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 […]
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A date with the new wines
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 […]
European wine imports: “European importance diminishing”
It’s just one more industry report, but a fairly influential one, and the International Wine & Spirits Report (IWSR, subscription) March issue says that Europe’s importance to wine exporters is waning. The main reason is the continuing fall, now several years old, of wine consumption in Europe, even though it appears the decline is bottoming […]
Making sense of Swiss wine sales
The supermarkets If you shop for wine in Swiss supermarkets regularly, you’ll have noticed that the best wines are rarely found there. Take note: the situation is changing, albeit slowly. Supermarkets and other large retailers sold more Swiss AOC wines in 2017 (after falling for four years), and less lower-end wine, a study released 1 […]
Why sommeliers love a grab bag of wines
Many – most? – of us tend to repeat certain meals at home and we know what we like to drink with them – and now and again we try something a bit different. But home is about comfort and coziness, while dining out is about splashing out socially and emotionally, whether or not you […]