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Archives for June 2015

Geneva main station extension: CHF1.652 billion

28/06/2015 by Ellen Wallace

Preliminary study for underground extension passes 1st hurdle GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The partners responsible for reviewing preliminary studies for an underground extension of the Geneva Cornavin main station Saturday tentatively gave the green light to a CHF1.652 billion plan, +/- 30%. Details of the plan will be published at the end of July. A feasibility […]

Filed Under: Travels

Swiss Syrahs, lookin’ good

26/06/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

And tasting even better I spent two days at the Grand prix du vin suisse wine competition as a judge, at the start of the week. People always ask me afterwards what great wines I tasted, assuming I’ll give them the name and maker. Can’t do it – we taste blind, and about the only […]

Filed Under: News, Wineries Tagged With: Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Swiss Syrah

Time for a Chasselas party!

26/06/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Aigle is the place to be Saturday The awards for the winning Chasselas wines will be announced this evening, 26 June, and tomorrow will be given over to a public tasting session at the Château d’Aigle, which is also home to the Vaud wine museum. The awards will be announced by the Mondial du Chasselas, […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Aigle, Chasselas, Chasselas festival, Mondial du Chasselas

Organic wine awards (taste them 30 June)

22/06/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Winners of the Swiss organic (bio) wines awards have been named. Top winners: Best organic white wine: Solaris 2014 | Bioweingut Sitenrain | Meggen | Lucerne Best organic red wine: Iselisberg Cuvée Noir 2013 | Bioweingut Karin und Roland Lenz | Uesslingen | Thurgovie Swiss Organic Winemaker of the Year: Bioweingut Karin und Roland Lenz […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: competition 2015, Karin und Roland Lenz winery, organic wine, Sitenrain winery, Swiss bio

Léman Express it is! New regional train named

19/06/2015 by Ellen Wallace

Public transport should reduce cross-border cars by 2019 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The new name of the Ceva project, the regional train service that will link France and Switzerland around the Lake Geneva area, is Léman Express. Officials from the two countries announced the new name Friday morning, after 7,884 people voted online during the first […]

Filed Under: Travels

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