Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A Swiss study commissioned by the Federal Environment Office has concluded that hybrid cars are the greenest in cities and natural gas cars are the best on autoroutes, with both out-performing diesel- and petrol-fuelled cars. The study run by Empa engineers concludes that “A comparison with gasoline and natural gas fuelled […]
Archives for September 2010
Belmont man wins Grandvaux wine label art contest
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Seventy-eight artists competed for the annual “Grandvaux village de l’etiquette” wine label design contest. The theme for 2010 was “Fleurs et Fragrances” (flowers and fragrances), and the winner of both the judges’ first place award and the popular prize was Alain Depierraz of Belmont, near Lausanne.
Plum pie: that annual Geneva favourite (French lesson included!)
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – (Video link included) Some dishes are simply delicious; others we love because of the memories they evoke. It’s not always easy to fall in love with the specialties in a country where you didn’t grow up. I’ve always loved American apple pie and I have a certain amount of fame in […]
One of Geneva’s best selling tricks
The city of Geneva’s free transport tickets for visitors is surely one of its best tricks for selling the city: never under-estimate the power of a free ride. This isn’t the first and the last time we’ll see this mentioned, but in a large US city newspaper, it will have a happy ripple effect, as […]
Swiss film on gem of a winemaker wins int’l award
Top Swiss sweet wines, including film subject Chappaz’s, tasted at Vinea It’s easy to see why Fred Florey chose Marie-Thérèse Chappaz in Fully for the subject of his wine film, the 52-minute documentary Les saisons de Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, which has just won the Grand Prix Spécial du Grand Jury at Oenovideo in France. The film […]