This week Nina tastes an unfiltered Sauvignon Blanc from Domaine Croix Duplex in Lavaux, Switzerland and describes a awful smell that tastes great. Look out New Zealand! It is remarkable how many grape varieties the Swiss now have and just how well they make wine. If only the world knew about the fact that they are […]
The pricey Swiss wine that could end up on the Queen’s table
This week’s wine is a high altitude luxury Swiss wine fit for a Queen. ELECTUS 2011, 14.5% Valais Mundi Cornalin, Humagne Rouge, Diolinoir, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caberenet Franc Electus, the swiss icon luxury wine, made from seven different grape varieties is rapidly gaining international recognition and is currently exported to London and Hong Kong. In […]
Petite Arvine – a grape native to France, Italy…..and one other country
Bio Petite Arvine unfiltered, Domaine de Beudon, 2014 Petite Arvine, Valais’ signature grape variety, has somewhat of an enigmatic background. Not only does Valais claim it as its own, the Aosta Valley in Italy and the Savoie region in France do too. There is no absolute proof as to its exact origins, but what we […]
Zinfandel or Primitivo? It’s the same! Find out its origin
Domaine du Paradis in Satigny just outside of Geneva After years of ongoing discussions and lengthy research, it is now known without a doubt that Zin (huge in California) and Prim (home in Italy) are the same grape varieties, but in fact its origins are in Croatia. Some of Zin’s other homes are South America, South […]
Pinot blanc, the white wine grape born from a red one
Pinot Blanc 2014 La Griffe, Caves du Château, Montmagny This white grape variety Pinot Blanc has been around for quite a while and is a derivative of Pinot Noir. In medieval times it was extensively planted in Burgundy and some of its other names are: Pinot Bianco, Weisser Burgunder, Clevner and Klävner. It is well […]
The wine voted the world’s best Chasselas
La Grand’Rue, Chasselas Réserve 2013, Domaine de la ville, Morges. Imagine strolling through a farm orchid on a crisp sunny day, the breeze carrying scents of apples, oranges, lemons, mandarins and lime drift past. A small cottage comes into sight and the smell of homemade biscuits wafts out of the open front door. On the […]
Swiss wine review: Marsanne, Robert Gilliard, 2012 AOC Valais
Marsanne, also know as Ermitage, Hermitage, Grosse Roussette, Marzanne, white Hermitage and Zrmitazh. In Switzerland it mainly grows in the Valais region. It is thought to have originally come from the northern part of the Rhone valley in France, although it also grows in Spain and Australia where it was first planted in the 1860s. […]
Swiss wine review: Sauvignon Gris Grand Cru 2014 Domaine la Capitaine
Sauvignon Gris, cousin of Sauvignon Blanc has high sugar content, good acidity, low yields and a pinkish coloured skin. It is rarely found in Switzerland, in fact it has nearly disappeared completely, although small amounts can still be found in New Zealand, Australia and France. What’s more this one is Bio! Sauvignon Gris Grand Cru […]
Have you ever tried unfiltered wine?
TO FILTER OR NOT TO FILTER! THAT IS THE QUESTION Neuchâtel Blanc Château d’Auvernier, Switzerland, Unfiltered 2014 Have you ever tried unfiltered wine? If not, and you’re an Oenophile, I would say you must. I love the idea of not filtering because it keeps more of the original flavours and aromas and makes it seem […]
Wine review by Nina – Diolinoir – Swiss Red
St-Saphorin, Diolinoir, Alexandre Chapuis et Fils 2013 The ingenuous Swiss. Not only have they mastered watch, cheese and chocolate making they have also mastered the art of creating fantastic new grape varieties unique to Switzerland. Given this you can understand why they export less than 1% of their wine. Their wines are so good its […]
