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Chasselas

Why sommeliers love a grab bag of wines

28/02/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Many – most? – of us tend to repeat certain meals at home and we know what we like to drink with them – and now and again we try something a bit different. But home is about comfort and coziness, while dining out is about splashing out socially and emotionally, whether or not you […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News Tagged With: Chasselas, Domaine des Curiales, Domaine des Landions, Emeline Zufferey, Gamaret, Gamay, GaultMillau, Geoffrey Bentrari, Gerard Besse, Javet&Javet, Louis Bovard, Maison Carré, Merlot, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, President Wilson Hotel, Räuschling, sommelier, Swiss grape varieties, Swiss wines app, the Face of Swiss Wine, Vinea

Parker Wine Advocate, latest notes on Swiss wines

22/02/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

The Swiss are still getting excited (Le Nouvelliste) about their wines being reviewed by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, the influential American newsletter. “Great Swiss wines you shouldn’t miss…” The latest batch of 167 reviews (available to subscribers) by Stephan Reinhardt, just out, is headed “Great Swiss wines you shouldn’t miss when you’re in Switzerland”, a […]

Filed Under: News, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book, Wineries Tagged With: Bernard Cavé, Cave Jean-René Germanier, Chasselas, Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin California, Cornalin, Denis Mercier, Gérald Besse, Marie-Thérèze Chappaz, Petite Arvine, Provins, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Stephan Reinhardt, Swiss wines reviewed, Syrah, Tenuta Castello di Morcote, weingraben

Hunting for great Arvines (Bern)

21/12/2017 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

It’s hard to stay focused at a good wine fair. I went to Bern recently to visit Vinumrarum, an annual weekend wine fair for independent family wineries. I decided to focus on Petite Arvine wines. The more people who make this increasingly popular wine (Valais produced 1.9 million kg Arvine grapes in 2016, about 100,000 […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Cave de la Pierre, Chasselas, Completer, Crieur Public, Founex, Jacques Claviens, Lavaux, Louis Fonjallaz, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, Räuschling, Samuel Claviens, Venthôme, Weingut Hermann, Weingut Pircher, Weingut Ruetihof

Wine books: Chasselas, 2 guides, Swiss grapes

01/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Holiday and gift-giving time is not far off, and this year you should consider some good books for wine fans. My four top choices, three of which are in French, are: Cepages Suisses, histoire et origines, by José Vouillamoz, out this week Gault & Millau Guide Suisse 2018, published in October Guide Bleu 2017/18, published […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: books, Chandra Kurt, Chasselas, Editions Favre, Gault Millau Swiss guide, Guide Bleu, José Vouillamoz, Nouvelles Editions, Swiss grape varieties, Vineglorious wine book, Vineglorious! book reviews

Swiss wine news

09/09/2017 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

In brief: the Chateau de Chillon near Montreux has won the first Swiss wine tourism award. The awards given in Cully 8 September included: honorable mention to Lavaux Patrimoine Mondial , “Event” award to Weinweg Weinfelden (Thurgau) and for “Gastronomy”, the Moulin de Cugy. Canton Vaud continues its charm campaign in Japan, building a high-end following […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: canton Vaud, Chasselas, Chateau de Chillon, Epesses, Japan, Les Cent Suisses, Obrist

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