On 14 Feb., 01:09, "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.

Basel is very close to some of best locations in Alsace. So if you had
the time, you could take a train/ bus or drive to these places, visit
winemakers or cooperatives, buy wines, etc. The same holds true for
the Baden region in Germany.

Switzerland is, as others point out, expensive. However Basel is right
on the border with Germany and France. So the city itself has French
and German parts. You could thus find wines (or other products) in
supermarkets/ shops in the French or German areas at French or German
prices. If you are looking for French wines, naturally the French
stores will be excellent; but for German or Italian wines, German
stores will offer better choice. Switzerland (together with Belgium)
is one of the best places to buy Bordeaux, so don't discount the wine
stores in Basel's Swiss downtown/ parts.

If you have an evening free, do think of visiting Cafe des Arts just
off the Barfussplatz. It's pricey but absolutely brilliant!

Cheers