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Why it pays to visit small wineries

15/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

A glass of wine is of course much more than its contents. It’s a place, its geography and geology, its history, its people. When you visit a small winery, you have a chance to hear about this. Last weekend I went to Colline de Daval in Sierre to learn a bit about distilling, of which […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: apricots, Bertrand Monique Caloz-Evéquoz, castle, Chamoson, Charte St Théodule, Colline de Daval, Davalrone, distillery, Domaine des Muses, geology, Great gold medal, guest house, irrigation, kir, Merlot, Mondial des Pinots, Pinot Noir, raspberries, Rouvinez winery, Sierre, Sierre rockslide, Syrah, vignérons-encaveurs

Sion’s classy new wine tourism centre

02/12/2017 by Ellen Wallace 4 Comments

The Celliers de Sion will make skiers as well as flatlanders happy this winter, with a new wine tourism centre that has just opened, 1 December. Winter visitors to the area can now opt for an easy introduction to two of the region’s largest wineries, learning something in the process about central Valais wines. The […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Bonvin winery, Celliers de Sion, David Héritier, Gérard-Philippe Mabillard, Lavaux Vinorama, Michel Etter, Oenoparc, Pascal Bonvin, Rouvinez, Rouvinez winery, Sion, Valais, Varone, Varone winery, wine tourism

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

What’s the deal with older wines?

11/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I’m about to start a series of reports here on older vintage Swiss wines. I’ve hesitated because of a niggling question: why should the public care about them? What’s the big deal, as far as drinkers are concerned? First, some key dates if you want to taste vintage wines: Two excellent ways to enjoy and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Agriloro, Dominique Rouvinez, Henri Cruchon winery, Les Parfums du Vin, Meinfred Perler, older vintages, Raoul Cruchon, Räuschling, Richard Pfister, Rouvinez winery, Schwarzenbach winery, tertiary aromas, Zurich

Old is beautiful, and Swiss wines are no exception

05/03/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss, for those who don’t know it yet, are very good at whipping up extraordinary gastronomic feasts. Switzerland has 100 Michelin starred restaurants in 2013, one of the highest per capita ratings in the world, and it has local wines that can hold their own at such meals. It’s not surprising, […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: aging, Alexandre Truffer, Cave Maurice Zufferey, Chasselas, Chateau Mercier, Clos Domaines & Chateaux, cost, Crans-Montana, Cully, Denis and Catherine Mercier, Freres Dubois, Le Crans, MDVS, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Nuit des vieux millésimes, older vintages, Petite Arvine, reds, Rouvinez winery, Swiss wine

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