Newsletter 31 May 2024

Substack newsletter for 31 May 2024, Ellen’s Wine World, is now out. Featuring artisanal gin made on the lakefront near Vevey (Lake Geneva), a selection of 2023 vintage whites from the Sierre region, pasta sauce with no meat and no dairy (Alpha-gal allergy), a hike above Nax in Valais with breathtaking views and splendid wildflowers. Links to stories about our sense of smell and Americans’ growing aversion to some smells.

Hiking in Nax, high above the Rhone river in canton Valais, Switzerland