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Neuchatel

Divinum, my picks

05/04/2019 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

Divinum was created by Morges wineries when Arvinis was obliged to leave the town due to major renovations and construction around the train station. It has managed to create a local feel but with enough other wineries to make it worth any winelover’s time.

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Appenzell, Artisanes de la vigne et du vin, Cave de la Béroche, Cave du Rhodan Mounir, Cornalin, Cornulus, Divinum, Domaine Les Charmes, Humagne Rouge, Maison Carré, Morges tourism, Morges tulip festival, Morges wine fair, Neuchatel, Pinot Noir, Servagnin, Sion

Matter of taste 2019 walkabout, comparing wines

28/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

This was a walkabout tasting of fine wines that let me compare different Swiss wineries’ Pinot Noirs. It was also an opportunity to make other types of comparisons among wines that have been given at least 90 points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Aargau, Amigne, Balin, Barbengo, Bouvet-Jabloir, Cantina Kopp von der Crone Visini, Cayas, Chenin Blanc, Clos Marta, Cornalin Chamaray, David Schildknecht, Domaine du Chapître de la Cathédrale, Donatsch, fine wines, Graubünden, Heida, Irto, Jean-René Germanier, Louis Bovard, Maienfeld, Maître de Chais, Matter of Taste 2019, Matthias Gubler, Medinette, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Merlot, Mitis, Möhr-Niggli, Neuchatel, Peter Wegelin, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, Provins, Robert Parker, Roche et vin, Sauvignon, Savagnin, Signature, Stein und Wein, Stephan Reinhardt, Stephen Spurrier, Swiss wine landscape, Syrah, the landscape of Swiss wine, Wine Advocate, Wittnau, Zurich wine tastings

Schott: a work in progress

24/01/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Anne-Claire Schott: we’ll need a few years to decide if she is a successful pioneer or a rebel with a natural cause

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Anne-Claire Schott, Aroma der Landschaft, art and wine, biodynamic wines, natural wines, Neuchatel, orange wine, Sarah Meylan, Swiss wine national awards

Top Swiss wines 2015 announced (update, list)

19/08/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Winners list now available GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The wines that won gold and silver medals at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the Swiss wine national competition, have been announced, an exciting collection of wines from around the country. I’ve been skimming the list of gold medal winners and there are some truly beautiful […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chasselas, Geneva, GPVS, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Graubuenden Grisons wine region, Neuchatel, Valais, Vaud

French weigh in on Chardonnays, Swiss take 17 medals

20/03/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – France leaves us with no doubts: they are the world’s Chardonnay masters, based on 872 wines from 42 countries that were judged at Château des Ravatys, the wine estate of the Pasteur Institute at Saint Lager in Burgundy, France this week. The Chardonnay-du-Monde wine competition‘s top 10 wines included 7 from France. Canada had […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Cave de Genéve, Chardonnay-du-Monde, godl, medals, Neuchatel, silver, Thiebaud & Co, winning wines

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