Fourth in a 7-part series on the Swiss wine harvest 2013 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Wine artisan Meinrad Gaillard is quick to say making wine isn’t about money but about loving to make great wine, and the secret to that is time. Slow wine, wine that spends years in the cellar before […]
OECD’s lifestyle report, high marks for Swiss
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The OECD’s third annual “How’s Life” report focuses this year on well-being in countries in the wake of the economic crisis, particularly in the euro zone. Switzerland, which has weathered the crisis better than most of its neighbours, comes out relatively well, in fifth place in the index linked to the report. […]
Swiss wine app updated, Android out
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – The Vinea Swiss Wines app, the most complete guide to wines in the country, lists 500 of the top producers; after a year in the iPhone store it’s just been updated and the Android version is out. The app is free of charge and works in English, French […]
Winterthur: small arty town reshapes its image
By Bob Evans GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winterthur? Isn’t that where the insurance people come from? They have a nice art gallery, don’t they? I heard it was just a suburb of Zurich. You go through it on the train to St Gallen. It’s where Swiss heavy industry got started. It must be pretty grim. Don’t […]
Wine & dinner pairing, art
An exceptional collection of food, wine, and art at Local d’Art Contemporain gallery in Vevey. Valais wine producer Leonard Clavien will present wines from his family’s vineyards: Cave Caprice du Temps. Chef Olivier Dufrenne from La Table d’Olivier will create seasonal plates, each course paired with the wines.