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Naturally, we’re focussed on German-Speaking Switzerland here. And yes, that’s the actual name of the region! Although less than a quarter of Swiss wines come from the cool, high vineyards in this Alpine area, we find this fraction most compelling. Pinot Noir makes up half the plantings. If you’ve had Swiss Pinot, you know exactly why this is such an exciting statistic. The Swiss are also in the forefront of organic and biodynamic viticulture, making this an excellent region to explore if you’re going green.

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Switzerland

The Swisstory of Absinthe

ByMatt Keller April 7, 2021October 15, 2023

Banned and beloved, feared and revered, one would assume the birth story of absinthe to be as spirited as its character. Yet its quite conventional…...

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Switzerland

Heida: Pearl of the Alps

ByChandra Kurt April 7, 2021February 27, 2024

Heida is an old variety with a modern freshness planted in the Swiss Valais heights of the Visperterminen.

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Switzerland

Canton of Zürich: Tiny Wine World, Top Pinot Noirs

ByFrank Scherp February 5, 2021May 2, 2024

Pinot Noir from Switzerland? Gantenbein! Donatsch! Hardly another country exists whose reputation among international wine lovers for producing quality wines from this variety boils down…...

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Switzerland

Eglisau: Vines of the High Rhine

ByDennis Lapuyade December 14, 2020October 15, 2023

Every guide to Swiss wine begins with the same emphatic but overly simple premise: there are six wine regions in Switzerland. That means one of…...

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Germany · Alto Adige · Austria · Switzerland

He Who Controls the Spice Controls the Universe

ByCarrie Dykes December 14, 2020February 17, 2024

Picture yourself at a German holiday market (if such things were happening in 2020) — a mug of glühwein in hand and the scent of…...

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Switzerland · Interview

Gantenbein and the Secrets of Switzerland’s Cult Wine

ByValerie Kathawala October 28, 2020October 13, 2024

For most of us, it would be easier to climb the Matterhorn in flip-flops than to lay hands on a bottle of wine made by Daniel and…...

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