(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 […]
This weekend: Coppet’s garden fair, Valais wineries’ open days
We're all crossing our fingers, hoping the fine warm weather will hold for the weekend, with a wonderful holiday (Ascension, a 4-day break for many) series of events on. The Geneva Marathon will keep […]
Five Swiss rare wines
LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND - Thursday evening I gave a talk to a sellout crowd at the Anglo-Swiss Club in Locarno on unusual and rare Swiss grape varieties. We then tasted five of these wines. Here are some […]
Literary wine, a post-weekend love affair
What a crazy weekend - first, 2.5 days of intense wine education at Vinea, the wine fair in Sierre. It ended for me and a group of journalists Saturday night late, with an extraordinary dinner at […]
Talking about Swiss wines to US tourists
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - I had a fun few minutes with Peter Greenberg, US radio and television travel expert, who was in Geneva Tuesday to produce a show about what the city and Switzerland have to […]
Updates to Vineglorious! book reviews, sales outlets
Please note that I've just updated the list of sales outlets (scroll down the page) for Vineglorious! Switzerland's Wondrous World of Wines. I've also updated the reviews of the book, organizing them […]
Wine book collectors: 3 Swiss books reviewed
Circle of Wine Writers member Christopher Fielden has published an upbeat review of three Swiss wine books in Wayward Tendrils Quarterly, a publication for wine book collectors.Included is a very […]
Booksigning at Payot Nyon Saturday
I'll be signing copies of Vineglorious! Switzerland's Wondrous World of Books at the Payot bookstore (Migros centre) Saturday 6 December, 11:00-12:30. It's likely to be the last chance to get signed […]
Living index for Vineglorious! book now online
Vineglorious! book news The index for my Swiss wines book Vineglorious! is now online, and I'm starting to add links to related information on the web site, making it a living index. If, for example, […]