All it took to fall in love completely with the wines of Valais, the largest wine region in Switzerland, was touring wineries for a few days in the company of passionate wine lover and ampelographer José Vouillamoz. José is a grape geneticist and studies the origins and history of grape varieties and is best known as co-author of Wine Grapes, with Jancis Robinson andJulia … [Lees meer...] overImpossible wines from the Valais
Wine Grapes
Exploring Flavour: a Wine Mosaic Full of Native Varieties
The theme of the sixth Digital Wine Communications Conference (DWCC), held in Logroño last October, was ‘Exploring Flavour’. Flavour in wines, of course, and the ways in which flavour is imparted. But also of how we perceive flavour, and the subjectivity of that. One of the speakers on this topic was Tim Hanni MW; unfortunately I missed his talk. But I was told all of his … [Lees meer...] overExploring Flavour: a Wine Mosaic Full of Native Varieties
‘Rare druiven’-proeverij met José Vouillamoz
Eén van de auteurs van Wine Grapes, José Vouillamoz, gaf op de recente RAW Fair in London een proeverij met elf bijzondere druivenrassen, speciaal voor de Circle of Wine Writers. Jamie Goode registreerde de proeverij. Kijk mee en geniet van de charmante José, die met verve deze bijzondere wijnen (én het boek, uiteraard ;-)) presenteert. Ik mocht José al twee keer ontmoeten, … [Lees meer...] over‘Rare druiven’-proeverij met José Vouillamoz
Wandering the halls: Prowein 2013 #1
For a wine writer, a day of Prowein, the big annual wine fair in Düsseldorf, can be a problem. What to see, whom to visit, where to go? So many choices, so many producers and events, so many halls to wander. But, with sound research beforehand, a handy app and some invitations from wine lover-friends and Twitter contacts, a day fills up quickly … My tour of the Prowein halls … [Lees meer...] overWandering the halls: Prowein 2013 #1
Top 12 Turkse wijnen, in 5 druivenrassen
In de nieuwe wijnbijbel, het boek Wine Grapes van Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding en José Vouillamoz, staan 1368 wijndruivenrassen beschreven, waarvan 26 uit Turkije. Eén van deze auteurs, druiven-geneticus Dr. José Vouillamoz, verbonden aan de universiteit van Neuchâtel in Zwitserland, was aanwezig op de vijfde European Wine Bloggers Conference in Izmir, en vertelde daar samen … [Lees meer...] overTop 12 Turkse wijnen, in 5 druivenrassen