A 6.8 earthquake rattled northern California slightly early Monday, 70km west-northwest of Ferndale, California and about 240 miles northwest of Napa valley. The tremors were felt in San Francisco, but no damage has been reported from the earthquake, which had a depth of 7 km. Sonoma County had a smaller earthquake in January that was […]
Vineyard high-speed car crash in Dardagny
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 18-year-old driver of a stolen car, whose alcohol level was just within the legal limits, crashed through a Dardagny vineyard in canton Geneva early Saturday 8 March during a high-speed chase. Story continues on Ellen’s Wine World
Straight to the source: vineyard car crash
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – An 18-year-old driver of a stolen car, whose alcohol level was just within the legal limits, crashed through a Dardagny vineyard in canton Geneva early Saturday 8 March after a high-speed chase. Geneva police say the youth, who is French and lives in Pessinge, was spotted driving over the limit at 05:00 […]
Swiss wines and the art of aging
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The art of aging beautifully has not always been appreciated by lovers of Swiss wines, but a group that includes many of the country’s best producers is working steadily to change this. The Memoire des Vins Suisse (MDVS) is a group that meets once a year to taste the wines in their […]
WHO recommends sharp sugar cuts
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization is recommending that adults consume no more than about 25 grams of sugar (roughly 6 teaspoons) a day, limiting intake to 5 percent of total calories consumed, a figure that has not been seen in many parts of the industrialized world since the 1800s (source: Planetoscope) The new […]