Richard Pfister’s wonderful book on the smells we find in wines will be a feature at “Parfums de Jardin”, the annual garden show in Coppet. A good chance to look at the book, buy it! […]
I’m about to start a series of reports here on older vintage Swiss wines. I’ve hesitated because of a niggling question: why should the public care about them? What’s the big deal, as far as drinkers are concerned? First, some key dates if you want to taste vintage wines: Two excellent ways to enjoy and […]
Circle of Wine Writers member Christopher Fielden has published an upbeat review of three Swiss wine books in Wayward Tendrils Quarterly, a publication for wine book collectors. Included is a very positive review of my book (800 copies sold since September), Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines. The others are two books I’ve mentioned here, […]
A wine class teacher told me you should sniff fruit in stores as often as possible to really register those smells, so if you see people bending over the fruit and breathing (in) heavily, they might be wine lovers. I do the same with flowers. Last Sunday before going from the Château Mercier in Sierre, […]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – One week until Christmas and if you don’t yet have your gifts for family, friends or the company, don’t panic. You’re in luck: 2013 is a great year for offering Swiss gifts centred around food and wine, and if you hurry you can still get gifts delivered on […]