GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 18-year-old driver of a stolen car, whose alcohol level was just within the legal limits, crashed through a Dardagny vineyard in canton Geneva early Saturday 8 March during a high-speed chase. Story continues on Ellen’s Wine World
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Straight to the source: vineyard car crash
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 18-year-old driver of a stolen car, whose alcohol level was just within the legal limits, crashed through a Dardagny vineyard in canton Geneva early Saturday 8 March after a high-speed chase. Geneva police say the youth, who is French and lives in Pessinge, was spotted driving over the limit at 05:00 […]
Swiss wines and the art of aging
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The art of aging beautifully has not always been appreciated by lovers of Swiss wines, but a group that includes many of the country’s best producers is working steadily to change this. The Memoire des Vins Suisse (MDVS) is a group that meets once a year to taste the wines in their […]
WHO recommends sharp sugar cuts
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization is recommending that adults consume no more than about 25 grams of sugar (roughly 6 teaspoons) a day, limiting intake to 5 percent of total calories consumed, a figure that has not been seen in many parts of the industrialized world since the 1800s (source: Planetoscope) The new […]
Perfect Swiss cheese: rent a raclette machine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Cheese is in the air! It’s high season for cheese fondue and raclette in Switzerland, and if you love the idea but don’t have the gear, Swiss Milk, the national cheese office, is happy to rent you what you need and send it to your house. While we’re on the subject of […]