5-year world wine consumption forecast shows pick-up GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – A five-year decline in wine consumption in Switzerland is coming to an end, led by a growing appreciation for sparkling wines. The biggest growth, nearly 15 percent, will be seen in bottles priced over CHF10, while less expensive wines will see slower […]
Archives for July 2013
Nestlé goes wild in the UK
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Multinational food company Nestlé is giving a boost to birds, bees and other critters in Britain by creating wildflower spaces to help offset the fall in their numbers. The company announced 24 July that will plant wildflower meadows at all of its factories in the UK by 2015. It has already created […]
Indians loving Switzerland a little less
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – Bollywood’s long love affair with Switzerland, and in particular the Swiss mountains, is coming to an end, the Wall Street Journal reports on its front page today. Changing tastes of movie-goers in India is the main reason, according to the US newspaper, but Switzerland’s high costs are also up […]
This year’s best Vaud Chasselas and other wines
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Music and wine, a nice combo, was on the Montreux agenda late Thursday, with canton Vaud wine awards handed out. Mathieu Jaton, the new director of the Montreux Jazz Festival, opened the ceremony. Here’s the list of the top winners in each category. I’ll add my comments, links […]
Getting close to CHF200 million from hail damage
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Suisse Grêle, the Swiss hail crop insurer, said Tuesday that damage to vines and other crops from the hail storm 20 June will probably come to CHF33 million, more than double the initial estimates. Vaud and Neuchatel were most heavily hit, with CHF12m and 12.5m respectively in damages, while Geneva had CHF4m […]