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Archives for May 2016

Identity theft! Goron the grape reclaims its name

23/05/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Goron was one of the first wines I encountered in Switzerland, in a little village café in Vaud 30 years ago: a little “3 deci” glass pitcher of a very basic wine from “abroad”, meaning from Valais, the neighbouring canton. I wasn’t particularly impressed by the wine, but the quaintness of the place and this […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Goron de Bovernier, rare grapes, red grapes, regional specialties, Valais

Tuscan vines a month ahead of Vaud’s

07/05/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Thursday morning I took a dawn walk along the vineyard trail at Tenuta L’Impostino in southern Tuscany, part of the Montecucco appellation region. The noise of the frogs was almost deafening at times – two very healthy large ponds at the bottom of a steep slope provide them with a good home. The trail is […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: bio, Italy, L'Impostino winery, Montecucco, organic, Sangiovese grape, season, Tuscany, Vaud

This weekend: Coppet’s garden fair, Valais wineries’ open days

06/05/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

We’re all crossing our fingers, hoping the fine warm weather will hold for the weekend, with a wonderful holiday (Ascension, a 4-day break for many) series of events on. The Geneva Marathon will keep thousands of runners drinking water, but the rest of us may be sampling wines in Valais, which is holding its open […]

Filed Under: News, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book, Wineries Tagged With: Coppet, Payot, Valais, Vineglorious wine book, winery open days

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