A nice home page article on Ellen’s Wine World over at Know-it-all Passports, a regional resources centre, published 3 April 2014.
Swiss duty-free meat and wine allowances increased
Smartphone declarations in effect by July GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Meat, alcohol and cigarettes will be easier and cheaper to bring into Switzerland for most tourists as of July. New duty-free allowances go into effect for Switzerland 1 July, the federal customs office announced Wednesday, noting that with the new option to declare larger quantities in […]
Swiss to ban English
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government said Tuesday it will ban the use of English in Switzerland, effective 1 April starting at 15:05. The move is part of efforts to reunify the country in the wake of a divisive vote one month ago that will create a cap on immigration. Bern had threatened to put […]
Hand-holding for the Arvinis wine fair
Republished from Ellen’s Wine World, my new web site dedicated to Swiss wines LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Arvinis wine fair opens Wednesday evening 2 April and will pull in several thousand people before it closes Monday night 7 April. The sheer quantity of wine, some 2,500 from around the world at 150 stands, can be […]
A little hand-holding for Arvinis
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Arvinis wine fair opens Wednesday evening 2 April and will pull in several thousand people before it closes Monday night 7 April. The sheer quantity of wine, some 2,500 from around the world at 150 stands, can be daunting. Where to start? Here are some tips on making your way through […]