ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A massive traffic jam on the A1 between Bern and Zurich, one of the country’s busiest stretches of road, is having repercussions on roads in other areas. Twelve people were injured in the pileup that occurred when a truck crossed a safety barrier and hit another truck and a minibus heading in […]
Archives for May 2014
3 more Swiss wine regions, videos
Here are the other three Swiss wine regions, as presented by Swiss Wine Promotion in their new videos. Yesterday I posted the first three, plus my remarks. Versatile grape and lessons on wine-making Merlot gets a big boost, of course, in the Ticino video, but the accent is put on how you can make white […]
New Swiss Wine Promotion videos
Swiss Wine Promotion recently produced six videos on the six Swiss wine regions, and the organization has now posted them on YouTube, as well as on the group’s Twitter page. Fashion and fine art photographer/filmmaker Patricia von Ah made the films, with wine consultant and writer Chandra Kurt narrating in English. Note that the interviews […]
Giroud winery fraud accusation details reach public
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Valais wine producers are up in arms against accusations by producer Dominique Giroud that risk tarnishing the reputation of the entire industry. The IVV, wine interprofessional association in the canton, issued a press release Friday calling for names of anyone involved in the Giroud case to be revealed, and for information about […]
Let new Swiss wine logo do its job
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Wine Promotion’s new logo and visual identity have been out in the world for five days; I’ve held off commenting until today because good logos, like good wines, need time to breathe. We need time to consider them. Do I like it? My first reaction was yes, and it it still […]