GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The kind of legal protection available to AOC’s (Appelation d’Origine Contrôlée) is being expanded to products with Geographic indications (GI), following the signing in Geneva 22 May of the Geneva Act to the Lisbon Agreement. Expect a more complete worldwide register of foods and drinks tied to the notion of place known […]
Swiss train schedule 2016: impact of railworks
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Geneva-Lausanne will take 3 minutes longer, but Morges is being added back to the ICN stops; Grandson is connected to Lausanne; Geneva-St Gallen will be 18 minutes shorter with no stops between Winterthur and St Gallen; the Lausanne-Zurich ICN trains will be moved by 30 minutes, which will allow Yverdon/Neuchtael-Zurich trains to […]
Swiss news roundup: agrochem, refugees, rail sheep
Lausanne-Vevey trains back on track GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – News from western Switzerland: Monsanto continues to woo Syngenta The possibility of an agrochemical giant dimmed slightly during the week when Syngenta turned down a buyout offer from Monsanto, but the US firm is expected to make a new bid for Basel-based Syngenta within weeks. “The St. […]
Check out the fine Valais sunshine today
Perfect weather for the third and final day of the Valais winery open house weekend. If you’re thinking about coming to Valais for the winery open houses the weather is now absolutely spectacular – listen to those happy birds singing! A video posted by Ellen Wallace (@ellenwallace) on May 15, 2015 at 11:07pm PDT
Valais wine days, extreme weather bonus
Three days of open house for wineries in canton Valais, and three kinds of weather: the best to sample the huge variety of wines made in this largest of Swiss wine regions! Thursday 14 May was gloriously sunny, balmy weather that was perfect for tasting the new vintage white wines, from aperitif Fendants to Heida […]