To celebrate being back at work (just in time for a holiday break, ha!), I want to help you buy the perfect Swiss wine gift for the holidays – in fact two, one for you and one for someone special. Two books and shipping, all for the price of one book! Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of […]
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The organic orgy
We’re all going to the organic ball Imagine giving a party where you invite everyone you know and tell them to bring their friends. “Be prepared to strip down to the bare essentials, or less.” A lot of them find a good excuse to stay away, right? But those who show up can’t stop crowing […]
Solving 2 problems with a raspberry
We forgot that 15 August is a holiday, so our cupboard was barer than expected. Nevertheless, we managed to have a fresh fish dinner – pan-fried – with a mix of wild rice, rice and quinoa. The plan to add a green salad from the garden fell through when the skies opened and there were […]
Geneva, we’re falling in love with you
For months I’ve been planning to bring my knowledge of the wines at La Cave de Genève up to date. I have tasted the improvements in the canton’s wines, and given that this winery is the largest one, producing about one-third of the wines, I wanted to understand what is going on. Yesterday I finally […]
Best of Merlots: Zurich awards
New vs Old World Merlots; love at first sip The top wine at the Mondial du Merlot, which handed out awards 18 May in Zurich, is from Uruguay’s Bouza Bodega Boutique – a winner that provided the start of some interesting discoveries made during the event (it also made me want to catch the next […]