For months I’ve been planning to bring my knowledge of the wines at La Cave de Genève up to date. I have tasted the improvements in the canton’s wines, and given that this winery is the largest one, producing about one-third of the wines, I wanted to understand what is going on. Yesterday I finally […]
Wineries
Details for Geneva Wineries Open Day 28 May
Here’s the official information from Geneva on the canton’s Wineries Open Day Saturday 28 May. Note that I’ll be posting a longer article on the Cave de Genève in a few minutes, the largest winery in the canton. You’ll find details about Geneva’s wineries in several places: the official cantonal agriculture office wine page and […]
Best of Merlots: Zurich awards
New vs Old World Merlots; love at first sip The top wine at the Mondial du Merlot, which handed out awards 18 May in Zurich, is from Uruguay’s Bouza Bodega Boutique – a winner that provided the start of some interesting discoveries made during the event (it also made me want to catch the next […]
Tuscan vines a month ahead of Vaud’s
Thursday morning I took a dawn walk along the vineyard trail at Tenuta L’Impostino in southern Tuscany, part of the Montecucco appellation region. The noise of the frogs was almost deafening at times – two very healthy large ponds at the bottom of a steep slope provide them with a good home. The trail is […]
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 thousands of runners drinking water, but the rest of us may be sampling wines in Valais, which is holding its open […]