WINE AND CULTURAL EVENINGMonday, July 15th 2019

GENEVA WINE-GROWING AREA

During this evening, you will be able to discover the six Swiss wine-growing regions. Through their local products and their emblematic wines, you will be immersed in the heart of Swiss wine-growing.

Speeches and folk entertainments are also on the agenda.

19:00 Welcome Drink Traditional alphorns’ show

19:15 Welcoming words

19:30 Eliana Bürki’s show Opening of wine tasting

20:15 Opening of terroir products degustation

21:00 Eliana Bürki’s show

Rhône

Geneva

GENEVA

Léman

GENEVA TERROIRGeneva vegetable dips

Cheese Plate «Le Tonneau» on farmhouse-style bread

«Petite Grave» green lentils verrine with fresh goat cheese from Cartigny (Geneva)

Mini longeole in bread crusted

Avully (Geneva) Simmenthal beef tartar

Geneva pear «rissole»

Molten chocolate cake

GRTA is a label of guarantee created by the State of Geneva in 2004. The canton is the owner and guarantor of the label which enables consumers to identify products from the Geneva region. The GRTA label is granted to many different kinds of fresh and processed products. The 4 underlying principles of the Genève Région Terre Avenir label are: Quality, Proximity, Traceability, Fairness. For exemple, more than 25,000 tons of vegetables a year are cultivated on some 300 hectares in Geneva.

AOP and IGP products are entered in the federal register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications respectively. This register protects the regional names or traditional designations of agricultural products, the quality and main characteristics of which are determined by their place of origin (wines are protected at cantonal level). If a name is registered, it may only be used by the producers of the geographical region designated. These producers must adhere to a strict list of specifications. The list of specifications is approved by the Federal Office of Agriculture, and regular checks by an independent body ensure that they are adhered to.

GENEVA WINES

Created in 1995 to promote Geneva’s farm products, OPAGE – the French acronym for the Office for the Promotion of Agricultural Products from Geneva – is a foundation under civil law. Its board is comprised of representatives of the canton, Agrigenève and the various agricultural sectors. Opage’s structure and means evolved after the 2004 law on promoting agriculture was voted in and the 2009 signature of a quadrennial service contract with the canton. In 2009, Opage moved to the new Maison du Terroir in Lully (Bernex), where among other activities it organizes courses on Geneva terroir products throughout the year.

Gamay Domaine de Beauvent,Bernex (GE), 2016

Chasselas Cave & Domaine Les Perrières,Peissy (GE), 2018

Pinot noir Domaine Château du Crest,Jussy (GE), 2018

Gamaret Domaine des Abeilles d’Or,Choully (GE), 2014

Sauvignon Domaine du Paradis,Satigny (GE), 2017

Baccarat La Cave de Genève,Satigny (GE)