Vineglorious! book news The index for my Swiss wines book Vineglorious! is now online, and I’m starting to add links to related information on the web site, making it a living index. If, for example, you want to find Amigne in the book, you’ll find the page listed in the index, but you’ll also find […]
Archives for October 2014
Wine language: amphores, eggs, biodynamic (update)
Demeter and Swiss biodynamic vines Update: just after I posted this, Jacques Perrin’s latest blog post arrived, about the course I followed last week. It’s in French, but for anyone who reads French, it’s a good review of some of the current thinking about the use of cement eggs, amphores, etc. Correction: Writer Wink Lorch […]
210 on the autoroute and drunk
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The stretch of highway from Sion to Martigny is flat and straight – too much of a temptation for one 22-year-old Valais man, who was caught by a radar driving at 210 kph near Fully. When police caught up with him he tested positive for alcohol. His permit was taken away and […]
Heavy rains sweeps Switzerland
Floods in Ticino and snow to 2,500 metres GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Heavy rain swept the country Monday, with canton Ticino getting rare level 4 danger warnings from the national weather service, especially the Maggia valley and Locarno area, to the lower Blenio valley. In several mountain areas, the snowline was at 2,500 metres. Train service […]
Geneva’s vineyards, gorgeous drone view
Franck Dursin’s low (60 m) ne aerial views of the Mandement, Geneva vineyards in Russin and Dardagny, as well as streams and woodlands are simply beautiful! If you don’t yet know this part of Switzerland’s vineyards, this is a great introduction to the lay of the land, and I’m glad the Tribune de Genève pointed […]