Terravin’s best Vaud Chasselas It was glass number 13 that forced me to stop and ask myself if it is really possible for a single wine to be the absolute best. And for us – the judges for the Lauriers de Platine Terravin – to choose it with any certainty. To be clear: this is […]
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Climate change, what Swiss producers say
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Climate change is on the mind of everyone in the wine business, not just the short-term reactions to weather but the longer-term concerns about what grape varieties will work and how to manage them. Last weekend I visited the Maison Blanche in Yvorne with a group of judges from the Mondial des […]
Grapes: great so far, fingers crossed
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is the latest area to declare its grapes very healthy, as we head into the critical month of September. Cantonal authorities have been testing the wine grapes and checking their health in the past few days. Guillaume Potterat, an oenologist with canton Geneva, told newspaper GHI that it’s too early to […]
Chasselas: Vully a winner in more than one sense
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – There were some good surprises at the Mondial du Chasselas awards Friday evening 4 July at the Chateau d’Aigle in eastern canton Vaud, starting with the big winner, Domaine Chervet from Vully, with 93.2 points out of 100. The world is so used to praising the superb Chasselas wines from Lavaux (Dézaley, […]
Yvorne Pinot Gris Passerillé 2008 Les Celliers du Chablais
Wine tasting notes, Swiss white wines wine video, white White wine, sweet Grape variety: Pinot Gris, vine-dried, 2008 Winery: Les Celliers du Chablais Location: Aigle Price at the winery: CHF29 for 37.5cl and CHF57 for 75cl View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely Complete list of GenevaLunch […]