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Moldavia

The beautiful past redux

29/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Learning to love wines from ancient lands Fine wines from Armenia and Turkey are not what you might imagine Sunday afternoon I went to a high mountainside in Armenia and drank a magnificent red wine that was deep and rich in fruit and fresh and silky. I wish I had done all of that physically, but […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Armenia, Arvinis, Chasselas, Jason Wilson, José Vouillamoz, Moldavia, NY Times, obscure grapes, sustainability, Turkey, weird wines, Wine Grapes

Discovery channel: Moldovan wines

28/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Until this week, I’d never had a Moldovan wine. Here’s my primer and wine tasting notes, after a Wednesday evening visit to the 13 stands of the guest of honour, Wine of Moldova, at the Arvinis wine fair in Montreux (April 25-30). The country, the wine regions The country is the Republic of Moldova (1991), previously the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Asconi winery, economy, Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Neagra, Feteasca Regala, Furmint, GDP, Gitana winery, grapes, Moldavia, Moldova, Rara Neagra, Timbrus Purcari Estate, Vinaria din Vale, wine, Wine of Moldova

European wine imports: “European importance diminishing”

06/03/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

It’s just one more industry report, but a fairly influential one, and the International Wine & Spirits Report (IWSR, subscription) March issue says that Europe’s importance to wine exporters is waning. The main reason is the continuing fall, now several years old, of wine consumption in Europe, even though it appears the decline is bottoming […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arvinis, European wine imports, exporters to Europe, France, Italy, Moldavia, Spain

Swiss wine news: GPVS awards, Arvinis guest, events

31/10/2017 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss Winery of the year title goes to the Dutruy brothers in Founex, Vaud The Dutruy brothers in Founex are celebrating tonight, winners of the 2017 Swiss Winery of the year title. It is given in part for the large number of wines that obtain medals, in relation to the number of entries a winery […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arvinis, bio, Ecole Nobilis, farming, Frères Dutruy, GPVS, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2017, grape-growing, La Capitaine, Moldavia, organic, Parmelin, Porto Quinto, Rhone valley, Rouvinez winery, St Joseph, Swiss winery of the year 2017, transhumance, Vinum, Wine Museum Valais

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