Tradition is a hot word in wine marketing right now, one that reassures consumers - and yet few of us who are on the buying end of the sales chain question what it means, I think.If you have been […]
Top picks, reds from Vinea fair
I normally opt to taste a lot of Pinot Noir at the Vinea Wine Fair, but this year my focus was other reds, in particular Gamays and Cornalins. My notes on favourites from tasting them yesterday - […]
Five Swiss rare wines
LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND - Thursday evening I gave a talk to a sellout crowd at the Anglo-Swiss Club in Locarno on unusual and rare Swiss grape varieties. We then tasted five of these wines. Here are some […]
Vaud Chasselas, 8 Valais stars – coming soon
I'll be taking part in, and reporting back to you soon, on two annual events that are not open to the public but which will point you to some of the best Swiss wines.The first is the annual […]
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 […]