This was made in 2009 by Swissinfo, but it remains a good video about Heida and Visperterminen. Since then, there have been some exciting developments at the St Jodern Kellerei, but this gives you good background.
All eyes on Vaud – Swiss wine tourism
This article was published in the March 2014 edition of Swiss Wine Magazine, a quarterly publication of Swiss Wine Connection. Republished with permission. Photos here are mine, not those that appeared with the article. Wine tourism grows beyond a buzz phrase By Ellen Wallace LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud is home to Switzerland’s most visited […]
Jacques Perrin’s posts on Bordeaux in English
For those who enjoy Jacque Perrin‘s fine musings and wine writings – he’s the philosopher/owner of La Cave S.A. in Gland – but find his French difficult, his current Bordeaux visit to assess the latest wines there is now in English. Alex Limpach is translating some of the posts on Perrin’s blog. It’s good to […]
Weibo goes public – here’s what it looks like
The start of public trading of Chinese social media Weibo is making world financial news headlines today, with US media such as CNN Money urging investors in the US to exercise caution and the BBC (oddly, in an article dated 18 April 2014) wondering how it will fare, with a certain amount of fuzziness about […]
Geneva Marathon runners get tap, not bottled water
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – More than 10,000 runners are registered for the Geneva Marathon for Unicef, three weeks before the 3-4 May event. And this year they’ll find there’s a difference: their all-critical water supply won’t come from plastic bottles but from mains water. The SIG, which supplies Geneva’s water, has been on a campaign to […]