GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Autumn is here, with its cool nights and glorious colours – and for Saturday at least, fine sunny weather. Be sure to check out our continually-updated sister site, Events.GenevaLunch.com, where you’ll find suggestions for this weekend as well as coming weeks. Story continues below Consider the lovely old wine village of Tartegnin […]
Bern wine fair
Big annual cantonal wine fair
Tartegnin wine open house
This charming little village packed with wine producers puts out the red carpet for guests for its autumn wine harvest festival – no shortage of good wines to sample, so look for your new favourite.
The hillsides around the village are steep and wooded – it’s not far from Signal de Bougy if you want to make it a day with children.
Don’t waste food today (or ever!)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland doesn’t figure prominently in the events around the world for the grassroots’ organized Anti-Food Waste Day, but it’s big news elsewhere. You don’t have to run a soup kitchen today to become a little more aware of how you can contribute to less waste and more food for the hungry. Some […]
Let the wine grapes roll! Harvest underway
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – I’ll be spending hours and hours among the vines in several cantons during the coming weeks, now that the grape harvest is well underway. Here are images from my first day out (at the end of the article), harvesting with workers from the Jean-René Germanier winery in Vétroz, […]