The Pinot Noir you didn’t know you were missing – Friday 12th June

It’s easy to assume that Switzerland’s forte is white wines. Cool-climate, mountains, those sorts of things… In fact, more than half of the country’s vineyards are planted with black grapes, of which Pinot Noir is the most dominant, having first been planted in the Vaud region back in the 15th century.

Today, in terms of volume, Switzerland sits within the world’s top ten Pinot-producing countries – ahead of Chile and just behind Australia. Of course as we all know, however, it is quality not quantity that counts. With that in mind, we are looking forward to welcoming well-known wine consultant Richard Bampfield MW and the UK’s leading Swiss wine expert Simon Hardy DipWSET, both Club members, to introduce some prime Swiss Pinot from nine of its top exponents…

Both are adamant that the category merits closer examination – which is exactly what the session will facilitate, via a curated selection from the three key regions: German-speaking Switzerland; Valais; and Three Lakes. Expect silky, suave refinement (and that’s just our two hosts).

We encourage you to join Richard and Simon for what promises to be an enlightening evening.

The wines we will be tasting:

(German-Speaking Switzerland)
2022 Bechtel Weine, Pinot Noir, Zürich
2022 Weingut Bad Osterfingen, Pinot Noir Reserve Privée, Schaffhausen
2022 Weingut Roman Hermann, Pinot Noir Grand Maître, Graubünden
2021 Cottinelli Weinbau, Halde Chur Pinot Noir, Graubünden
2020 Weingut zur Alten Post, Pinot Noir Novant, Graubünden

(Valais)
2023 Domaine Jean-René Germanier, Pinot Noir Balavaud Vétroz Grand Cru
2022 Domaine Jean-René Germanier, Pinot Noir de Vex, Clos de la Couta
2022 Le Vin de l’A, L’Alter-natif
2019 Histoire d’Enfer, Pinot Noir L’Enfer du Calcaire

(Three Lakes)
2022 Grillette Domaine de Cressier, Pinot Noir Réserve Graf Zeppelin

Friday 12th June
St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass begins
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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