To invoke a well known mnemonic from the world of spirits—All tequila is mezcal, but not all mezcal is tequila—I propose a Swiss wine counterpart: All Dézaley-Marsens is Dézaley, but not all Dézaley is Dézaley-Marsens. Let me explain. The Dézaley Grand Cru AOC is well known to Swiss wine lovers as the crown jewel of […]
Tag: Wine Tasting
Swiss Natural Wine: Not So Fringe Anymore
My latest brush with the natural wine scene was at the end of August in Zürich at the 4th annual Association Suisse Vin Nature (ASVN) tasting. This year’s venue, Kantine, was bohemian enough to reawaken my love for Beat Poetry and aligned perfectly with the ethos of more than 100 zero-zero wines from all over […]