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Search Results for: garanoir

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, 14 February 2019

14/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

This week, two more Swiss red blends, at affordable prices, like last week. But this time the two are very different, one from Vétroz in Valais and the other from the Côte d’Orbes in Vaud. As a bonus, a wine for special moments and a reminder that some wines need more time. Rebbio 2017 from […]

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Cave des Treize Coteaux, Cave Jean-René Germanier, Chamoson, Cornalin, Côtes de l'Orbe, Esprit de Baulmes, Hommage Maurice Gay, Leuk, Merlot, Pinot Noir Gamaret, Rebbio, Swiss oak barrels, Valais wines, Vétroz, vineyard in conversion, Viti Antiqua 1798, Vollèges

Uncork now: 2 Vaud red blends

08/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Several wineries now make Garanoir-Gamaret blends which tend to give a wine that is easy to drink, more robust than a Pinot Noir yet lighter than the more tannic wines such as Syrah and Cornalin, which are popular as hearty reds in Switzerland.

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Changins, disease resistant, Domaine des Remans, Domaine Mermetus, Gamaret, Garanoir, Givrins, Lavaux, Lavigny, Les Perriéres, Mara, new grape varieties, Philippe Bovet, Rossier family, Satigny, Swiss red blends

Uncork now: Dôle, Cornalin

23/01/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

What to uncork, 10 January – January is a month when I’m not ready for heavy reds again -I want hearty vegetables, a bit less meat, plenty of exercise.

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Cave Ardevaz, Chandra Kurt, Cornalin, Etoiles du Valais, Gamay, January wines, Mercier Vins, Pinot Noir, Provins, Valais Dôle, wines to uncork now

It’s Swiss wine awards time!

18/10/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Gault&Millau For Swiss wineries, the big awards of the year were handed out tonight in Bern, at the gala dinner that brings to a close the annual Grand Prix du Vin Suisse competition. There are some beauties here – you should not lack for interesting and very pleasing new wines […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Cave de la Côte, Cave Nouveau Salquenen, Diego Mathier, Gault&Millau 2019, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Lauriers de platine, Salgesch, Terravin Lauriers de Platine, Valais Etoiles, Valais Stars, Vinea, Vinum

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