GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Emmanuel Giboulot, who has become a hero in the world of organic wines, was handed a €500 fine by a judge in Dijon, France Monday 7 April,for refusing to spray his wine grapes with a strong insecticide. He was ordered, along with other growers in the Cote d’Or region in Burgundy, to […]
Second bear cub dies on Bern
BERN, SWITZERLAND – A second bear cub born in January at the Dählhölzli zoo in Bern was put to sleep Monday after its mother, Mascha, stopped taking care of her babies. The father, Misha, had become increasingly aggressive towards his offspring and last week he killed one of them, tossing it in the air. The […]
Weekend animals roundup, literally
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss train passengers traveling between French-speaking Switzerland and Zurich Sunday were rerouted via Biel/Bienne for three hours, missing all the excitement in canton Bern. Several police patrols, farmers and railway staff spent the afternoon chasing six beef yearlings that decided to offer themselves a day away from the farm. Some of them […]
Swiss wines in the news, Condé Nast
Here’s a cliché-riddled article about Swiss wines, especially the last paragraph, but it’s a nice read and good publicity for a couple of good wineries, which I’m always pleased to see. Anyone in Switzerland who wonders how Swiss wines are viewed in the US will get a pretty good snapshot of it from this Condé […]
When the UK loves Syria, it’s about wine
An odd bit of news in from Drinks Business: the UK is set to become the largest importer of Syrian wine and, according to the man behind this, the wines will soon be arriving in Switzerland. The wines are from Johnny R Saadé Holdings, which include Syria’s only international wine brand, Domaine de Bargylus, according […]