The café Einstein is located inthe old town of Bern. Easy going tea and coffee focused café.

The Bellevue Palace is one of the famous 5 star hotels in Bern. They have a fantastic wine list. The knowledge of the wines served is average. Hoewever they have the correct glasses. Serve the wine the correct way and are open to suggestions. 

During my various visits I have always received perfect 5 star service (Davide thank you!) by the whole team. All wishes are fulfilled with excellence. 

The selection of wines is fantastic. Serving temperature of the wines was perfect. Decanters used excellent. Knowledge and decanting style perfect as well. As wine experiences go the Bellevue palace in Bern is quite exceptional. Many of you will probably thing of course this is a 5 star hotel... Believe me  this is not always the case. In this case it is absolutely true. Even the fingerfood menu is good. Not excellent but good. I can recommend the house ham burger and the club sandwich. The star of the Bellevue palace are its staff, excellent wine culture and ofcourse beautiful setting. 

The Bellevue palace is Traubenliebe approved.  

Wine list 8/10
Wine glasses 7/10
Wine know-how 5/10
Wine service 10/10
General service 10/10
Friendliness of staff 10/10
Location 9/10
Terrasse location 10/10
Traubenliebe score: 95!

Traubenliebe tip: Go the american bar and find a nice seat and endulge in excellent wine list. In summer the Terrasse is one of the best in Bern! 

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Château Sociando-Mallet is an unclassed Bordeaux wine producer from the appellation Haut-Médoc. The winery is located on the Left Bank of the Bordeaux wine regions, in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne north of Saint-Estèphe, France. Despite its estimation as a producer of high quality wine, it was neither ranked in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 (not existing at the time), nor is it listed among Médoc's Cru Bourgeois, due to a decision of its owner Jean Gautreau not to enter it for such classification.

The winery also produces a second wine named La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet.
It was in 1633 the residence of a Basque nobleman named Sièvre Sociando, the first documentation of the estate mentions its nobles terres.After its acquisition around 1850 by Madame Mallet, it was recorded in the 1883 edition of Cocks & Féret along with Château Verdignan as the leading cru of Saint-Seurin. Sociando-Mallet was a forgotten and derelict property of vastly reduced land by the time it was bought by Jean Gautreau, a négociant from Lesparre, in 1969.The estate has since seen considerable expansion and modernisation, and enjoys high prices and a good reputation in today's wine market.

The vineyard extends to 50 hectares, with the grape varieties of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. An average of 20,000 cases of the Grand vin are produced per year.

Chateau Sociando Mallet is one of the most popular Cru Bourgeois Classified Bordeaux wines. Until recently, Sociando Mallet had a reputation for selling their Bordeaux wine at low prices. Due to high demand, that is no longer the case.

Château Kirwan is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. Its second wine is called Les Charmes de Kirwan. Château Kirwan has 40 hectares (99 acres) of vineyards, planted to 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Petit Verdot.
The 35 hectare vineyard of Chateau Kirwan has not changed in size. The vineyard of Chateau Kirwan is planted to 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. The terroir of Chateau Kirwan is gravel, sand and limestone soil. The terroir of Chateau Kirwan is located on one of the highest points in the Margaux appellation. On average, the vines are 30 years old. Some older wine are almost 60 years of age. 

In 2015 Chateau Kirwan completed a renovation of their wine making facilities. At Chateau Kirwan, they prefer to co-inoculation in the fermentation process, which means that both the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place at the same time in vat. The wine is aged in 33% new, French oak barrels for between 16 and 18 months, depending on the vintage before bottling. Since 1993 they have a second wine: Les Charmes de Kirwan. Chateau Kirwan produces approx. to 18,000 cases of wine per year.