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Roche et vin

Book review: Roche et vin

28/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

This is a wonderful book that gathers up several scientific threads from several fields and makes them accessible to a lay public. The subject: how geology has formed the landscape that gave birth to Swiss vineyards and thus Swiss wines and the impact of all of this on contemporary wines.

Filed Under: Garden & nature, News Tagged With: Roche et vin, Stein und Wein, Swiss wine book, Swiss wine landscape, the landscape of Swiss wine

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

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

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