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Ellen Wallace

Adieu, Elisabeth

13/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss Wine asked me to write a profile of Elisabeth Pasquier, whose death while she was on vacation in South America last week shocked the Swiss wine world. Please do read it, even if you didn’t know her. She has been an important part of the wine community here for the past 17 years, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Elisabeth Pasquier, Vinea

Calendar: Divinum dates, Arvinis, other wine tasting events

13/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss-wide calendar, for public and professionals If you haven’t yet discovered the Swiss Wine calendar on the official wine promotion board’s web site, it is now the easiest place to see listings for upcoming events. You’ll find that Divinum in Morges runs through Monday 16 April and the older and somewhat larger wine fair, Arvinis, […]

Filed Under: Garden & nature, Wineries Tagged With: Arvinis, Divinum, Fête des vignerons, open house, Swiss wine calendar, Vevey, Winegrowers Festival

A date with the new wines

11/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The wine tasting season gets underway today with the opening of Divinum (11-16 April) in Morges, with 130 wineries taking part and more than 1,200 wines to taste. This is the second year for the wine fair, which was created when Arvinis left Morges for Montreux after the old CFF Halle building was torn down. Divinum […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Divinum, wine fair Morges

Sierre for sun and wine

22/03/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Sitting in a hotel room in Sierre, with the sun shining and the Mémoire des Vins Suisses annual presentation of its treasure chest of aging wines about to begin – and I’m reminded what a lovely place this is for anyone who likes good wine. Sierre, in the middle of canton Valais, boasts more sunshine […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Hotel de la Poste, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Sierre

Wines from Spain, mulled pleasures

07/03/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I spent a happy Saturday in February tasting some very good Spanish wines in Zurich, at the Robert Parker Matter of Taste – the wines at the public tasting are all rated 90 or above, so it was a powerhouse kind of day. Most were from the north of Spain, with an exciting dash over […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Wineries Tagged With: 2018, Acusp, Annatina Pelizzatti, Bierza, Jenins Graübunden, Luis Gutiérrez, Menciá grape, Palacios, Pinot Noir, Priorat, Raül Bobet, Rioja, Robert Parker Matter of Taste, Spanish wine, Telmo Rodriguez, Tempranillo, Tenerife, Villa de Corullón, Zurich

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