Quatuor 2011, Grand Cru, Domaine du Montet Bex
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah A heavenly rich wine this blend of mainly Bordeaux varieties (apart from Syrah, its main abode being the Rhone Valley in France) perched above the...
View ArticleWine reveiw – Plan Joyeux 2012, Terres de Lavaux de Lutry
Gamay, Pinot Noir, Gamaret and Garanoir. A wine for hunters and gathers and lovers of Mother Nature. Lutry is a quaint, pretty little medieval town in the Vaud canton on the edge of Lake Leman. Its...
View ArticleBurgundy and Jura winemakers bring their wine to Annemasse
SPONSORED CONTENT The Federation of Independent Burgundian and Jura winemakers brings together 66 winemakers from Burgundy and the French Jura. Together they will present several hundred wines. Not...
View ArticleDiscover the mysteries of the Humagne rouge grape
The Humagne red grape variety is believed to have come from Val d’Aosta in Italy. Although its exact origins are still not yet fully known. What we do know is that it is widely planted in Valais, it is...
View ArticleWine 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...
View ArticleHave 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...
View ArticleCaves Ouvertes 2015 – Suisse romande
May is Swiss Wine Marathon month as the country’s wine producers throw open their doors in unison to welcome you for the annual season of Caves Ouvertes. You may already have been enjoying the wines...
View ArticleSwiss 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,...
View ArticleGeneva’s best 2014 wines named
Tribune de Genève On Wednesday night, in the presence of Brigitte Rosset and state counsellor Luc Barthassat in the courtyard of Geneva’s town hall, 60 wine experts tasted 650 local wines. 56 were...
View ArticleSwiss 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticlePinot blanc, the white wine grape born from a red one
Pinot Blanc 2014 La Griffe, Caves du Château, Montmagny It has been around for quite a while, this white grape variety, which is a derivative of Pinot Noir. In medieval times it was extensively planted...
View ArticleZinfandel 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...
View ArticleAgeing wine – a cellar might not be the best place
This week’s wine is one from the Badoux wine team, quite an innovative crew. Lettres de Noblesse 2012, Merlot d’Yvorne Badoux Vins, Aigle It’s not just Bordeaux and Ticino who can produce great Merlot,...
View ArticlePetite 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleDo you like Spanish wine? If so you’ll like this.
James Cullinan previewed Movenpick’s “Viva España” tasting which ends on 30 January 2016. The tasting is free. Location Geneva: Cellier Movenpick, Chemin du Grand-Puits 40, 1217 Meyrin. Time: 10:00 to...
View ArticleWhat awful smell tastes amazing in a Sauvignon Blanc?
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...
View ArticleSwiss-Kiwi wine educator, writer and reviewer taken by Covid
In 2014, when Le News was still a print newspaper, the editorial team was approached by Nina Bobillier, a bubbly wine writer and educator who had recently brought her knowledge and enthusiasm for wine...
View ArticleSwiss 2020 grape harvest modest but excellent
Last year’s grape harvest in Switzerland produced nearly 84 million litres of wine, down 13% on the 10-year average and the lowest volume in 10 years. Cold weather in Spring damaged the grape buds as...
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