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Hôtel de Ville Crissier

Chasselas, mon amour!

05/12/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

November brightened by gold in Lausanne The gold in question is beautiful Chasselas wines, 16 of them that have been selected over the course of a year by the quality label Terravin‘s industry experts. These are technically the best of canton Vaud’s Chasselas wines, out of 409 wines that had already received the Terravin quality […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Wineries Tagged With: Aigle, Chablais AOC, Chasselas, Hospices Cantonaux, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Lausanne, Terravin Lauriers de Platine, Vaud wine, Villeneuve Grand Cru, Vins Vaudois

Rioja’s new diversity

01/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Blame climate change, young people leading busy urban lives and our capricious natures. Whatever the reasons, Spain’s Rioja region is diversifying, and this week I was invited to sample new and old red wines that demonstrate this. The result was cheering, with a good mix of wines, some of which make me want to head […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Contino Viña del Olivo 2014, El Ribazo 2014, Franck Giovannini, Gran Reserva 890 vintages 2005, Gran Reserva 904 vintage 2009, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, La Rioja Alta, Oinoz Crianza 2014, Pradolagar 2015, Rioja, Rioja Summit Lausanne, Rioja wine

Chef of the year Giovannini, on pistachios

16/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The year the second chef became the owner Yesterday I learned I am one of the 80-85% of people who eat at the Hôtel de Ville Crissier who, as it turns out, are local folk, not tourists from abroad at all. Franck Giovannini, head chef, gave some of us the figure when we spoke after lunch, […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Benoît Violier, Brigitte Violier, Cave des Amandiers Fully, Chartreuse, Chasselas, Domaine de la Colombe Féchy, Franck Giovannini, Fredy Girardet, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Louis Villeneuve, Philippe Rochat, Syrah

The height of discretion

16/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Terravin’s best Vaud Chasselas It was glass number 13 that forced me to stop and ask myself if it is really possible for a single wine to be the absolute best. And for us – the judges for the Lauriers de Platine Terravin – to choose it with any certainty. To be clear: this is […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Aerowatch, Bourgeoisie de la Ville de Fribourg, Cave de l'Hôpital, Cave de la Côte, Chablais AOC, Chasselas, Christian Dupuis, Elevé sur Lies, Epesses, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Jean-François Morel, La Côte AOC, La Viticole de Villeneuve, Lauréats de Platine Terravin, Lavaux AOC, Le Chardon, Mondial du Chasselas, Mont-sur-Rolle, Montoise Esprit Terroir, Terravin, Villeneuve Grand Cru, Yvorne

Terravin’s Chasselas top wines unveiled

20/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Platine Terravin results are keenly awaited every year, just weeks after the harvest is in; the relatively new Mondial du Chasselas wine competition held in the summer hasn’t taken any of the shine off this annual event that puts the spotlight on some of Switzerland’s best Chasselas wines. This year’s winner […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Wineries Tagged With: Bolles, Chasselas, competition, Croix Duplex, Féchy, Filet d'Or, Grandvaux, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Morges, Platine, quality label, Terravin, Vaud, Violier

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