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St Joseph

Uncork now, 21 February 2019

22/02/2019 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Syrah is on my mind this week, especially young Syrahs and how to best serve them. We’ve had two recently, at our house, both of which I carafed, and I recommend you go this route. The difference was noticeable and brought out much more in the wines. The first was a St Joseph Syrah from […]

Filed Under: Uncork now Tagged With: Christophe Abbet, Côte Rôtie, Domaine de Monteillet, French wine, Martigny, north of north Syrah, North of northern Syrahs, Papy's Cuvée, St Joseph, Stéphane Monthez, Syrah, Valais

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

Sampling more Swiss Syrahs

21/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss Syrah learning curve Geneva was home to a terrific master class in June of Syrah wines from granite areas, a project offered by jointly by the AOC St Joseph in France and Fully vignérons in Valais, Switzerland. It included north of northern Rhone Syrahs from Valais and northern Rhone wines from France, whose vineyards […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: 2006, Cave la Madeleine, Fully, St Joseph, St Maurice, Syrah, Syrah au fil du Rhône, the landscape of Swiss wine, Vétroz

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

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