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Rouvinez

The many shades of Arvine: a tribute

23/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Today has been a day for celebrating in Fully, canton Valais, the day when Spring and Petite Arvine are declared to be partners, and people turn their attention to this wonderful grape, one of Europe’s finest. Wineries invite special guests – last year saw several winemakers from Burgundy – the wine flows to keep up […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Cave du Rhodan, Féchy, Gerard Besse, grapefruit, Gros Arvine, Marie-Therese Chappaz, Martigny, Memoire des Vins Suisses, Mounier, Petite Arvine, Provins, rhubarb, Rouvinez, salty finish, Sierre, Simone Maye et fils, Zufferey

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

Ski slopes and Petite Arvine

11/03/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Note: At the end here you’ll find an interview done with me by Tony Johnston at WRS radio in Geneva, about Petite Arvine, one of Switzerland’s most interesting “native” specialty grapes. Tony and I have agreed to talk about a Swiss wine pick of mine every three weeks. This is not a commercial agreement and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: André Fontannaz, Benoît Dorsaz, Cave de la Madeleine, dry wine, Fully, Leuk, native grape Switzerland, Petite Arvine, Rouvinez, sweet wine, WRS radio

Swiss wines for Milan Expo 2015 selected

24/02/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Bern announces lineup of food and wine for world expo BERN, SWITZERLAND – Completer, an old and uncommon grape variety, may be the Swiss wine that surprises and delights the most at Milan Expo 2015 this summer. But given the small amount of Swiss wine that is exported, the world fair in Italy will be […]

Filed Under: News, Travels Tagged With: Alouettes, Cave de Genéve, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Completer, Esprit de Genève, Fendant, Gamaret, Garanoir, Giubiasco, Haug, Jauslin, Merlot, Mermière, Milan Expo 2015, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, Provins, Riesling-Sylvaner, Rinklin, Rodeline, Rouvinez, sparkling, Swiss food stand, Swiss wines, Valsangiacomo, Vinattieri Ticinesi, Volg, Zurich Staatskellerei

Tourmentin turns 30

10/02/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

A couple of photos, the start to a beautiful day of tasting 30 years of Tourmentin, a red blend from the Rouvinez winery in Sierre. Details to follow but suffice it to say, for now, that this was a wonderful collection of wines that are aging very, very well.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Rouvinez, Sierre, Tourmentin

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