Photo, sea of chocolate, Blondel’s in Lausanne – E Wallace 2007 A startling discovery when I moved to Switzerland was that Swiss people buy good chocolate for themselves. They buy it just to eat it. I came from a culture where you ate candy bars, a far cry from good chocolate, and you offered the […]
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TCS to sponsor Nez Rouge’s holiday over-the-limit drives
Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – The Nez Rouge programme to give party-goers who have one or more too many drinks or drugs during the holidays has found new funding for three years. TCS, the Swiss automobile club, has agreed to provide money to keep the programme running. The federal government pulled out in 2005 and Nez […]
FEATURE / Swiss Winemaker of the year 2007 named, Genevan given second prize
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first award for Swiss Winemaker of the year was given Friday evening to Diego Mathier, director of the Adrian Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar in Salquenen/Salgesch, Valais, near Sierre. This is the first year the award has been given by the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, organized by Vinum, Switzerland’s wine […]
Gotthard tunnel project advances
Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland, (RSR, Fre) – Miners broke through to the western tunnel of the the Gotthard base tunnel rail project Wednesday, according to AlpTransit Gothard AG, the CFF rail company subsidiary in charge of the project. The opening comes nine months ahead of schedule, good news for a project that has had mining setbacks. […]