Sierre, Valais (GenevaLunch) – Vaud has surprised heavyweight Valais by taking five of the six places for nominees to the title of the country’s best Chasselas (known as Fendant in canton Valais), the white wine for which French-speaking Switzerland has traditionally been known. The six wines were nominated for three medals, with the winners to […]
Switzerland approves visa information sharing
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Council Wednesday approved plans to share visa information with European Union countries, and vise versa, as part of anti-fraud measures. This is the latest in a series of Schengen Accord steps which the country is gradually taking. Switzerland has two years to put in place the technical programme […]
Swiss 2008 vintage likely to be good wine
Changins, Nyon, Switzerland (Le Matin/ats, Fre) – With a little less than two months to go, the Swiss grape harvest is looking very promising, reports Francois Murisier at the federal research station, the man who every year makes the official prognosis for the country’s vineyards. For the most part, grapes are healthy and have had […]
Eyewitness report, Beijing police and UK journalist
Our man in China, Liam Bates, just posted an interesting account on his blog, ChinaGold, of walking out in Beijing this morning, only to watch police skirmishes, first with small groups of Tibet protestors and then with journalists who rushed to film them. Liam, who has written on GenevaLunch of his travels in Tibet (we’ll […]
August First: Swiss holiday weather, festivities
Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – It’s a long weekend for most people in the region, thanks to 1 August, the Swiss national holiday falling on a Friday. Plenty of partying, picnicking and fireworks on offer, and GenevaLunch offers you a few suggestions before closing down until Tuesday 5 August: we’re taking a break, too. […]