LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The art of aging beautifully has not always been appreciated by lovers of Swiss wines, but a group that includes many of the country’s best producers is working steadily to change this. The Memoire des Vins Suisse (MDVS) is a group that meets once a year to taste the wines in their […]
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Regional travel & wine: Switzerland’s surprising wines
Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Torches light the lovely 15th-century cobblestone courtyard, once a two- or three-hour carriage ride from Geneva. A hum of voices carries from an open cellar door where soft candlelight offers a glimpse of amphoras and barrels. Upstairs, in a renovated area of the old Grand’Cour château, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin describes […]
A standard for wine glasses
Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – You thought you could drink out of just any old wine glass, right? Wrong, and the world has now agreed on standards for wine glasses, ISO in Geneva says. Here’s the scoop: “The tasting glass consists of a cup (an “elongated egg”) supported by a stem resting on a […]
Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2014
Colour: white Grape: Chasselas Name: “Au Fosseau” Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2012 Winery: Le Capitaine Location: Begnins, canton Vaud Robe: pale gold Nose: floral, delicate Mouth: Typically mineral Remarks: The 2012 lacks some of the complexity of the 2011, but like its older brother is a wine that will keep well: drink it now and […]
Ellen Wallace profile
Note: August 2022, move to Substack This is your point of reference for Swiss wines and the landscape that gives birth to them I’m a journalist and wine specialist who loves the broad landscape of Swiss wine, from its wines and vineyards to its extraordinary geography and rich cultural history. When I started to learn […]