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Archives for November 2015

Terravin’s Chasselas top wines unveiled

20/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Platine Terravin results are keenly awaited every year, just weeks after the harvest is in; the relatively new Mondial du Chasselas wine competition held in the summer hasn’t taken any of the shine off this annual event that puts the spotlight on some of Switzerland’s best Chasselas wines. This year’s winner […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Wineries Tagged With: Bolles, Chasselas, competition, Croix Duplex, Féchy, Filet d'Or, Grandvaux, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Morges, Platine, quality label, Terravin, Vaud, Violier

Parliament: Upper house buries alcohol sales revision

20/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

BERN, SWITZERLAND – The economics committee of the upper house of the Swiss parliament has decided to bury a proposed revision to the laws governing alcohol sales, after its legal counsel said it would be unconstitutional. The revision would also make it virtually impossible to negotiate treaties, for example with the European Union. It called […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alcohol sales, Customs Office, ethanol market, law, parliament, Swiss Alcohol Board

Swiss join Europe for noisier electric cars

19/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – European electric vehicles will be required to make noise as of 2019, and Switzerland is preparing to follow suit, the Federal Council said Thursday. It noted that it is studying various aspects of the safety issues related to too-quiet cars. The council was responding to a request for information from Geneva politician […]

Filed Under: Travels

Alpine passes closing this week

18/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Snow is due this weekend and one of the clearest signs that winter is finally coming is that Swiss Alpine passes are closing this week. The canton Uri connection to the Gotthard closes tonight; the Susten pass closed Tuesday and the Furka closes Thursday evening. News agency ATS reports that this is […]

Filed Under: Travels

Train delays, changes on St Gallen-Geneva airport line

09/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Some trains are delayed on the line between St Gallen and Geneva airport, via Bern and Lausanne, and there are some changes – no restaurant car from St Gallen, for example – on some trains until mid-Monday morning. The delays are the result of a fire at a sub-station Sunday night that […]

Filed Under: Travels

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