There are many wonderful things about wine, not least of which it allows you to keep falling in love! Occasional bouts of jealousy among the lovers is completely manageable, happily. Yesterday I fell in love yet again, this time with the Swiss region of Vully and in particular with the village of Môtier, which must […]
Traffic alert for Geneva Marathon
Geneva Marathon race course GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva police have issued traffic and parking restrictions for this weekend, during the Geneva Marathon for Unicef. More than 13,000 runners, a record number, will take part in the full and semi-marathons, which take place on both sides of the lake. The races start at Chêne-Bourg, then runners head out […]
No drunks allowed (no problem)!
This is one of the stranger antidotes to drunkenness that’s come my way, and I’m still musing – does it make sense? Would I want to do it? What’s the logic here? Esquire has a blog on how to drink all night and not get drunk, by Aaron Goldfarb. It’s well-written and fun and very […]
Swiss wine consumption: new figures spark reactions
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Wine Promotion, the marketing arm of the Swiss wine industry, is the latest to comment on the figures released last week by the Federal Agriculture Office, showing that Swiss wines have gained more market share at home, to the detriment of foreign wines. The SWP office in a statement points to […]
Vaud takes its wines to China, HK
Six wineries from canton Vaud are getting a helping hand from watchmaker Hublot and its chairman Jean-Claude Biver in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China this week, during a series of presentations and tasting sessions. The group, working with the Vaud Wines Office, is looking to build contacts with importers and to introduce their wines to […]