“Swiss” wine with Valais and Vaud traits, a taste of the future? Now you don’t see it, now you do! A surprising label that reveals itself fully only after sitting for a moment in cold water is the marketing ploy for a new wine from Lavaux winery Etienne & Louis Fonjallaz. “Révélation Brut Rosé” (CHF42) […]
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Geraniums: smell them
A wine class teacher told me you should sniff fruit in stores as often as possible to really register those smells, so if you see people bending over the fruit and breathing (in) heavily, they might be wine lovers. I do the same with flowers. Last Sunday before going from the Château Mercier in Sierre, […]
New member for Vaud’s Chateaux group
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Clos, Domaines & Châteaux group of wineries in canton Vaud has added a new member, bringing the group to 26. The Clos de L’Abbaye in Yvorne is a very special addition: it is the first publicly owned winery (the commune of Yvorne) and it is the first “clos”, or legally designated […]
Visperterminen wine wins Decanter int’l award
Excited for St Jodern Kellerei for winning an impressive top international award in the recent DWWA (Decanter World Wine Awards) competition, for its 2012 “Heida Barrique” wine. You’ll find more about this winery in my upcoming Swiss wine book, a very special cellar! Its “Heida Veritas” and a red blend, both 2012, won bronze. “Heida […]
Celebrating a book’s final word
Yesterday I returned from a week of daunting work in New York with book designer/illustrator and artist Mary Tiegreen; we finished my book on Swiss wines, due out mid-August. This afternoon I’m picking up the first proofs from the printer. I’m so pleased – it is absolutely beautiful! A small team of proofreaders worked with […]