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Search Results for: Zurich history

Zürichsee, pendulum swings

13/02/2020 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

The Lake Zurich region was once a large wine-producing area, hard to believe when you stand anywhere at the edge of Lake Zurich now and see mainly industry and homes. But many of the slopes that are so populated today were once vine-covered. A mere 150 years ago Zürichsee had some 2,000 hectares of vineyard: […]

Filed Under: Travels, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book, Wineries Tagged With: Einsiedeln, Elbling, Konvent, Pinot Noir, Riesling-Sylvaner, Schipf winery, Zürichsee

Travel: morning architectural walk in Zurich

28/08/2013 by Ellen Wallace

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Zurich is within three hours by train from most parts of Switzerland, and whether you’re visiting for a day trip or an overnight, build in time for a walking tour. If you don’t know the city at all, the Zurich Tourism Office provides a good collection of guided walking tours, privately and […]

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Travel: Zurich puts on the charm for a holiday weekend

18/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Your guide to a holiday-season weekend in Zurich, an easy train ride from Lake Geneva Click on images to view larger Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The charm of Zurich is at its brightest in the lead-up to Christmas. Daytime offers plenty of activities for children and adults alike, but the real fun starts in the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Christmas, Fraumuenster, from Geneva, Glockenhof, Hiltl, holidays, hotels, Jules Verne panoramic bar, Lausanne, Marc Chagall, New Year, restaurants, Seidenhof, The Singing Tree, train, transport, Voderer Sternen, what to do, what's on, Zeughasukeller, zoo, Zurich, Zurich City Card

Canada’s western wine valleys: hunting for gems

05/05/2020 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Note: I visited Vancouver and toured wineries in western Canada in September 2019 and planned to publish this article in early 2020, to inspire wine-lovers who might be considering a Canadian tour this year. Part-way through the writing, Covid-19 suddenly appeared, and the idea of travel in 2020 became increasingly improbable. It’s taken me two […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Annecy, BC grape varieties, BC wine areas, bench, British Columbia, Canadian desert, Canadian wine, Chasselas, climate, First Nation, forest fires, fruit region, Gray Monk, hiking trails, ice wine, Kelowna, Meritage, Okanagan Valley, Osoyoos, Penticton, Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, Sonoran Desert, tasting fees, Vancouver, Vanessa, weather, wine clubs, wine exports, wine tourism

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

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