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Archives for February 2014

The dawn of Swiss blends

27/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss wine writer Pierre Thomas has re-posted on his blog an article he recently wrote on the state of blends in the Swiss wine business (article in French). It’s a good overview that points to some excellent work done by a small group of pioneering producers in this country where there have been few exceptions […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: blends, Pierre Thomas

Swiss GM watch: no stray plants in 2013

27/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Genetically modified plants are banned in Switzerland and the federal government, working with the cantons, keeps a close eye out for stray plants: 2013 turned up no evidence of mavericks. Plants that appeared on sites already identified as contaminated in 2012 were destroyed. The Swiss Environmental Office established a programme in 2011 […]

Filed Under: News

Swiss to send Airbus “Verbier” around Europe

27/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Verbier is now the name of a Swiss Airbus A320 plane, baptized Thursday morning in the Bagnes resort area to which Verbier belongs. The choice of the name, says Swiss, reflects the resort’s importance to Switzerland for international tourism. The Airbus is one of 42 in the Swiss fleet, a family of […]

Filed Under: Travels

Bern sets road, rail priorities: Geneva, Vaud CHF390m

27/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace

CHF3.5 billion for urgent projects, 2nd generation trafffic decongestation GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva and Vaud are likely to see CHF390 million in funding to improve roads and rail as part of a national project to reduce intra-regional traffic congestion as the populations in these areas swell. Switzerland’s roads and rail systems are being choked in […]

Filed Under: Travels

Tippling at the Vatican (or in California?)

26/02/2014 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Guardian carries an article that tries to puzzle out why the Vatican – population 800 and a bit, heavy on the adults – has such high wine consumption and why it rose in just one year from 62 litres per person to 74. The only good explanation seems to be an […]

Filed Under: News

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