Note: I asked Alexandre if I could translate and publish an English version of this because I felt the article makes a very important point, one not often heard. As a wine writer who is on the fringes […]
Jancis Robinson, Vineglorious book review
(Update, 29 December: many thanks to Jancis Robinson for permission to republish in its entirety a new review of my Swiss wine book ).A series of reviews by JR staffer Tamlyn Currin includes a […]
Special 24-hr offer: Vineglorious! 2 for 1
To celebrate being back at work (just in time for a holiday break, ha!), I want to help you buy the perfect Swiss wine gift for the holidays - in fact two, one for you and one for someone […]
Treating new knees kindly, with wine and views
I'm now back at work, more slowly than expected after getting a new knee (I underestimated the fatigue factor). The convalescence time reminded me how much we can enjoy life even when our horizons […]
Exposition: north and south vineyards in Valais
Heading home this morning from physio I took the road from Crans-Montana to Sierre, past the vineyards of Corin and other villages, on the north side of the Rhone. Here you see the south-facing […]
Learning curve: Galician food & wine coming up
I'll be heading off to Winterthur in early December for an event that features a dinner open to the public, so if you're as keen as I am to learn more about Galician food and wine from Spain, this is […]
Home dining: Vaud cabbage sausage, Chasselas
Chandra Kurt's Chasselas book has encouraged me to try more well-aged Chasselas wines with typical foods from the Lake Geneva region. Last night it was the turn of a Vaud cabbage sausage (saucisse au […]
Dear women: let’s get smarter about wine
Alcohol, religion, health, sexiness, food and wine - the debates over how much or how little wine you can or should or should not drink and when and with what or whom: the talk goes on and […]
Best Swiss wines 2016 named
BERN, SWITZERLAND - The winners of the annual Swiss wine awards for 2016 were named Wednesday evening 26 October in Bern as part of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse gala evening that attracts some 400 […]
The organic orgy
We're all going to the organic ballImagine giving a party where you invite everyone you know and tell them to bring their friends. “Be prepared to strip down to the bare essentials, or less.” A […]