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Rhone valley

2018 Swiss wines: young Valais wines tasted in May

25/10/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Les Glorieuses is a series of wine tastings held on four Mondays in May every year in Martigny. It’s open to wine and food professionals and tends to attract many sommeliers – Mondays were chosen because that’s the day when many restaurants are closed and sommeliers have a day off. I made it to two […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: 2019 Swiss white wines, Benoît Dorsaz, Cave Rodeline, Chardonnay, Christophe Abbet, Claudine Roduit, Didier Jorat, Domaine Gérald Besse, Folaterre, Fully, Gilbert Devayes, Hermitage, Les Glorieuses, Leytron, Magliocco et fils, Marie-Therese Chappaz, Marsanne, Martigny, Mikaël Magliocco, MTC, Païen, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Rhone valley

St Joseph and Côte Rôtie, steeped in Syrah

22/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I was visiting wineries in the heart of the Côte Rôtie appellation, one of 28 AOCs in France’s Rhone Valley region. It is arguably the most exclusive of the AOCs, with some of the most refined and often most expensive wines.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Condrieu, Côte Rôtie, Domaine de Monteillet, North of North Rhone wines, Northern Rhone wines, René Rostaing, Rhone valley, St Joseph, Stéphane Montez, Vienne

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

Swiss wines’ splendid neighbour: Côtes du Rhône

17/11/2011 by Ellen Wallace

2011 vintage: warm, deep cherry and plum notes await us after unusual year LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Good news arrived from France Monday, that 2011 wines from the Rhone Valley, after initial tastings, show wonderful promise. Grapes harvested at optimal ripeness are giving wines marked by fruitiness and warmth, with plum and deep cherry notes, verging […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2011 vintage, Cote du Rhone, Côte du Rhone region, France, Geneva, reds, Rhone valley, tasting 2010, upper Valais, Vaud, whites

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