GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here’s the news: Pinot Noir ’09 from Gantenbein winery in canton Graubuenden was given a note of 91 by Robert Parker wine reviewer Neal Martin. This comes on the heels of four Swiss wines mentioned recently by another Parker reviewer, David Schildknecht. The information was bundled into a press release from Swiss […]
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Pinots from France, Switzerland take top 5 at Mondial
German Pinots make a strong showing GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wines from Languedoc in France, Valais, Bern and Aargau won the top five awards at the Mondial des Pinots international wine contest, whose results were announced 30 August. The winners will receive their prizes Friday in Sierre, where 1,500 wines were judged earlier this month by […]
Pinot Rosé 2010, Domaine La Colombe Raymond Paccot
Wine tasting notes, Swiss rosé wines wine video, rosé Rosé wine, medium-dry to dry, mineral Grape variety: Pinot Noir Winery: Domaine La Colombe, Raymond Paccot Location: Féchy, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF12.50 (70 cl) View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch […]
Wine picks: Maurice Zufferey, a blanc de noir still wine
A blanc de noir from near Sierre in canton Valais is just right, between seasons It’s too cold out for summer rosés, I’m getting tired of winter reds, and we wanted something besides white last weekend. We opted for a lovely wine, Pradezian, a blanc de noir from Maurice Zufferey in Muraz, above Sierre in […]
Uncork now, 5 April 2019
I tasted two reds at Divinum that I would encourage you to try, both of them top end wines, priced accordingly. The first is a classic example of what you can get from Pinot Noir if your grapes are in the right place and you know what you’re doing. The second displays the potential of Humagne Rouge.