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Agriloro

Swiss wine 2009 vintage report

06/12/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

10 years on, how well are these wines doing? The Mémoire des Vins Suisses has become so well known as a collection of some of the finest wine producers in Switzerland that it’s easy to forget the original idea behind the group was to create a bank of diverse Swiss wines with aging potential and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: aged Chasselas, aged wines, Agriloro, Azienda Mondò, Clos Marta, Cornalin, Denis & Catherine Mercier, Liesch, Madeleine Mercier, Memoire & Friends, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Merlot, Möhr-Niggli, oaked Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Roberto e Andrea Ferrari, Swiss Wine Vintage Award 2019, Swiss wine vintages, Switzerland vintage 2009, Syrah, Tenuta San Giorgio, Zwaa Osterfingen Oberhallau

Uncork now, 22 March – Ticino wines

22/03/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

My two wine picks this week were sampled at the Ticinowine Festival in Lausanne. You’ll find more details about them in the text that follows. Castello di Cantone Riserva 2016, Merlot, about CHF72 and Cantina Pelossi Agra Merlot Riserva 2016, CHF37. Ticinowine Festival showcases change Ticino has so much going for it. The sensuality of […]

Filed Under: Uncork now, Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Azienda Agricola Bianchi, Cantina Monti, Castello di Cantone, Gamaret, Gianfranco Chiesa, hectares planted, Lausanne, Merlot, Nebbiolo, organic, residue plant protection products, Sacha Pelossi, Tenuta San Giorgio, Tenuta Vitivinicola Trapletti, Ticino, Ticinowine, Ticinowine Festival, Vini Rovio, Vinum magazine, white wines

Restaurants gear up for Swiss Wine Week

04/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Restaurants throughout Switzerland are preparing to focus on Swiss wines during the third annual Swiss Wine Week scheduled for 12-22 November. It’s your best opportunity to sample Swiss wines, and not just local wines, with food designed to go with them. Lake Geneva region examples Check out the interactive map to find […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Agriloro, Auberge l'Union Arzier, Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, Donatsch, l'Ermitage de Bernard Ravet, La Colombe, Le Petit Château, Moncucchetto, Raymond Paccot, Semaine des vins suisse, Swiss Wine Week, Swiss wines, Ticino wines, Vinea Swiss Wines app

2015 harvest: simply beautiful

10/09/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weather gods have been good. The 2015 grape harvest is officially underway in many areas and we can now say it: very good to great wine grape quality in most parts of Switzerland, with a slight dip in quantity. The sun has been shining, the evenings have been cool, the rain […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015 harvest, Agriloro, Catherine Mercier, Cave La Romaine, dryness, Electus, Flanthey, Francesco Tettamanti, Givrins, grape flowering, heat, Joel Briguet, La Colombe, Philippe Bovet, Provins, vendange, veraison

Merlot primer

22/04/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The Mondial du Merlot world wine competition takes place this weekend in Sierre, canton Valais, and I’ll be taking part as a judge. Earlier today I was interviewed by WRS radio in Geneva about this grape and its wines, canton Ticino’s specialty. I mentioned a few wines on the show and promised to provide their […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Chateau Petrus, Gialdi-Brivio, Meinrad Perler, Merlot, Sassi Grossi, Swiss Winemaker of the Year, Ticino

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