Two days of judging Merlot wines in Sierre at the Mondial du Merlot prompted reflection on a number of points. The quality of the wine was overall good to very good, with a few exceptions for wines where the cellar needs to do more work. My own table of five judges had one “great gold” […]
Merlot primer
The Mondial du Merlot world wine competition takes place this weekend in Sierre, canton Valais, and I’ll be taking part as a judge. Earlier today I was interviewed by WRS radio in Geneva about this grape and its wines, canton Ticino’s specialty. I mentioned a few wines on the show and promised to provide their […]
Electronic tickets for Italy-Swiss rail travel
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eurocity rail tickets are now paperless, thanks to the introduction of an electronic ticketing system by Trenitalia. The new tickets are valid in both directions and travelers will be required only to show their booking code. Eturbonews reports that “The electronic ticket, already available for some time on the routes of the […]
Talking about Swiss wines to US tourists
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I had a fun few minutes with Peter Greenberg, US radio and television travel expert, who was in Geneva Tuesday to produce a show about what the city and Switzerland have to offer. He interviewed a small group of people on a number of subjects, from the 18th floor Residence at the […]
Swiss red wine consumption takes dip
Home consumption of Swiss wines down by 8.2% Swiss reds suffer surprising fall (also published on GenevaLunch.com) BERN, SWITZERLAND – Wine consumption in Switzerland dropped again in 2014, by 2.2 percent, confirming a 10-year trend despite a slight rise, 2 percent in 2013. The amount of Swiss wine consumed fell by 8.1 percent, a worrisome […]