Swiss canton holds first general meeting on winegrowing

More than 250 professionals attended the first general meeting of the Valais wine industry on Monday in Conthey, western Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With this meeting, Valais, via its viticulture office, wanted to give a voice to all those involved in the canton's wine industry in order to create a coordinated vision for the sector. Professional winegrowers, wine producers and wine stockers were invited to discuss various issues relating to production, the market and the industry's structures. These discussions took the form of participatory workshops run by the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions. The aim is to put in place the tools and legal bases needed to meet the challenges of the future, and to develop a coordinated strategy supported by the industry. + Swiss 2024 wine harvest was poor due to weather conditions Over 250 people from more than 200 companies representing 75% of the volume of wine production ...