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Memoire des Vins Suisses

Swiss wine 2009 vintage report

06/12/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

10 years on, how well are these wines doing? The Mémoire des Vins Suisses has become so well known as a collection of some of the finest wine producers in Switzerland that it’s easy to forget the original idea behind the group was to create a bank of diverse Swiss wines with aging potential and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: aged Chasselas, aged wines, Agriloro, Azienda Mondò, Clos Marta, Cornalin, Denis & Catherine Mercier, Liesch, Madeleine Mercier, Memoire & Friends, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Merlot, Möhr-Niggli, oaked Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, Roberto e Andrea Ferrari, Swiss Wine Vintage Award 2019, Swiss wine vintages, Switzerland vintage 2009, Syrah, Tenuta San Giorgio, Zwaa Osterfingen Oberhallau

Book reviews: gardens, wines

29/05/2019 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

Bergli, an English language publisher in Basel, has two new books out that are relevant here: Gardens Switzerland and The Landscape of Swiss Wine. The first, about large public and private gardens, is a gem. The wine book has good points but is significantly flawed.[…]

Filed Under: Garden & nature, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book, Wineries Tagged With: Basel, Decanter, Fête des Vignerons 2019, Francois Murisier, GaultMillau, guides to Swiss wine in English, Hester MacDonald, José Vouillamoz, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Stephan Reinhardt, Sue Style, Swiss cheese books, Swiss food writer, Swiss Gardens, Swiss Wine Promotion, Swiss wine terroir, the landscape of Swiss wine, The Landscape of Swiss Wine book, Vinea

Wine tastings: how & where we learn about wine

17/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I learn about wine in four main ways, or places: the first and most important is with meals, at home or dining out, because wine is at its showy or discreet best when paired well with food and enjoyed because you’re relaxing. To learn here, you need to pay attention, though, and sometimes we drink […]

Filed Under: Vineglorious! Swiss wine book, Wineries Tagged With: agenda, Bistro Hotel Royale Geneva, Cave SA, Chateau de Villa Sierre, Coop Mondovino, Divinum, Divo, L'Instant Vin, Memoire des Vins Suisses, open wineries, Open winery days, ProVino, Swiss Wine Promotion, Swiss Wine Tourism, Vinea, Vinorama

2017 wines from Swiss Mémoire group

17/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Once a year the Mémoire des Vins Suisses group invites the public to a tasting session where wineries present three vintages of their wine. It’s a don’t-miss event.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Azienda Mondò, Basel, Blaise Duboux, Bondola, Calamin, Caves de Chambleau, Chateau Maison Blanche Grand Cru Yvorne Chablais, Clos de Mangold, Ermitage, Gérald Besse, Heida St Jodernkellerei, Henri Cruchon, Hohle Gasse Pinot noir, Les Hutins, Maurice Zufferey, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Merlot-Cabernet blend, Nebbiolo, Petite Arvine, Petite Arvine Maître de Chais, Pinot Noir, Provins, Pur Sang blend, Raissennaz, Räuschling, Salvagnin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Schwarzenbach, Tenuta Castello di Morcote, Tenuta Vitivinicola Trapletti, the landscape of Swiss wine, Visperterminen, Weingut Jauslin, Weingut Wolfer, wine-tasting

Uncork now, Basel beauties

16/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

I saw just how good wines from Basel could be, during a two-day meeting 11-12 April in that city, with the Mémoire des Vins Suisses. Its newest winery member, Weingut Jauslin, impressed me by its overall quality.

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Basel Land, Basel Landschaft, Basel wine, GaultMillau, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Mondial des Pinots, Mueller-Thurgau, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Noir, Riesling-Silvaner, Weingut Jauslin

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