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Archives for December 2016

Jancis Robinson, Vineglorious book review

28/12/2016 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

(Update, 29 December: many thanks to Jancis Robinson for permission to republish in its entirety a new review of my Swiss wine book ). A series of reviews by JR staffer Tamlyn Currin includes a review of Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines, published 27 December. Currin ran a series of year-end book reviews in 2015 and they were so popular […]

Filed Under: Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: Gamay, Jancis Robinson, Labor of Love, Lavaux, Piedmont wines, Plant Robert, Rèze, Suzanne Hoffman, Tamlyn Currin, Vineglorious! book reviews

Special 24-hr offer: Vineglorious! 2 for 1

18/12/2016 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

To celebrate being back at work (just in time for a holiday break, ha!), I want to help you buy the perfect Swiss wine gift for the holidays – in fact two, one for you and one for someone special. Two books and shipping, all for the price of one book! Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of […]

Filed Under: Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: book on Swiss wines, Swiss wines in English, Vineglorious! Switzerland's Wondrous Wines

Treating new knees kindly, with wine and views

17/12/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I’m now back at work, more slowly than expected after getting a new knee (I underestimated the fatigue factor). The convalescence time reminded me how much we can enjoy life even when our horizons shrink considerably. I’m excited about finally having time to share recent wine trips and discoveries with you as I catch up. On the list – Galician treasures, […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Cayas, Chanton, clinique La Valère, Constantin-Comby, Diserens, Gamay, Germanier, Salice Salentino, Syrah, Visp

Exposition: north and south vineyards in Valais

16/12/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Heading home this morning from physio I took the road from Crans-Montana to Sierre, past the vineyards of Corin and other villages, on the north side of the Rhone. Here you see the south-facing slopes, which get a healthy dose of sunshine all winter. The sun is finally rising above the mountains in this spot, […]

Filed Under: Garden & nature

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