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Sierre

Fried winter sage, Fendant

05/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Quickly stir-fried, sage leaves make a fun snack with a glass of well-chilled Valais Fendant, or you might try a Muscat, Païen or powerful Petite Arvine for stronger aromas.

Filed Under: Food & dining, Garden & nature Tagged With: Domaine des Crêtes, Fendant, fried sage leaves, goats cheese, Heida, herb garden, Maître de Chais, Provins, pumpkin soup, sage, Savagnin Blanc, Sierre, Swiss wine landscape, the landscape of Swiss wine

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

Armenian and Turkish fine wines

30/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

An introduction to wines from the cradle of civilization The Valais Wine Museum in Sierre held a very special conference with wine-tasting 27 May, “L’Orient des vins”, that focused on Armenian and Turkish wines. José Vouillamoz, co-author of Wine Grapes, talked about grape domestication – where, how, why, and Jean-Luc Etievent of the Wine Mosaic […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Arcadia Vineyards, Areni Ancestors', Armenia, Chamlija wine, Ja2z, Jean-Luc Etievent, José Vouillamoz, Mesopotamia, Narince, Nazeli, Odrysia, Ottoman Empire, Papaskarasi, Pesaeli, phylloxera, Qrdi, Sierre, Thrace, Trinity Canyon Vineyards, Turkey, Valais Wine Museum, Voski, Wine Mosaic project, Yapincak, Yeraz Gharibian, Zeynep Arca, Zorik Gharibian

Germanier, one winery’s quest for the best

20/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Looking beyond formulas for great wines The Guardian’s article about natural, organic and biodynamic wines with its slew of missionary purists reminded me of a series of photos I took in March at the Jean-René Germanier winery in Vetroz. The best Swiss wineries are trying ancient, older and new methods and combinations of all of […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: biodynamic, Cayas, Fully, Gilles Besse, Jean-René Germanier, Mitis, natural wines, new technology, new wine cellar, organic, Patrick Regamey, Philippe and Veronyc Mettaz, Sierre, Swiss Wine Promotion, Vétroz

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

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