Learn about Swiss wine with Ellen Wallace, noted authority and author of Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines. The landscape of Swiss wine – geography but also history, culture, the people. We learn about grapes, vineyards, wines, wine as part of travel, food and dining. Join me to tease out the mystery of what lies […]
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A wisp of Switzerland in the Oxford tome
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
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 […]
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 Didier de Courten’s restaurant, 19/20 Gault&Millau, with a lineup of beautiful wines to accompany the meal. The only problem […]
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 […]