Invest in Wine?
Most of us think of wine as something to be enjoyed around a table with a few good friends. But investing in wine? It turns out that there is in fact a well developed market for 'Blue Chip Wine'. To find out more, we visited Mattias Sundstrom of Wine Wealth.
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The Secret Ingredient
Every winmaker has a secret ingredient or two in their wine making strategy. Daniel Huber in Malcantone Ticino is one of the top producers in Switzerland and here he shows us one of his secret tricks for fighting against ...
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Do You Speak Schaffhausisch?
It seems like every corner of Switzerland as its own distinct dialect with strange words that are not used anywhere else. Schaffhausen is no exception to this. The winemakers in Schaffhausen ...
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Pairing Wine and Wood
Finding the right barrique for each wine is not quite trivial and Ruedi Baumann tells us about his strategy for matching the perfect barrique to each of his wines.
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Over a Barrel
Barriques have for centuries been used for storing and transporting wine. After all these years, we are however almost exclusively using Barriques from oak - why is that? ...
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The Attack of the Clones
Pinot Noir is not just Pinot Noir. In fact, there are many different clones available, each with their own characteristics. More on this topic from Bernhard Wyler...
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Cheese and wine with Armando Pipitone
The number of different classical cheese and wine pairings ist astounding. From the light and mineralic Chasselas together with a Fondue to a heavy Port wine with an aged Stilton, it seems like anything is possible.
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Wine and Wild at Michael Meyer
Harvesting and hunting are traditions that have been with human beings for many thousand years. It is a joy to participate in the celebration of these traditions.
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Daniel Huber - Monteggio, Tessin
Daniel Huber belongs to a small group of pioneers that revolutionised the production of top quality Merlot in Tessin 30 years ago.
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Chardonnay - Castle Salenegg, Grisons
The Chardonnay from Bernhard Wyler, Schloss Salenegg, is crisp and fresh. Here Bernhard explains a few things to us about the Chardonnay grape vine.
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Bernhard Wyler Castle Salenegg, Graubünden, over wine Trends
The Swiss wine business has undergone major changes in the last 30 to 40 years. Bernhard Wyler, the winemaker at Schloss Salenegg, has participated in these changes and here he talks about trends of years past and the outlook for the next few years.
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Fernand Cina - Salgesch, Wallis
Fernand Cina is a wine producer in the renouned wine village Salgesch in the Valais. The production is run by the brothers Damian and Manfred Cina. In addition to top Pinot Noirs they also produce a wide variety of wines spanning over 40 grape varieties.
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Wine hike in Bünder dominions, Grisons
We had a lovely hike with a number of clients in Graubünden in June. The sun was shining, the barbeque tasted great and the wine and winemakers were all fantastic. We visited Weinbau und Brennerei zur Krone in Malans, Weingut zur Sonne - Christian und Franziska Obrecht in Jenins and Hansruedi Adank in Fläsch.
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Wein der Woche No.3 - gate, Michael Meyer
Michael Meyer from Bad Osterfingen Schaffhausen presents his Badwy (Pinot Noir). This is his lightest Pinot Noir which is perfect for lighter meat dishes or even with salmon, trout or tuna. You might also enjoy it slightly cooler as an Apero.
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Michael Meyer, Bad Osterfingen, Schaffhausen
Michael Meyer is a member of the prestigeous group Memoir des Vins Suisses. He is a small and exclusive producer in Bad Osterfingen, Schaffhausen, with absolute top Pinot Noirs and Pinot Blanc.
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Baumann winery, Oberhallau Schaffhausen
Ruedi and Beatrice Baumann are members of the prestigeous group Memoir des Vins Suisses. They are based in Oberhallau, Schaffhausen, and are fairly exclusive producers, with main focus on Pinot Noir, but also make quite good Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.
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