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Search Results for: Rhine

Rhine closed to river traffic above Basel

10/06/2013 by Ellen Wallace

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – The Rhine river was closed to traffic above Basel Monday as the river rose above its navigable limit of 7m90. The closure also affected the popular small ferries that serve as a form of public transport between the two banks of the Rhine in the city centre. The river was closed to […]

Filed Under: Travels

A Pinot Noir by any name

07/12/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Pinot Noir takes so many forms; I decided Monday at the Mémoire & Friends wine fair in Zurich to ask a small number of producers who make more than one Pinot Noir for details about the differences. Here are a few notes: Clones and styles Weingut Wolfer, Weinfelden, Thurgau, near Lake Constance. Martin Wolfer (whose […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Clos Martha, Graubuenden Grisons wine region, Graubünden, Möhr-Niggli, pilgrim, Pinot Noir, Weinbau von Tscharner, Weingut Wolfer

Uncork now, Basel beauties

16/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

I saw just how good wines from Basel could be, during a two-day meeting 11-12 April in that city, with the Mémoire des Vins Suisses. Its newest winery member, Weingut Jauslin, impressed me by its overall quality.

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Basel Land, Basel Landschaft, Basel wine, GaultMillau, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Mondial des Pinots, Mueller-Thurgau, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, Riesling-Silvaner, Weingut Jauslin

Uncork now, 5 April 2019

05/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

I tasted two reds at Divinum that I would encourage you to try, both of them top end wines, priced accordingly. The first is a classic example of what you can get from Pinot Noir if your grapes are in the right place and you know what you’re doing. The second displays the potential of Humagne Rouge.

Filed Under: Uncork now, Wineries Tagged With: Appenzell, Cornalin, Cornulus, Humagne Blanche, Humagne Rouge, Pinot Noir, Schmid Wetli winery, Swiss wine landscape, the landscape of Swiss wine, Valais

Divinum, my picks

05/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

Divinum was created by Morges wineries when Arvinis was obliged to leave the town due to major renovations and construction around the train station. It has managed to create a local feel but with enough other wineries to make it worth any winelover’s time.

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Appenzell, Artisanes de la vigne et du vin, Cave de la Béroche, Cave du Rhodan Mounir, Cornalin, Cornulus, Divinum, Domaine Les Charmes, Humagne Rouge, Maison Carré, Morges tourism, Morges tulip festival, Morges wine fair, Neuchatel, Pinot Noir, Servagnin, Sion

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