Free tastings of regional wines at the shop near the Chateau d’Aigle wine and vine museum, year-round, Saturdays
Archives for July 2013
Wine tasting in Gryon
Wine tasting, regional wines in Villars/Gryon, canton Vaud every Monday 15:30-18:00 in July and August
WWF wants tax on flights
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – WWF Switzerland is calling on the Swiss to tax flights, saying the country should do as its neighbours do. The Swiss travel, on average, twice as often by air as do French, Germans and Italians, according to WWF. The environmental organization says that air traffic is one of Switzerland’s worst pollution sources, […]
More on the Swiss air build-up in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Details are emerging of the changes to the winter schedule for airline Swiss, announced last week. In addition to new rates and the new flights to six destinations from Geneva, year-round service will go into effect for three destinations that have been summer-only: Malaga, Palma de Mallorca and Porto. The growth in […]
Swiss likely to import butter as mountains melt
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland traditionally has a surplus of butter but this month it may be importing 500 kg, for the first time in years. Stocks fell during the first six months of the year, butter production was down and consumers bought more butter than usual. The result: the country’s butter industry body has reserved […]