Jancis Robinson, the British grande dame of world wines, had sketchy impressions of Switzerland and Swiss wine after she was invited here last year, which left some of us thinking she hadn’t really paid attention. She might have made up for it today with an article on what you can expect
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2015 harvest: simply beautiful
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather gods have been good. The 2015 grape harvest is officially underway in many areas and we can now say it: very good to great wine grape quality in most parts of Switzerland, with a slight dip in quantity. The sun has been shining, the evenings have been cool, the rain […]
Zurich’s Memoire & Friends, the joy of aging
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – When youth and age mix well it’s a beautiful thing to behold. The Mémoire and Friends wine tasting event today allows wineries to show off their newest vintages to people in the Zurich area, but there are also some exceptional older wines on show. The Mémoire is a group of some of […]
Climate change, what Swiss producers say
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Climate change is on the mind of everyone in the wine business, not just the short-term reactions to weather but the longer-term concerns about what grape varieties will work and how to manage them. Last weekend I visited the Maison Blanche in Yvorne with a group of judges from the Mondial des […]
Top Swiss wines 2015 announced (update, list)
Winners list now available GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The wines that won gold and silver medals at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the Swiss wine national competition, have been announced, an exciting collection of wines from around the country. I’ve been skimming the list of gold medal winners and there are some truly beautiful […]