LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The latest in a string of Swiss wine groups or wineries to create partnerships with sports club is the OVV, Vaud wine office, joining forces with the Lausanne Hockey Club. The club said in a statement 27 August that it is happy to help spread the word about the canton’s wines, as […]
Archives for August 2014
Moderate drinking, US version
I’ve posted here before on moderate drinking, using the very good New Zealand government guidelines and European measures. But I’ve had Americans say they find this confusing, given the different standards for measuring, so here are US guidelines. It’s not only possible to love wine and be a moderate drinker, but it’s the only intelligent […]
Zurich airport profits up sharply
Year-on-year turnover down ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Zurich airport saw an eight-fold increase in profits for the first half of 2014, compared to a year earlier, the company said 27 August: CHF88.13 million compared to CHF10.1m. The airport’s turnover was down, however, by 3.4 percent to CHF453.58m. Passenger traffic continued to grow, by 0.5 percent, with […]
Driver stopped near Sion: 3.38 alcohol level
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A driver was found to have an alcohol level of 3.38 when he was stopped during a routine traffic control in Grimisuat, above Sion in canton Valais, at 17:00 Monday. The legal limit for drinking and driving in Switzerland is 0.05%. The driver showed clear signs of inebriation, say Valais police, and […]
Napa bottles in shards following 6.0 earthquake
My heart goes out to the Napa Valley winemakers who were hard hit by the 6.0 earthquake that struck at 03:30 Sunday, causing massive damage. Early reports are that no one was killed by the tremors, but at least 70 people were taken to hospital and the physical damage to wineries will be heavy. Map […]