GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The series of roadworks between Martigny and Sierre in canton Valais, started this summer, are nearing completion and should be finished before the start of the ski season, reports local newspaper Le Nouvelliste in Sion. Sion is the capital of Valais, home to a large number of Switzerland’s ski areas. Two bridges […]
Wine tip: Beetschen near Rolle
ELLEN’S WINE WORLD – Cave Beetschen in Bursins, popoular after-work stop near Rolle’s industrial zones, has added staff and extended the lounge bar’s week to Monday through Saturday, 17:00-23:00. Follow Ellen’s Wine World on Facebook.
Ferney-Voltaire annual organic market
Regional, certified organic growers meet twice a year in Ferney-Voltaire for an outdoor bio market.
Geneva Chocolate Salon
Did you know the Swiss buy more chocolate per person on average than any other group? 12kg annually. Remember that when visiting the Salon des Chocolatiers et du Chocolate in Geneva.
The two-day festival brings chocolatiers from Switzerland to the heart of Geneva
Wine pick: La Chàtagneréaz 2012
ELLEN’S WINE WORLD – Red wine, La Chàtagneréaz Mont-sur-Rolle 2012 Grand Cru. Winery: Château de Châtagneréaz. Notes: Despite its youth, a wine big enough for a meal, good with red meat, grilled foods. Red with purple highlights. Nose of red fruits, black cherries, should be more intense with age. Round in mouth, tannins are smooth. […]