BERN, SWITZERLAND – Some 100 wine producers from French-speaking Switzerland took their worries to Bern Monday, driving tractors and rolling barrels through the streets of the capital on the opening day of the autumn session of parliament.The country’s largest wine cantons are Valais, Vaud and Geneva. Their grief: imported wines should be fixed to quotas […]
Bound to get us talking: red wine minus alcohol could lower blood pressure
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – New research to try to better understand the source of the beneficial aspects in red wine appears to show, at least for men with high blood pressure, that alcohol-free red wine could offer help. The results of the Barcelona-based research were published Friday 7 September in the American Heart Association journal Circulation […]
Swiss 70cl wine can still be sold, but per/deci price must be shown
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss government will allow winemakers to continue selling 70 cl bottles of wine within the country, but the price per decilitre must be indicated, starting later in 2012, it announced 5 September. The new regulation will help consumers compare prices, but wine producers don’t need to show the per/dl price on […]
Strong franc hurts Swiss hotel industry in July
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss tourism industry, notably the hotel sector, had it worst decline in months due to the strong Swiss franc, figures for July released 5 September show. The number of overnight stays was down 7.2 percent, with stays by foreigners down 8.8 percent to 2.2 million of the 3.8m total. European visitors, […]
Cold showers for weekend fun as temps dip, snow forecast
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you’re heading outdoors this weekend, take along warm clothes! Temperatures in the mountains are expected to dip to negatives at 2,000 metres and snow could fall as low as 1,000 metres, highly unusual in late August, early September. MeteoSwiss says we can expect rain off and on all weekend, with clearer […]