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 […]
Aperitif hour, Andalusia
Aperitif time in southern Spain, Andalusia: sherry and Regañõs, little simple dry olive oil crackers that are perfect for sea-gazing at dusk after a dip in the pool. […]
Top picks, reds from Vinea fair
I normally opt to taste a lot of Pinot Noir at the Vinea Wine Fair, but this year my focus was other reds, in particular Gamays and Cornalins. My notes on favourites from tasting them yesterday - […]
Int’l competitions: Winning Pinot wines named
Austrian cellar named "“Gran Maestro du Pinot Noir" Two Valais wines win Grand Or top awards SIERRE, SWITZERLAND - Austrian winery Weingut Schlosshalbturn from Halbturn was named the winner of the […]