Joseph wrote on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:27:00 -0500:
JC> Furious Shepherd wrote: ??>> I'll be travelling to Basel, Switzerland in March and ??>> would like to bring home a bottle or two of wine. Living ??>> in Pennsylvania, I'm very limited in what I can buy at the ??>> local (state run) wine stores. I expect that I'll buy some ??>> Riesling & Gewurtz but I'd love to hear some suggestions. ??>> Looking for inexpensive to moderate price range. ??>>
JC> there are good Swiss wines, but you will pay dearly for JC> even the limited quality. In run I agree with Brain, French JC> or German depending on your tastes (note, as a rule JC> everthing is more expensive in Switzerland)
Fendant always seems attractive in Switzerland but it's hardly worthwhile bringing home. It just does seem as good out of its native land :-)
James Silverton Potomac, Maryland
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