Place de Sardaigne, Carouge, 14 - 16 June 2018
After its huge success in 2017, the second edition of the Festibière de Genève will take place on 14 - 16 June 2018 at the Place de Sardaigne in Carouge. This is the biggest open air festival of locally produced craft beer in Geneva and features 25 different craft brewers from the region, including 2 from the Alsace region of France, and over 150 different beers to try!
Live music and great food!
But that’s not all: there will be live music each night, featuring local bands like FullBlast, Las Vegas Parano and the Square Brackets and great international foods at 8 different food trucks.
Free entry - order in advance to get your glass
Entry to the festival is free. To access the tasting, you need to buy a glass and tokens. There will only be a limited number of 2018 Festibière glasses, so to ensure you get your souvenir glass and to avoid lineups at the event, you are advised to buy your glass in advance at www.festibieredegeneve.ch. Don’t worry if you don’t get your glass - once the 2018 glasses are gone, there will be other glasses on consignment for tasting.
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Each year, during the month of September, the city of Geneva takes part in the “Semaine du Goût”, a nationwide food festival that encourages sustainable development and promotes the Swiss culinary heritage.
Seeking to educate consumers about the different qualities of local, seasonal produce, la Semaine du Goût is a celebration of the diversity of tastes that can be achieved using different types of food produced in Switzerland. It promotes healthy eating through a balanced diet, and showcases some of the most innovative dishes that can be found in this country.
In Geneva, more than 50 cafés and restaurants will take part in the event, producing home-made menus comprising of local, seasonal products. Running from 17 to 27 September, la Semaine du Goût is an opportunity to remind the city’s residents about some of the culinary strengths of this region.
Article from Les Vins de Genève website.
A day in Geneva’s countryside to discover the 2011 vintage Caves Ouvertes, or the Open House Day of Geneva’s wineries, takes place canton-wide on Saturday, May 12 this year. Nearly all of the canton’s wineries will be open on the day.
The Open House Day known as Caves Ouvertes was first launched in 1987 by Geneva’s independent winegrowers. The idea was to invite the general public to come out and visit their wineries. It was the first event of the kind in Switzerland. Pierre Dupraz, who was president of the Geneva chapter of the winegrowers’ association at the time, recalls that ‘’several dozen’’ people showed up for that first Open House. Going on 25 years later, the number of visitors is in the thousands and Caves Ouvertes has become one of Geneva’s big annual events.
On Saturday, May 12, 2012, nearly all (some 90) of the canton’s wineries will be opening their doors to present the 2011 vintage – and oak2aged wines from the 2010 vintage.
The Musée du Vigneron invites you to celebrate the Fête des Cépages, and discover all there is to know about the different varieties of grape grown in the vineyards of Mont-sur-Rolle.
On the 4th September, the museum will be organizing walking tours of the region in which you will have the opportunity to sample different wines at various locations along the route. All the wines will be served by local wine growers, who will talk about the various grapes and provide information on the wines being tasted.
At just 6km long, the walk is ideal for all ages, young and old. Groups will leave from the Musée du Vigneron every 15 minutes between 10.30am and 2.00pm. The costs are as follows:
Discovery Route (without food): Fr.20.-
Gastronomic Route: Fr. 80.-
Special Children’s Route: Fr. 25.-
For those of you interested in the Gastronomic Route, take a look at the website, to view the menu parcours gourmand.
Booking is essential for all routes – click here to fill in the registration form.
For further information, visit the website: www.museeduvigneron.ch
