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Search Results for: Chanton

Gwäss aka Gouais, Chanton

26/09/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

This is a curiosity wine and enjoyable plus a conversation piece! It is an old, old Swiss grape variety, Gouais in French, known as the Casanova of grapes for spawning so many offshoots. Chanton is the only winery that makes it, I believe. Lemon notes, strong acidity, dry and crisp but remarkably long in mouth. […]

Type: White Grapes: Gouais Country: Switzerland Prince range: CHF15-25

How one man changed the wine profile of Valais

05/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Wine education Switzerland hosts a number of educational classes, often with tastings, from schools and museums and various wine groups. They are a great way to learn more about the landscape of Swiss wines – the culture, history, heritage, geography and more. The 1001 lives of Dr Wuilloud Henry Wuilloud was the subject of an […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Completer, Diolinoir, Henry Wuilloud, history of Swiss wine, José Vouillamoz, Josef-Marie Chanton, Merlot, Müller-Thurgau, Musée du Vin du Valais, Pinot Blanc, Swiss grape varieties, Syrah, the landscape of Swiss wine, Valais Wine Museum

Rare grapes, do we love their wines?

20/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

What do rare wines from old and new grapes taste like, and should we love them? See also: The strange world of rare grapes Discovery wines Serge Heymoz of Cave les Sentes sums up my feeling for many of the old varieties I’ve tasted, when he speaks of Rèze, a wine that has been around […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Audacieux, Benoît Dorsaz, Cave les Sentes, Chambleau, Completer, Divico, Ephémère, Galotta, Grosse Arvine, La Petite Grange, Lafnetscha, Memoire des Vins Suisses, rare wines, Räuschling, red wines Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, Rèze, Serge Heymoz

The strange world of rare grapes

20/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace 4 Comments

Why would you drink wine from grapes you’ve never heard of unless you’re on your honeymoon or an exotic vacation? Just when you thought you were starting to understand wine because you could rattle off the names of a few grape varieties and even briefly describe the kind of wines they give, someone gets excited […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Areni, Assyrtiko, Benoît Dorsaz, Cabernello, Chanton, Divico, Durize, Gregor Kuonen, Grosse Arvine, Gwäss, Himbertscha, Hitzkircher, Jancis Robinson, Lafnetscha, Nerolo, Obeidy, Olivier Pittet, Pansa Blanca, Papaz Karasi, Plantscher, Rèze, Riveyrenc, Serge Heymoz, Wine Mosaic project

Take a BIG dog for a walk in the vineyards

18/02/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A serendipitous combination this: for those who like the idea of taking a hike with one of the St Bernard dogs from the famous Barry Foundation, and who also like vineyards, you can now put the two together. The Foundation is organizing walks in March and April, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, with […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Fully, kennels, St Bernard dogs, vineyard walks

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