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What’s the deal with older wines?

11/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Dominique Rouvinez, Henri Cruchon winery, Les Parfums du Vin, Meinfred Perler, older vintages, Raoul Cruchon, Räuschling, Richard Pfister, Rouvinez winery, Schwarzenbach winery, tertiary aromas, Zurich

Wine book collectors: 3 Swiss books reviewed

03/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: News, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: Christopher Fielden, Gérard-Philippe Mabillard, Inspirations, Les Parfums du Vin, Musée Valaisan de la vigne et du vin, Richard Pfister, Valais, Vineglorious! book reviews

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 […]

Geraniums: smell them

11/09/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: floral, geranium, perfume test strips, perfumes, rosé, smells

Swiss wine and food, a great selection for gifts

17/12/2013 by Ellen Wallace

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 […]

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