GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I mentioned a couple weeks ago that Swiss Wine Promotion (SWP) is developing a Swiss Wine Observatory but details have come out this week as the project moves forward. Sébastien Fabbi, managing director of SWP, told news agency ats that it will be published three times a year starting in 2015. It […]
Archives for May 2014
Definition of “heavy episodic drinking”
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The WHO’s report on harmful drinking and health policies issued yesterday was widely picked up by the drinks media, with some of the reporting likely to cause panic where it’s not really necessary. The definition of “heavy episodic drinking”, particularly harmful, was reported by The Drinks Business, for example, as “The report […]
Hublot throws marketing weight behind Vaud wines
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Expect to see Vaud Chasselas soon in Copacabana, during the World Cup, served in the Hublot watch VIP lounge. Jean-Claude Biver and his ultra-luxe watch company Hublot are giving wines from canton Vaud a serious marketing boost through a new partnership: Hublot and the OVV, the Vaud Wine Organization, announced 9 May […]
WHO pushes for policies to cut alcohol abuse
Re-published from Ellen’s Wine World GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol,” says the World Health Organization (WHO). The Geneva-based organization 12 May published the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”. The new report provides country profiles for alcohol consumption and problems such as […]
WHO warns that alcohol involved in 3.3 m deaths
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol,” says the World Health Organization (WHO). The Geneva-based organization 12 May published the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”. The new report provides country profiles for alcohol consumption and problems such as heavy episodic drinking in the […]