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Archives for October 2019

Book review: Gault&Millau Suisse/Schweiz 2020

31/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The new GaultMillau guide can be purchased in bookstores and online for CHF34.90 in French, CHF52 in German. The two language versions differ: the German one contains all 830 restaurants and lists of hotels, wineries, popular dining spots and the guide’s stars of the year. The French version has all of this but “only” 395 […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Wineries Tagged With: Anne-Catherine and Denis Mercier, Basel restaurants, Davide Ghidossi, Edmond Gasser, Gault Millau Swiss guide, Gault&Millau Schweiz 2020, Gault&Millau Suisse 2020, GaultMillau, GaultMillau Chef of the Year 2020, GaultMillau Sommelier of the Year 2020, Manuel Tresch, Patrick Adank, Raymond and Violaine Paccot, Sandrine Caloz, Solange Lucie and Tristan Perey, Sonja Grandits, Stucki restaurant, Susi Steiger-Wehrli

New treasure in old Sion vineyard

31/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I would never have discovered one particularly beautiful perch on an Alpine slope if it weren’t for Dr Henry Wuilloud. The exhibit “Les 1001 vies [the 1001 lives] du Docteur Wuilloud” at the Valais Wine Museum in Sierre/Salgesch runs for another month, until 30 November. It opened in March with a remarkable conference and tasting […]

Filed Under: Garden & nature, Wineries Tagged With: Alain Wuilloud, Cave des Bouquetins, Charly Wuilloud, Diament Noir, Diolinoir, Dr Henry Wuilloud, dry stone walls, Francine Wuilloud, Iseline Wuilloud, Merlot, Musée du Vin du Valais, Petite Arvine, Pinot Gris, Romain Wuilloud, Sion, Valais Wine Museu

The October garden

26/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

To brighten your day and remind you that the aromas and flavours we find in wines often become familiar to us first through our gardens: here are a few photos from my Swiss Alpine garden, at 1100 metres altitude, in late October. You might think I have enough squash, but when I stopped by the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Garden & nature Tagged With: Jordane Carron, October garden, Opale apple, Pressoir des Alpes, pumpkin, Squash

Vaud cooperative named Swiss Winery of the Year

25/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Cave de la Côte in Tolochenaz, canton Vaud, has been named the Swiss Winery of the Year 2019 by the Vinea Association and Vinum magazine. The title is awarded as part of the Grand Prix des Vins Suisses, the largest competition for Swiss wines, which had 3,254 wines entered by 544 wineries. The wines are […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: 2019 awards, Cave Caloz, Cave de la Côte, Chasselas, Coteau d’Aubonne Esprit Terroir 2018, Domaine de Chafalet, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse awards, Maison Gilliard, Sélection Excelsus, Swiss cooperative, Vinea, Vinum magazine

2018 Swiss wines: young Valais wines tasted in May

25/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Les Glorieuses is a series of wine tastings held on four Mondays in May every year in Martigny. It’s open to wine and food professionals and tends to attract many sommeliers – Mondays were chosen because that’s the day when many restaurants are closed and sommeliers have a day off. I made it to two […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: 2019 Swiss white wines, Benoît Dorsaz, Cave Rodeline, Chardonnay, Christophe Abbet, Claudine Roduit, Didier Jorat, Domaine Gérald Besse, Folaterre, Fully, Gilbert Devayes, Hermitage, Les Glorieuses, Leytron, Magliocco et fils, Marie-Therese Chappaz, Marsanne, Martigny, Mikaël Magliocco, MTC, Païen, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Rhone valley

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