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Matter of taste 2019 walkabout, comparing wines

28/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

This was a walkabout tasting of fine wines that let me compare different Swiss wineries’ Pinot Noirs. It was also an opportunity to make other types of comparisons among wines that have been given at least 90 points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

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Why sommeliers love a grab bag of wines

28/02/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Many – most? – of us tend to repeat certain meals at home and we know what we like to drink with them – and now and again we try something a bit different. But home is about comfort and coziness, while dining out is about splashing out socially and emotionally, whether or not you […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News Tagged With: Chasselas, Domaine des Curiales, Domaine des Landions, Emeline Zufferey, Gamaret, Gamay, GaultMillau, Geoffrey Bentrari, Gerard Besse, Javet&Javet, Louis Bovard, Maison Carré, Merlot, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, President Wilson Hotel, Räuschling, sommelier, Swiss grape varieties, Swiss wines app, the Face of Swiss Wine, Vinea

Wine books: Chasselas, 2 guides, Swiss grapes

01/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Holiday and gift-giving time is not far off, and this year you should consider some good books for wine fans. My four top choices, three of which are in French, are: Cepages Suisses, histoire et origines, by José Vouillamoz, out this week Gault & Millau Guide Suisse 2018, published in October Guide Bleu 2017/18, published […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: books, Chandra Kurt, Chasselas, Editions Favre, Gault Millau Swiss guide, Guide Bleu, José Vouillamoz, Nouvelles Editions, Swiss grape varieties, Vineglorious wine book, Vineglorious! book reviews

Chasselas on world wine radars

03/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Chasselas, Switzerland’s iconic white wine, is now on the Robert Parker radar. This is clearly good news for Swiss wineries that produce it – and since it is the second-most widely planted grape in the country, this counts. Chasselas has also inched onto Jancis Robinson’s radar, and Hugh Johnson was talking happily about it back […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anne Müller, Chasselas, Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson, Louis Bovard, Medinette, notes, reviews, Robert Parker, Stephan Reinhardt, Swiss wines, Terravin Lauriers de Platine, Wine Advocate

Regional travel & wine: Switzerland’s surprising wines

15/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Torches light the lovely 15th-century cobblestone courtyard, once a two- or three-hour carriage ride from Geneva. A hum of voices carries from an open cellar door where soft candlelight offers a glimpse of amphoras and barrels. Upstairs, in a renovated area of the old Grand’Cour château, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin describes […]

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