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Turkey

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

The beautiful past redux

29/05/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Learning to love wines from ancient lands Fine wines from Armenia and Turkey are not what you might imagine Sunday afternoon I went to a high mountainside in Armenia and drank a magnificent red wine that was deep and rich in fruit and fresh and silky. I wish I had done all of that physically, but […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Armenia, Arvinis, Chasselas, Jason Wilson, José Vouillamoz, Moldavia, NY Times, obscure grapes, sustainability, Turkey, weird wines, Wine Grapes

Au P’tit Bonheur Thanksgiving meal

23/11/2009 by Ellen Wallace

The P’tit Bonheur in Chambésy will be serving Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, 26 November 2009. The menu includes pumpkin soup with pumpkin seed oil, apple and walnut salad with cranberry vinaigrette, roast turkey and giblet sauce with fig stuffing, mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream for […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Chambesy, Dining, Foodie news and events, France, Geneva, geneve, Lake Geneva, Le P'tit Bonheur, pie, pumpkin, restaurant, restaurants, Special occasions, stuffing, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving lunch, Turkey

GenevaLunch on wine, turkeys and sports nutrition

27/11/2008 by Ellen Wallace

From the editor: the second part of the article on Switzerland’s 66 top wines, adapted from l’Hebdo, will be delayed to Thursday afternoon due to technical problems. If you haven’t yet checked out our most recent features and interviews (always below the international news on the home page), this is a great time to do […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Lake Geneva region, Nestle Research Center, Thanksgiving, Turkey, weather, wine

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