Here’s a cliché-riddled article about Swiss wines, especially the last paragraph, but it’s a nice read and good publicity for a couple of good wineries, which I’m always pleased to see. Anyone in Switzerland who wonders how Swiss wines are viewed in the US will get a pretty good snapshot of it from this Condé […]
Archives for April 2014
When the UK loves Syria, it’s about wine
An odd bit of news in from Drinks Business: the UK is set to become the largest importer of Syrian wine and, according to the man behind this, the wines will soon be arriving in Switzerland. The wines are from Johnny R Saadé Holdings, which include Syria’s only international wine brand, Domaine de Bargylus, according […]
Vaud approves CHF2.5 for wine tourism
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In a first for Switzerland, a cantonal council has approved a budget and programme for wine tourism. The Grand Conseil in Vaud Tuesday 1 April unanimously adopted a five-year CHF2.5 million budget that will help develop a wine tourism project. Top priorities are training people in other businesses to be familiar with […]
Bear cub killed by father in Bern
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Misha, one of two brown bear cubs given to Switzerland by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and his wife during a 2009 visit, has grown up to be a father too tough for his little ones’ good. Thursday he killed one of his offspring, born earlier this year and who had not yet […]
Vaud approves wine tourism budget
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In a first for Switzerland, a cantonal council has approved a budget and programme for wine tourism. The Grand Conseil in Vaud Tuesday 1 April unanimously adopted a five-year CHF2.5 million budget that will help develop a wine tourism project. Top priorities are training people in other businesses to be familiar with […]