• Skip to content

Ellen's Wine World

SWISS ⁺ WINE ⁺ TRAVELS

Header Right

  • View ellenworldwine’s profile on Facebook
  • View ellenwine’s profile on Twitter
  • View ellenwallace’s profile on Instagram
  • View ellenwallace’s profile on Flickr
  • Home
    • Ellen Wallace profile
    • Portfolio
    • About: Swiss wine blog
  • Blog
    • News
    • Wineries
    • Food & dining
    • Travels
    • Garden & nature
    • Uncork now
    • Vineglorious! Swiss wine book
  • Book
    • Media Reviews
    • Index
  • Subscribe
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

white

2017 white wines at Arvinis

26/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

People have been telling me that 2017 was a very good year for most Swiss wines and last night I rushed around (not ideal, but …leave yourself more time than I did) tasting some of them at Arvinis in Montreux. They were consistently good, complex and fresh and very promising. Keep in mind that most […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: 2017, Arvinis, Chateau Maison Blanche Grand Cru Yvorne Chablais, Jean Daniel Suardet, Montreux, Savagnin Blanc, Swiss, white

Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2014

11/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Colour: white Grape: Chasselas Name: “Au Fosseau” Vaud 1er Grand Cru 2012 Winery: Le Capitaine Location: Begnins, canton Vaud Robe: pale gold Nose: floral, delicate Mouth: Typically mineral Remarks: The 2012 lacks some of the complexity of the 2011, but like its older brother is a wine that will keep well: drink it now and […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Chasselas, Swiss wine, white

An amazing 2004 organic white, still young and fresh

05/04/2013 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss white wines are so often drunk young that it’s a surprise to find an older one. Chasselas vertical tastings are becoming popular, thanks to efforts by wine producers in Vaud in particular, and we now know that some of them age beautifully and within 10 years they can develop new notes […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: aged wines, bio wines, Domaine de Beudon, Fully, Marion and Jacques Granges, Riesling-Sylvaner, white

Winemaker of the Year from Ticino, top wine Valais and organic from Geneva

23/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Number one wine is from Valais and best organic wine from Geneva BERN, SWITZERLAND – Head for Valais for the best bottle of wine in the country, a Johannisberg from Chamoson, but go to Ticino if you want to sample the collection from the top winemaker in Switzerland. And Geneva is home to the best […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Bern gala event, blends, Chamoson, Choulex, Claudio Tamborini, competition, Domaine de Miolan, Domaine du Cretacombe, Geneva, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2012, judges, Lamone winery, Merlot, Mueller-Thurgau, red, Riesling, rosé, sparkling, sweet, Swiss wine national awards, top Swiss wines, Valais, white

Best Swiss wines, national competition finalists named

23/08/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Click on images to view larger GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Grand Prix du Vin Suisse (GPVS) finalist wines, 72 of them, were announced 22 August by Vinea, the Sierre-based organization that organizes the national wines competition. The GPVS judging took place in June, when 3,000 wines from 600 producers were assessed in blind tastings during […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: blends, categories, Chasselas, Gamay, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Mueller-Thurgau, national competition, Pinot Noir, red, rosé, single grape, sparkling, Swiss wines, top wines, varietal, white, wine competition, winners

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • …
  • Page 8
  • Next Page »
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Flickr
  • RSS
  • Privacy
  • Archives
  • Admin log-in

Copyright © 2023 · Parallax Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in