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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: Geneva Roussanne & Merlot

31/01/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Geneva: What is changing is the steady recent climb in the number of unusual wines that you might not expect to find here.

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Aire-le-Ville, Cave de Genéve, Christophe Bosson, Domaine d'Esize, Geneva wines, hard wheat, Jean-Michel Novelle, Le Grand Clos, Merlot, pioneer winemakers, Roussanne, Sadtigny, vins de Genève

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

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