What to expect and some of the great finds at Arvinis in Morges Notes on wines from California, Swiss top picks I spent a few hours Thursday at Arvinis and my first tip is this: do spit out the wine and do take along a bottle of water to keep yourself well hydrated if you’re […]
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Silver linings: Taramarcaz’s Domaine des Muses
Silver linings, a series of profiles of award-winning producers: Switzerland has some of the world’s finest wines and its top winemakers are terroir artists. Domaine des Muses sweeps awards in Valais The first I heard of Robert Taramarcaz was when this young newcomer to Valais winemaking received warm applause and an evening of plaudits from […]
Home alone! with a popcorn thief
One of the real joys of having a family is seeing them all leave, now and again, so you have time alone to do EXACTLY what you feel like. In my case, a recent home alone evening, with balmy weather in the Alps, drove me to one of life’s great pleasures (you might not all […]
Swiss drinking fewer foreign reds, more foreign white wines
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss carried on drinking wine in much the same way in 2008 as in 2007, consuming 2.78 million hectolitres (1 hectolitre = 100 litres or 22 gallons) of wine, roughly 36 bottles per person for the year for the permanent population of 7.7 million. But they drank less red wine […]
Out of town guests for New Year’s weekend? Serve Swiss!
‘Tis the season for overseas guests and non-Swiss friends to drop in for a sociable drink or two. Here are some suggestions for showing off the fine wines of Switzerland. Aperitif food, uncomplicated Keep it simple – Swiss wines work well with Swiss air-dried meats and cheese platters for late afternoon or early evening. Dried […]