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Lausanne

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

Uncork now, 22 March – Ticino wines

22/03/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

My two wine picks this week were sampled at the Ticinowine Festival in Lausanne. You’ll find more details about them in the text that follows. Castello di Cantone Riserva 2016, Merlot, about CHF72 and Cantina Pelossi Agra Merlot Riserva 2016, CHF37. Ticinowine Festival showcases change Ticino has so much going for it. The sensuality of […]

Filed Under: Uncork now, Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Azienda Agricola Bianchi, Cantina Monti, Castello di Cantone, Gamaret, Gianfranco Chiesa, hectares planted, Lausanne, Merlot, Nebbiolo, organic, residue plant protection products, Sacha Pelossi, Tenuta San Giorgio, Tenuta Vitivinicola Trapletti, Ticino, Ticinowine, Ticinowine Festival, Vini Rovio, Vinum magazine, white wines

Women in wine: Great Wine Capitals, Lausanne

18/10/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Here’s a really lovely article (and in decent English, happily) about four women winemakers in the loosely defined greater Lausanne region, contributed by Lausanne as a member of the international Great Wine Capitals, for a series of articles. Definitely worth your time to read it.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anne Müller, Catherine Cruchon, Christelle Comme, Great Wine Capitals, Lausanne, Noémie Graff

Swiss and other wine news: top Chasselas, Verona, rosé fraud

12/07/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

World’s best Chasselas is from La Côte in Vaud – winery’s second time Cave de la Côte, a Swiss cooperative winery on the western edge of Lake Geneva, has won the top honour at the Mondial du Chasselas competition, which was held in early June: its La Montoise Esprit Terroir, Mont-sur-Rolle 2017 was named the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cave de la Côte, Chateau de Châtagneréaz, fake rosé, France, Great Wine Capitals, Lausanne, Mondial du Chasselas, Spain, Verona

Food Truck Festival draws Lausanne crowd

28/05/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The first Lausanne Food Truck Festival at Place Riponne is off to a lively, sunny start. It’s open until 21:00 this evening, Thursday 28 May. If you’re in town, head over and join the crowd.  

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lausanne, truck food festival

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