I normally opt to taste a lot of Pinot Noir at the Vinea Wine Fair, but this year my focus was other reds, in particular Gamays and Cornalins. My notes on favourites from tasting them yesterday - […]
Solving 2 problems with a raspberry
We forgot that 15 August is a holiday, so our cupboard was barer than expected. Nevertheless, we managed to have a fresh fish dinner - pan-fried - with a mix of wild rice, rice and quinoa. The plan to […]
Identity theft! Goron the grape reclaims its name
Goron was one of the first wines I encountered in Switzerland, in a little village café in Vaud 30 years ago: a little "3 deci" glass pitcher of a very basic wine from "abroad", meaning from Valais, […]
This weekend: Coppet’s garden fair, Valais wineries’ open days
We're all crossing our fingers, hoping the fine warm weather will hold for the weekend, with a wonderful holiday (Ascension, a 4-day break for many) series of events on. The Geneva Marathon will keep […]
Top Swiss wines 2015 announced (update, list)
Winners list now availableGENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The wines that won gold and silver medals at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS), the Swiss wine national competition, have been announced, an […]
Check out the fine Valais sunshine today
Perfect weather for the third and final day of the Valais winery open house weekend.If you're thinking about coming to Valais for the winery open houses the weather is now absolutely […]
A walk in Salgesch, Valais, in the rain
This was a very wet weekend in Switzerland, which meant I pretty much had the vineyards to myself, nice for photos as long as you don't insist on sun in your images. This area is to the east (upriver […]
Hans Erni, Farinet vineyard artist, dies age 106
Hans Erni, artist from Lucerne, has died, age 106 - a painter and sculptor who was still at work daily, to the end. In 2014 he created and donated a "Colombe de la jeunesse", or youth dove metallic […]
Wine book collectors: 3 Swiss books reviewed
Circle of Wine Writers member Christopher Fielden has published an upbeat review of three Swiss wine books in Wayward Tendrils Quarterly, a publication for wine book collectors.Included is a very […]
Down below, preparing for the harvest
At dawn Sunday, it looked like this, the mist hanging over the vineyards of Sierre, Miège, Salgesch and beyond, in canton Valais. Quiet vineyards, but as of today in full swing with the harvest […]