I would never have discovered one particularly beautiful perch on an Alpine slope if it weren’t for Dr Henry Wuilloud. The exhibit “Les 1001 vies [the 1001 lives] du Docteur Wuilloud” at the Valais Wine Museum in Sierre/Salgesch runs for another month, until 30 November. It opened in March with a remarkable conference and tasting […]
Pinot Gris
A hard road to Chamoson
Jamie McCulloch picks up a few rays of the wintry sun outside the post office of Chamoson, waiting for his visitor. His face has the look of Scotland for me and I immediately recall men outside pubs in the west of Scotland, facing the setting sun and reflecting on the world. McCulloch is, however, a […]
Curzilles, a terroir, a fine wine
Vertical tasting of 7 vintages, Cave La Colombe It’s probably safe to say almost no one beyond a handful of wine industry professionals really masters the appellation and naming system for Swiss wines. This is in any event changing soon, so don’t be surprised if I say I drank a really good wine called Curzilles […]
Wine moments, 1948, peace in a glass
The wine Pinot Gris Tokayer 1948, Wädenswil agricultural station, Switzerland (The labels are gone). Vignette On tasting wine that is older than you are. The liquid that you swirl in your glass is deeper in colour yet more muted in tone than younger wines. Sensorially, you swap flashy for depth. And the conversation that drifts […]
Grapes: great so far, fingers crossed
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is the latest area to declare its grapes very healthy, as we head into the critical month of September. Cantonal authorities have been testing the wine grapes and checking their health in the past few days. Guillaume Potterat, an oenologist with canton Geneva, told newspaper GHI that it’s too early to […]