MORGES, SWITZERLAND - Arvinis, a major wine fair held in Morges every April since 1996, is moving to Montreux as of spring 2017. The event, scheduled for 26 April to 1 May, will be held at the 2m2c […]
Terravin’s Chasselas top wines unveiled
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 […]
Time to replant Chasselas vines
I stopped by to watch as neighbour Jacques Rochat and his team replanted 4,000 m2 of Chasselas vines Wednesday, in Saint Prex. Daunting work, even with a tractor, and they were taking a welcome […]
10 reduced entry coupons to give away, for Arvinis
I'm heading off in a little bit for the opening of Arvinis, where I'll be tasting as many wines as I can this evening. You can find my notes on them here tomorrow - just in time for your own visit to […]
Morge’s terrific little wine tasting deal
A group of wineries in the Morges area in canton Vaud has created an offer to make it easier for visitors to sample wines. English-speakers, you will be happy to know they are doing this in English as […]
Five wines for Chinese visitors
Last week I gave a presentation on Swiss wines and led a tasting session of five wines from western Switzerland for a group of 30 Chinese managers from Harbin. They are following a three-week […]
Arvinis kicks off Swiss spring wine tastings
2-7 April in Morges Ellen's Wine World: "Sensory pleasure of Swiss reds" LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - The wine-tasting spring and summer season begins next week with the now-established tradition of the […]