Lausanne’s prestigious hotel management school EHL is holding a blind wine tasting dinner on 2 June 2010 at 19H30 in its gourmet restaurant, Berceau des Sens, which is run by the EHL students. The hotel manager and students have chosen wines to go with each gourmet dish, but all wine tasting is “blind”. The person […]
New at Swiss supermarket: Balkan foods
By Ellen Wallace, GL editor The Swiss supermarket chain Migros has just introduced seven new food products from the Balkans that it will carry regularly, to answer a growing demand, it says. The products, from Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, are: Vegeta, a trendy mix of spices and herbs, from Croatia Podravka beef slices, Croatia Podravka […]
Flower Power plane for San Francisco rolls out in Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The new Swiss Flower Power plane, a startling change from the normally more discreet Swiss fleet planes, was scheduled to roll onto the tarmac in Zurich late Wednesday afternoon. The company will offer six flights a week to the California city starting 2 June. It has been teasing fans with snapshots […]
Wineries to visit in Vaud this weekend
Vaud is having a turn at the Open Days for its wineries Friday 21 and Saturday 22 May, hot on the heels of the successful similar event in Valais. The list of 300 wineries is daunting, however, so I’ve put together a list of a small number of my favourites, cellars I am happy to […]
Film on Swiss winemaker Chappaz wins int’l awards
A beautiful as well as educational wine film made for Swiss public television has just been named the winner of two international awards: “Les saisons de Marie-Thérèse Chappaz” by Fred Florey, co-produced by Bordu Films and TSR, has been named the Oenovideo film of the year in France. It has also been named the 2010 […]