These women are shaping the Swiss wine scene

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With a special focus on sustainable products, the wine director of Grand Resort Bad Ragaz sets the standards. With her sensitivity towards her guests and her talent for trends, 3-star chef Sven Wassmer (36) creates exciting beverage accompaniments to her husband’s menus. Wassmer-Bulgin (39) always focuses on the experience factor in the restaurant – it shouldn’t just be for wine drinkers. That’s why it offers original, alcohol-free pairings with dishes. Their self-fermented kombucha has cult status.

Awarded the “Sommelier of the Year 2019” by “Gault & Millau”, Franzelin (33) makes a name for herself with bold combinations. At the 19-point restaurant Schloss Schauenstein, it dares to walk the tightrope between beer, natural wine fermented on mash, and elegant Pinot noir from Bündner Herrschaft. Together with his partner, who is a sommelier in the same house, he maintains an impressive “wine list” of nearly 1000 wines.

The versatile wine writer needs no introduction. More than twenty books are named after him, including prose and hundreds of articles in media and specialist publications. It is noteworthy that Kurt (55) always manages to make wine available. Be it in his entertaining articles, reviews, television shows or the indispensable wine guides to the Swiss retail trade’s assortment, which has been published annually for 25 years.

Meyer (34) shows us with poetic descriptions that wine can also have a humorous side. It reduces the fear of contact with its uncomplicated nature. He explains, in an easy-to-understand, almost haphazard way, technical terms for beginners. What started with a blog in 2014 has resulted in two bestsellers so far. A wine shop was added to Aarau in 2020. In the past 9 years, he has succeeded in helping countless wine lovers find the wine of their dreams.

Raoul and Michel Cruchon, the Swiss pioneers of biodynamics, passed the reins of Domaine Henri Cruchon to the next generation. With the same passion for the Vaud terroir, Catherine (35), Laura (24), Yaëlle (33) and Margaret (31) Cruchon continue their work at Morges VD. “Les filles vinifient”, in English, wine-drinking girls, as they say with a wink, deal with sixteen grape varieties. In addition to top-quality Chasselas and Pinot Noir, there’s room for free-spirited creations. For example, Cuvée Incognito, whose composition is kept top secret.

If anyone has added a little color to the wine world, it’s Ilona Thétaz (33). Colorful wine labels already testify to an expression and unusual sense of humor. His knowledge as a wine expert allows him to squeeze natural wines that do not require pesticides or filtration. With «Ô Fâya Farm» the woman from Lucerne fulfilled a dream. In the midst of the untamed landscape in Saxon VS, it takes a holistic approach. Besides vineyards, apricot trees offer a happy farmhouse for sheep, donkeys and chickens.

The area around Tenuta Castello di Morcote looks like a dream. Anyone who grows up in this paradise wants to take care of it and even see it flourish. It is therefore not surprising that Gaby Gianini (55) dedicates herself to organic and biodynamic viticulture. The skilled art historian produces real, charismatic wines on volcanic bedrock in Lake Lugano, a phenomenon unique in Ticino and Mendrisiotto. He expertly complements Merlot, the indispensable of the southern canton, with Bordeaux varieties (Cabernet franc, also Cabernet sauvignon).

After years of traveling in Zurich, Ticino and California, the wine expert returned to his family’s winery in Sierra, VS. He has made great strides here. Father Denis and mother Anne-Catherine played a key role in shaping the Valais viticulture. They are famous for their cornalins. Mercier (38), who was responsible for the winery management of his parents’ winery, has now proven this to everyone. Their red specialties are just as convincing as their whites. From the wine cellar he becomes the center of attention as President of the famous Mémoire des Vins Suisses association. Your commitment to Swiss wine should continue to grow its reputation at home and abroad.

A contribution to Swiss wine personalities is inconceivable without mentioning the outstanding winemaker Marie-Thérèse Chappaz (63). Superlative adjectives are ordered in conjunction with their names gerad000 ezu. The grande dame of Valais wine was already named “the icon of Swiss viticulture” in 2015. And last week, the highly acclaimed Petite Arvine dessert wine “Grain par Grain” from the 2020 vineyard from the Domaine des Claives vineyard was awarded 100 Parker points. No other Swiss wine has received the highest rating from the influential American magazine The Wine Advocate.

Source : Blick

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