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Search Results for: Mondial du Merlot

Mondial du Merlot in red?

07/05/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I was sitting in a peaceful room a couple weeks ago, old paintings on the walls, high ceilings, a view of the Alps outside. I was blind tasting Merlot wine as one of the judges at the Mondial des Merlots. But what, if an Oxford professor suggests, we had opera playing in the background, or […]

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Vinea weekend, Pinot and Merlot stars

02/09/2016 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

The outdoor Vinea Wine Fair is this weekend in Sierre, one of your best opportunities to sample a good range of Swiss wines, with some 150 producers present from around the country. Weather forecast: just about perfect, with temperatures of 13 to 29C and sunny Friday, some cloud cover and 14 to 28C Saturday. Tickets […]

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Best of Merlots: Zurich awards

27/05/2016 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

New vs Old World Merlots; love at first sip The top wine at the Mondial du Merlot, which handed out awards 18 May in Zurich, is from Uruguay’s Bouza Bodega Boutique – a winner that provided the start of some interesting discoveries made during the event (it also made me want to catch the next […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Argentina, awards, Beetschen, Bouza, Brivio, Dézaley, Gialdi, Krasia May, Moncucchetto, Mondial du Merlot, Monti, Philippe Bovet, Platinum, Rovio, Tamborini, Ticino, Uruguay, Uvavin, Zurich

Back from Merlot judging

29/04/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Two days of judging Merlot wines in Sierre at the Mondial du Merlot prompted reflection on a number of points. The quality of the wine was overall good to very good, with a few exceptions for wines where the cellar needs to do more work. My own table of five judges had one “great gold” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Mondial du Merlot, Vinea, wine competitions

Merlot primer

22/04/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The Mondial du Merlot world wine competition takes place this weekend in Sierre, canton Valais, and I’ll be taking part as a judge. Earlier today I was interviewed by WRS radio in Geneva about this grape and its wines, canton Ticino’s specialty. I mentioned a few wines on the show and promised to provide their […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Chateau Petrus, Gialdi-Brivio, Meinrad Perler, Merlot, Sassi Grossi, Swiss Winemaker of the Year, Ticino

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