Nicolas Joly pitches biodynamic to the Swiss Nicolas Joly is a superstar in the increasingly accepted world of biodynamic winemaking, although he would probably cringe at that label. But a presentation Monday night in Valais, at the Tsampéhro cellar in Flanthey, made it was easy to see why he’s not just another farmer touting natural […]
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Swiss wine news: Organic winners
First certified organic competition winners named A slew of Swiss certified organic wines now boast gold and silver medals awarded by the first-ever Swiss Organic Wine (Bio Vino in French) competition, which took place in late May. The winners were announced in Bern 14 June. My favourite of course is the winner of the Press […]
Vineglorious! book’s living Index
If you would like a printed copy of the index for your book, please contact me at ellen@ellenwine.com. You can also download and print the two-page Vineglorious index, PDF, identical to the one below, but without the links. Index: Vineglorious! Switzerlnd’s Wondrous World of Wines Note that grape variety descriptions appear in the margins throughout […]
Wine language: amphores, eggs, biodynamic (update)
Demeter and Swiss biodynamic vines Update: just after I posted this, Jacques Perrin’s latest blog post arrived, about the course I followed last week. It’s in French, but for anyone who reads French, it’s a good review of some of the current thinking about the use of cement eggs, amphores, etc. Correction: Writer Wink Lorch […]
Biodynamic wines, slipping into the mainstream
New guide provides useful tool GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Organic wines, known as “bio” in French, and more particularly biodynamic wines, were long regarded suspiciously by many consumers, conjuring up vague (and not quite right) images of hippy wines made with animal horns and consumed with unpalatable brown rice. Those were the bad old days and […]