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Uncork now, 14 February 2019

14/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

This week, two more Swiss red blends, at affordable prices, like last week. But this time the two are very different, one from Vétroz in Valais and the other from the Côte d’Orbes in Vaud. As a bonus, a wine for special moments and a reminder that some wines need more time. Rebbio 2017 from […]

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Cave des Treize Coteaux, Cave Jean-René Germanier, Chamoson, Cornalin, Côtes de l'Orbe, Esprit de Baulmes, Hommage Maurice Gay, Leuk, Merlot, Pinot Noir Gamaret, Rebbio, Swiss oak barrels, Valais wines, Vétroz, vineyard in conversion, Viti Antiqua 1798, Vollèges

Ski slopes and Petite Arvine

11/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Note: At the end here you’ll find an interview done with me by Tony Johnston at WRS radio in Geneva, about Petite Arvine, one of Switzerland’s most interesting “native” specialty grapes. Tony and I have agreed to talk about a Swiss wine pick of mine every three weeks. This is not a commercial agreement and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: André Fontannaz, Benoît Dorsaz, Cave de la Madeleine, dry wine, Fully, Leuk, native grape Switzerland, Petite Arvine, Rouvinez, sweet wine, WRS radio

Wine pick: Petite Arvine from Valais

04/05/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Valais has a wonderful collection of wines, far richer in diversity than most wine-growing regions in the world. One of the real jewels among them is Petite Arvine, a wine which has a surprisingly salty finish. A friend who was translating a wine text recently asked me, “That can’t be right, can it? it’s not […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Alps, Chateau Lichten, finish, Fully, Gerard Dorsaz, grape variety, honey, Leuk, mineral, Petite Arvine, Rouvinez winery, salty wine, Valais, wine pick

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