LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In a first for Switzerland, a cantonal council has approved a budget and programme for wine tourism. The Grand Conseil in Vaud Tuesday 1 April unanimously adopted a five-year CHF2.5 million budget that will help develop a wine tourism project. Top priorities are training people in other businesses to be familiar with […]
Bear cub killed by father in Bern
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Misha, one of two brown bear cubs given to Switzerland by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and his wife during a 2009 visit, has grown up to be a father too tough for his little ones’ good. Thursday he killed one of his offspring, born earlier this year and who had not yet […]
Vaud approves wine tourism budget
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – In a first for Switzerland, a cantonal council has approved a budget and programme for wine tourism. The Grand Conseil in Vaud Tuesday 1 April unanimously adopted a five-year CHF2.5 million budget that will help develop a wine tourism project. Top priorities are training people in other businesses to be familiar with […]
Good news for bringing wine into Switzerland
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It will soon be easier and cheaper for individuals to bring wine into Switzerland after spending a weekend in neighbouring wine-producing countries. New customs allowances approved by the Federal Council Wednesday go into effect 1 July. The change in regulations will allow you to bring in CHF300 total in goods, tax-free, with […]
Why we still have Swiss wine tariffs
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – New import allowances for wine, for individuals, are part of an overhaul of Swiss customs duties, designed to simplify and speed up customs work at borders as traffic continues to increase. Switzerland shares borders with Italy, France, Germany and Austria, all of which produce wine. Some media articles about the new changes […]