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Valais “star” wine awards

05/12/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The Etoiles du Valais wine awards were handed out 4 December in Bern to the wineries judged the best in the canton in 2019, each for a wine that features the canton’s native son grape varieties. Vintages were 2018 except for Syrah, Cornalin and Heidi, which benefit from more time, and these awards were for […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Wineries Tagged With: Chasselas, Cornalin, Dôle, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Rouge, Johannisberg, Païen, Petite Arvine, Syrah, Vins du Valais

Swiss garner wealth of medals at world wine show

13/05/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

In a series of blind-tastings of 9,200 wines over three days, by 350 judges, where no one knew the country of origin of any of the wines, Switzerland was the fifth most bemedalled country at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, a remarkable feat.

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Aigle, books on Swiss wine in English, Cave Philippe Bovet, Cayas, Celliers du Chablais, Chandra Kurt, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Clos de Géronde, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2019, Cornalin, Domaine des Muses, Domaine la Capitaine, Domaines Rouvinez, Heida, Jean-Daniel Coeytaux, Jean-René Germanier, Merlot, Petite Arvine, Provins, Sur les traces des Titans, Swiss Brut, Swiss wine landscape, Terravin, the landscape of Swiss wine

Matter of taste 2019 walkabout, comparing wines

28/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

This was a walkabout tasting of fine wines that let me compare different Swiss wineries’ Pinot Noirs. It was also an opportunity to make other types of comparisons among wines that have been given at least 90 points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Aargau, Amigne, Balin, Barbengo, Bouvet-Jabloir, Cantina Kopp von der Crone Visini, Cayas, Chenin Blanc, Clos Marta, Cornalin Chamaray, David Schildknecht, Domaine du Chapître de la Cathédrale, Donatsch, fine wines, Graubünden, Heida, Irto, Jean-René Germanier, Louis Bovard, Maienfeld, Maître de Chais, Matter of Taste 2019, Matthias Gubler, Medinette, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Merlot, Mitis, Möhr-Niggli, Neuchatel, Peter Wegelin, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, Provins, Robert Parker, Roche et vin, Sauvignon, Savagnin, Signature, Stein und Wein, Stephan Reinhardt, Stephen Spurrier, Swiss wine landscape, Syrah, the landscape of Swiss wine, Wine Advocate, Wittnau, Zurich wine tastings

Fried winter sage, Fendant

05/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Quickly stir-fried, sage leaves make a fun snack with a glass of well-chilled Valais Fendant, or you might try a Muscat, Païen or powerful Petite Arvine for stronger aromas.

Filed Under: Food & dining, Garden & nature Tagged With: Domaine des Crêtes, Fendant, fried sage leaves, goats cheese, Heida, herb garden, Maître de Chais, Provins, pumpkin soup, sage, Savagnin Blanc, Sierre, Swiss wine landscape, the landscape of Swiss wine

Electus and Eclat, well on the road

01/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

“A vine adds leaves, then flowers, then grapes. But wine goes in the opposite direction, from the fruit back to the soil.” Damien Carruzzo, oenologist, Valais Mundi Provins made a daring gamble a decade ago and it is starting to pay off. Switzerland’s largest winery, the Valais cantonal cooperative, decided that as part of its […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Wineries Tagged With: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castel d'Uvrier, Cornalin, Damien Carruzzo, Diolinoir, Eclat, Electus, Heida, Humagne Rouge, Madeleine Gaye, Merlot, Petite Arvine, Provins, Raphaël Garcia, Rèze, St Léonard, Swiss blends, Syrah, Valais Mundi

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