• Skip to content

Ellen's Wine World

SWISS ⁺ WINE ⁺ TRAVELS

Header Right

  • Home
    • Ellen Wallace profile
    • Portfolio
    • About: Swiss wine blog
  • Blog
    • News
    • Wineries
    • Food & dining
    • Travels
    • Garden & nature
    • Uncork now
    • Vineglorious! Swiss wine book
  • Book
    • Media Reviews
    • Index
  • Subscribe

Givrins

When are grapes ripe?

01/10/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Adapted from Ellen’s Garden World, published 1 October 2014 The grape harvest has begun in Switzerland, but many of the best growers are holding off for a few more days. As the author of the first book in English on Swiss wines in 20 years (Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines), I’m out in the […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Chardonnay, Chasselas, Givrins, grapes, harvest, Philippe Bovet, ripeness

Blind tasting notes: Léman Noir 2010 Philippe Bovet

06/04/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Video review now posted on Ellen’s Wine World on Facebook BLIND TASTING SERIES WITH ROMANDUVIN on YouTube (search Among the vines, “blind tasting notes”, to see all reviews posted to date) Léman Noir 2010 Red wine, full-bodied Grape varieties: Gamaret, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Winery: Philippe Bovet Location: Givrins, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF26 […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: blind tastings, Cabernet Franc, French-speaking Switzerland, Gamaret, Givrins, Merlot, Philippe Bovet, red, Roman du Vin, Vaud

Viognier 2010 Philippe Bovet, Givrins, La Côte

04/12/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Wine tasting notes, Swiss white wines wine video, white White wine, dry Grape variety: Viognier Winery: Philippe Bovet Location: Givrins, La Côte, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF26 View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch Swiss wine videos, produced by RomanDuVin Click […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: aromatic, blind tastings, canton Vaud, dry, Givrins, Philippe Bovet, video, Viognier, white

Brut (Chardonnay Méthode traditionnelle) Philippe Bovet, Givrins, La Côte

04/12/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Wine tasting notes, Swiss white wines wine video, white white sparkling wine, Brut Grape variety: Chardonnay Winery: Philippe Bovet Location: Givrins, La Côte, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF25 View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch Swiss wine videos, produced by RomanDuVin […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: blind tastings, Brut, canton Vaud, Chardonnay, Givrins, Philippe Bovet, sparkling, video, white

Gamay Atlantique 2009

08/10/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Wine tasting notes, Swiss red wines wine video, red Red wine, dry Grape variety: Gamay Winery: Philippe Bovet Location: Givrins, canton Vaud Price at the winery: CHF26 View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch Swiss wine videos, produced by RomanDuVin Click on image […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: canton Vaud, Gamay, Givrins, Philippe Bovet, red wines, Swiss wine tasting notes

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Next Page »
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Flickr
  • RSS
  • Privacy
  • Archives
  • Admin log-in

Copyright © 2025 · Parallax Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in