Thursday 29 March 2018

Today our first case of 12 wines from Expovina Primavera arrived, bright and early! The Hootenanny New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc came in its distinctive tartan. Can't wait to try it!

Wednesday 28 March - Expovina Primavera 2018 wines

Yesterday we went to taste wines for the second time. This time we tried Spanish, Portuguese, Israeli and Italian wine. There was a lot of variety there this year. You can see all the tasting notes of both visits on the right hand link.

On our first visit on 23 March we tried some of the South African wines that the ZIWA Wine Lovers will be tasting on 24 May, at Bina's Atelier in Binz.

Wednesday 14 March - Expovina Primavera

A reminder that the Spring Wine Tasting event at Zurich's Puls 5 arena - Expovina Primavera - takes place from Wednesday 21 March to Wednesday 28 March. Entrance tickets are available from many participating wine merchants, or you can pay at the door. It's always a great opportunity to taste a wide variety of wines, many from small wine areas around the world, in spacious surroundings. See you there!

See this link: http://www.expovina.ch/expovina-primavera/willkommen/

Wine tasting event in Rapperswil 9 March 2018

I missed this event! A three-day Swiss wine tasting event was arranged at Rapperswil Castle, and a late Friday afternoon visit was hosted for ZIWA by Winelovers Iris and Joanne. I hear it was very successful, and the wine was free to holders of the Coop Card. After browsing and sampling at the wine tasting stands, a large number of the newly-formed ZIWA Winelovers made their way down to Ristorante San Marco for dinner of their choice.

Christine Gilbert issued a comprehensive introduction to Swiss wines from the Valais region. I believe she obtained the information from Wikipedia. See link on the right - but it's still a work in progress.