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Category Archives: Swiss Wine
All I Want for Christmas…(from the importers, please!)
There was a time when the UK was acknowledged the best place to buy wine in the world. As we didn’t (as the received wisdom at the time went) have a “proper” wine industry of our own, you could by … Continue reading
Recent Wines October 2020 #theglouthatbindsus
Regular readers will note that there is no “Part 1/Part 2” for October’s wines drunk at home. This is because I managed to fracture my ribs. Three weeks on and I’m on the way to recovery, but the painkillers I … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, biodynamic wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Natural Wine Movement, Alsace Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois Blend, Arbois Mesnay, Bierzo Godello Veronica Ortega, Bodines Pinot Noir 2016, Chasselas Pur Vin Pierre Frick, Czech Neuburger, Domaine des Bodines Arbois, Domaine Montmollin Auvernier, Domaine Rieffel Granite 2018, Freisa Mascarello, Jean-Pierre & Chantal Frick, Langhe Freisa, Langhe Freisa Toetto 2017, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Mascarello Castiglione Falletto, Mittelbergheim School, Neuchâtel Chasselas, Patrice Béguet Vigneron, Petr Koráb Moravia, Recent Wines October 2020, Rudolf & Rita Trossen, So True 2015 Hughes Béguet, Trossen Rot 2018, Trousseau, Velkopavlovická Moravia
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Wir Trinken…Chasselas
Does it seem odd that I’m writing about a French grape variety and using a title written in German? Okay, you’ll accept that the Swiss love Chasselas. It’s their most widely planted grape variety and comprises around 60% of white … Continue reading
Posted in German Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine
Tagged Aigle, Chasselas, Crépy, Dominique Lucas, Fendant, Gutedel, Hanspeter Ziereisen, Henri Badoux, Lavaux, Lavaux Vinorama, Les Vignes de Paradis, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fendant, Marin, Markgräflerland Gutedel, Vaud Wine, Ziereisen, Ziereisen 10 Hoch 4
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Recent Wines July 2020 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
Following on from Part 1 (the previous article on the site so I won’t provide a link), Part 2 of July’s wines at home has a definite Austrian texture to it. There are three Austrian wines here, plus one Czech, … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Austrian Wine, Czech Wine, Natural Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Aigle Chablais Vaud, Aigle Les Murailles, Alexander Koppitsch, Ama Tuscany, Amphora Wines South Australia, Australian Verdelho, Australian Zibibbo, Badoux Vins, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins McLaren Vale, Brash Higgins ZBO 2018, Burgenland Gemischter Satz, Burgenland Wine, Castello di Ama Chianti Classico 2005, Chablais Chasselas, Chianti Classico, From Sundays Wines, Henri Badoux Vins, Joiseph Jois, Joiseph Mischkultur 2018, Koppitsch Rét, Luka Zeichmann Joiseph, Marco Pallanti, Orange on Leaves, Petr Koráb Moravia, Recent Wines July 2020 (Part 2), Rennersistas Gols, Skin Contact Verdelho, Swiss Chasselas, The Beast Verdelho Hunter Valley, Tuscan Wine, Zweigelt
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Switzerland – Game On
I was reading an article written and published in April by Valerie Kathawala on the Planet of the Grapes web site (that’s the US online magazine, not the London wine merchant of the same name), called “Have Swiss Wines Finally Arrived?“. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Grape Varieties, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Brief Tour of Swiss Wine, Discovering Swiss Wine, Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson, Lavaux Vinorama, Sue Style Swiss Wines, Swiss Wine, Swiss Wine Book, Swiss Wine Diversity, Swiss Wine in the UK, Swiss Wine Regions
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Dynamic By Name, Dynamic By Nature
The UK is blessed with an almost uncountable number of wonderful wine merchants, and I love too many of them to be deemed a truly loyal customer. They range from tiny enterprises like Basket Press, Modal Wines and Nekter up … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Biodynamic Bordeaux, Bordeaux Sans Sulfites, Bordeaux-Côtes-de-Francs, Burgenland Austria, Chateau Le Puy Bordeaux, Chiara de Iulis Pepe, Cosse Maisonneuve Cahors, Domaine de Beudon Fully, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Domaine Giachino Savoie, Domaine Ligas Greece, Dynamic Vines, Dynamic Vines Portfolio Tasting 2020, Emidio Pepe, Emmanuel Giboulot Burgundy, Evelyne Clairet, Gut Oggau 2017s and 2018s, Gut Oggau Burgenland, Gut Oggau Family Reunion, Ktima Ligas Pella, La Tournelle Vin Jaune 2011, Matthieu Cosse, Modern Cahors, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 1980, Neusiedlersee, Pascal Clairet, Prieuré Saint-Christoph, Roditis, Roussette de Savoie, Sulphur Free Bordeaux, Swiss Wine, Uva Arbosiana, Valais Wine, Xinomavro
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Swiss Wine by Sue Style
To give it its proper title, Sue Style’s latest book is The Landscape of Swiss Wine – A Wine-Lover’s Tour of Switzerland. Now you all know that I’m a bit of a fan of Swiss Wines, and from time to time … Continue reading
London Wine Fair 2019, Part 1
London Wine Fair is a large affair, to say the very least. It’s the largest of the wine events I attend every year, but that doesn’t mean it’s where I taste the most wines. With a few exceptions, the main … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Greek Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Festivals, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Afianes Litani, Afianes Wines Ikaria, Alpine Wines, American Bonarda, Aoton Winery Attica, Aoton Winery Lola, Badoux Murailles Rouge Aigle, Begleri Grape, Calder Charbono, Christ Weissburgunder, Dôle La Liaudisaz, Dlamara Winery Naoussa, Domaine des Muses Syrah Réserve, Donkey & Goat The Bear, Epirus wine, Fokiano Grape, Gavalas Santorini Assyrtiko, Germanier Petite Arvine Valais, Geyer Seaside Cabernet Franc, Glinavos Estate Epirus, Grain Ermitage Chappaz, Grain Nature Champ Drury, Grain Nature Champ Dury, Grain Noble Chappaz, Grains Ermitage 2017 Chappaz, Grains Noble 2016 Chappaz, Gvavalas Assyrtiko Santorini, Icarus Red Afianes, Ikaria Wine, London Wine Fair 2019, LWF2019, Marie-Thérèse Chappaz Fully, Naoussa Paliokalias, Naoussa Xinomavro, Nekter Wines, Nemea Assyrtiko, Paleokerisio Glinavos Estate, Papanaioannou Estate, Petite Arvine Sweet Wine, Pink Retsina, Süd Tirol Grauvernatsch, Schiava Grigia Cantine Cortaccia, Schmölzer & Brown, Sonntaler Grauvernatsch Kellerei Kurtatsch, South African Gamay, Southern Wine Roads, Stand Alone Old Vine Voetstotts Chenin, Stand Alone Stellenbosch Gamay, Swiss Wines, Valais Wines, Vienna Wine, Voetstoots Gamay, Wallis Wines, Weingut Christ Vienna
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