BERN, SWITZERLAND – Designed to tempt and tickle your tastebuds, Switzerland’s annual Taste Week (Semaine du goût) is officially underway, and you can expect to see, smell and of course taste wonderful food, wine and other treats between now and 28 September. A gala dinner in Bern Wednesday evening kicked off the week, and for […]
Archives for September 2014
Suzukii strikes fear at Swiss wineries
Don’t make forecasts about the 2104 harvest just yet! Two months ago a wine producer from canton Valais suddenly turned to me at a crowded dinner where the conversation had been fairly lighthearted. He frowned and said, “we’re worried about Suzukii, not the car, but the new bug.” I gave him a blank look, so […]
Vineglorious! reviews: Italy
Lorenzo Colombo has written a lengthy review of Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines, in Italian, in Vinealia. It’s been picked up by several other Italian web sites today. You’ll find a list of and links to all Vineglorious! reviews here. My favourite part of the new review comes at the end: “In conclusion this […]
Swiss wine directory in the making: review
Check out the pilot for a project that will be appreciated by consumers, an online directory of all Swiss wineries. It was presented to journalists during the Vinea Swiss Wines Fair in Sierre 10 days ago; the pilot version is now available on line. The project goes live officially in January 2015, the time it […]
Vineglorious! in Le Guillon
Latest mention of my book Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines, in Le Guillon, the wine revue for canton Vaud wines, in subscribers’ mailboxes in the next few days. Nice reviews in this book section of two other wine books on my shelf, by Alexandre Truffer and Chandra Kurt, guides to supermarket wine shopping, in […]