful garden area of Sierre\u2019s H\u00f4tel de Ville. Tickets are now on sale for this event at salonvinea.ch.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Exchange, learn: a conference centred on Swiss PDO-PGI wines<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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The wine fair will kick off, as in previous years, with a conference held shortly beforehand at the HES-SO in Sierre, Friday 1 September from 09:00-11:00. The conference will focus on Swiss PDO-PGI wines (AOP\/IGP in French). Entry to the conference is free, but participants must register in advance at salonvinea.ch. The detailed programme and names of those on the panel will be made available 1 August 2017.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Sierre, as part of VINEA \u2013 wine\u2019s cultural side<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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With the Rilke Foundation<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

VINEA is proud to announce that it is working with the Rilke Foundation to provide  fair-goers with guided visits of the permanent exhibition \u201cValais as seen by Rilke\u201d \u2013 daily, free of charge, in German and French. Exceptionally and for the wine fair, the accent will be put on grapes, wine and vines, themes that were woven throughout his work during the five years that the writer lived in Sierre.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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With the film-lovers\u2019 association DreamAgo<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Film-viewing will be offered daily at 15:00 at Sierre\u2019s Cin\u00e9ma du Bourg, near the entrance to the wine fair. Friday 1 September a documentary about Swiss wines will be shown and Saturday 2 September a foreign fiction film will also be open to wine fair visitors.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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With the Valais Wine Museum\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Visit the exhibition \u201cForain for ever – L\u2019\u00e9pop\u00e9e des vignerons nomades\u201d<\/i> (the time of winemaking nomads) with anthropologist M\u00e9lanie Hugon-Duc who will take you into the daily lives of nomads who made wine, in the past and present. The exhibition\u2019s images, recorded witnesses and objects are linked to the many types of transhumance in Valais. Entry is free for visitors to the VINEA wine fair.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ticket sales are now open<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Visitors keen to take advantage of the rich and varied programme can buy their tickets as of today in VINEA\u2019s online shop \u2013 and benefit from special prices available to those who buy before 20 August. Entry tickets for the wine fair are just CHF23 instead of CHF30 for tickets bought at the door. Workshop reservations can also be made at special rates, but note that the number of places is limited and first come, first served!<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA Premium Club, with member privileges <\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Take advantage of all the special and new offers of the 2017 wine fair by joining VINEA\u2019s new Premium Club. For CHF250, visit the wine fair with a guest, improve your knowledge of Swiss wines with the VINEA Workshops, meet the award-winning producers from the 2017 Mondial des Pinots competition and appreciate the food and wine pairings at a \u201clive cooking\u201d by the chefs from the Swiss Food Festival in Zermatt that takes place in Sierre\u2019s wonderful H\u00f4tel de Ville gardens. Numerous other special offers are part of the membership; details are regularly updated at vinea.ch\/club.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA Wine Fair, the basics:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Thursday 31 August<\/o:p><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

– Pinot Wines Festival with award-winning wines, Sierre\u2019s H\u00f4tel de Ville gardens, 16:00-19:00, CHF20. Online advance registration required, vinea.ch\/festicaldespinots<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 1 September and Saturday 2 September<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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VINEA Swiss wines fair, 11:00-19:00<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Tickets CHF30<\/span><\/b>, glass and tasting notebook included, as well as <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n