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Barolo’s wild little sidekick

22/03/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The GD Vajra winery was one of the first in Barolo to be interested in organic, in 1972. Today they produce elegant wines from Nebbiolo – and one startling wild one from Freisa grapes.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Barolo, Freisa, G.D. Vajra, Italian wine, Nebbiolo, organic, vintages

Uncork now, 22 March – Ticino wines

22/03/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

My two wine picks this week were sampled at the Ticinowine Festival in Lausanne. You’ll find more details about them in the text that follows. Castello di Cantone Riserva 2016, Merlot, about CHF72 and Cantina Pelossi Agra Merlot Riserva 2016, CHF37. Ticinowine Festival showcases change Ticino has so much going for it. The sensuality of […]

Filed Under: Uncork now, Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Azienda Agricola Bianchi, Cantina Monti, Castello di Cantone, Gamaret, Gianfranco Chiesa, hectares planted, Lausanne, Merlot, Nebbiolo, organic, residue plant protection products, Sacha Pelossi, Tenuta San Giorgio, Tenuta Vitivinicola Trapletti, Ticino, Ticinowine, Ticinowine Festival, Vini Rovio, Vinum magazine, white wines

Germanier, one winery’s quest for the best

20/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Looking beyond formulas for great wines The Guardian’s article about natural, organic and biodynamic wines with its slew of missionary purists reminded me of a series of photos I took in March at the Jean-René Germanier winery in Vetroz. The best Swiss wineries are trying ancient, older and new methods and combinations of all of […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: biodynamic, Cayas, Fully, Gilles Besse, Jean-René Germanier, Mitis, natural wines, new technology, new wine cellar, organic, Patrick Regamey, Philippe and Veronyc Mettaz, Sierre, Swiss Wine Promotion, Vétroz

Ruminations on recent wine news

20/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Sunday wine news perusings and musings for you. An article in Forbes about Swiss wine that will please the country’s wine promotion body, an interesting article about natural wine in The Guardian that is too focused on France, a provocative story in Le Temps about Bern’s efforts to centralize agricultural (including wine) research, a promising […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agroscope, biodynamic, Changins, Forbes, Fribourg move, Harvard, Has wine gone bad, longevity, natural wines, organic, Roche et vin, Why Swiss wines continue to impress, wine and health, wine promotion

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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