GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – The Vinea Swiss Wines app, the most complete guide to wines in the country, lists 500 of the top producers; after a year in the iPhone store it’s just been updated and the Android version is out. The app is free of charge and works in English, French […]
Archives for November 2013
Winterthur: small arty town reshapes its image
By Bob Evans GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winterthur? Isn’t that where the insurance people come from? They have a nice art gallery, don’t they? I heard it was just a suburb of Zurich. You go through it on the train to St Gallen. It’s where Swiss heavy industry got started. It must be pretty grim. Don’t […]
Wine & dinner pairing, art
An exceptional collection of food, wine, and art at Local d’Art Contemporain gallery in Vevey. Valais wine producer Leonard Clavien will present wines from his family’s vineyards: Cave Caprice du Temps. Chef Olivier Dufrenne from La Table d’Olivier will create seasonal plates, each course paired with the wines.
Wooing the Geneva traveller
Airlines fighting to capture market share GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you want to leave Geneva in the next few weeks for a cheap getaway, you’ll find it easy, with every airline hustling for your business. Darwin announced Monday morning that tickets from Geneva to Florence, Lugano, Rome and Valencia will be 20 percent off until […]
Here’s to a fine weekend!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Swiss sparkling wines, particularly traditional method (the way champagne is made), are improving dramatically. More about that soon, but in the meantime, here is to a happy weekend, with plenty to do (check out our sister site, Events.GenevaLunch.com). Cheers! Temperatures range from 8-14C in most of the country […]