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Uncork now, 21 February 2019

22/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Syrah is on my mind this week, especially young Syrahs and how to best serve them. We’ve had two recently, at our house, both of which I carafed, and I recommend you go this route. The difference was noticeable and brought out much more in the wines. The first was a St Joseph Syrah from […]

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Christophe Abbet, Côte Rôtie, Domaine de Monteillet, French wine, Martigny, north of north Syrah, North of northern Syrahs, Papy's Cuvée, St Joseph, Stéphane Monthez, Syrah, Valais

CHF109,250 for 6 Hermitage bottles in Geneva

14/05/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Christie‘s had a good week, as did Sotheby’s, in Geneva, with sales of fine jewels netting the two nearly CHF100 million in sales. The diamond sales makes the price of a fine bottle of wine dim a bit, but nevertheless, the CHF109,250 ($98,951) paid at Christie’s wine auction at the Four Season’s Hotel des Bergues […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: auction, Christie's, Four Seasons Hotel des Bergue, French wine, Geneva, Hermitage, Hermitage La Chapelle, Rhone, Syrah, vintage 1961

Brasserie Lipp: the brasserie of all brasseries

15/12/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Brasserie Lipp Geneva: a model for all brasseries The Brasserie Lipp in Geneva even tops the one in Paris. Some may say that’s not difficult to do in a sleepy, provincial town like Geneva, but it is not so simple as that. It’s l’ensemble, the “package” with all its details, that makes it work to […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Brasserie Lipp, Dining, French wine, Lake Geneva, Late opening hours, Non-stop service, Open on Sunday, Oysters, Restaurant guide, Restaurant reviews, restaurants, Restaurants with terraces, Seafood, Swiss, Switzerland, terrace

A rosé is a rosé is a rosé – three cheers!

10/06/2009 by Ellen Wallace

The rosé wine producers of France, Italy and Spain have won their battle with the European Union to ensure that rosé wine remains the unblended specialty it currently is. This is good news for consumers, for rosé can be an excellent wine, but its reputation is not helped by cheaper, less interesting blended wines. The […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: blended wines, European Union ruling, French wine, roses

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