The BBC has a fine article on how science has helped beer in recent years, much of it focusing on one of my personal favourites, Guinness. Part of the message is that beermakers seek consistency and go to great lengths to make sure a Guinness is a Guinness is a … you get it, the […]
Chasselas: a great 2013 vintage, but a disastrous year
Republished from ellenwine.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The weather catastrophes in 2013 left a strong mark on canton Vaud’s vineyards, and now we have the statistics from the canton to prove it. Only 21 million litres of wine were made, a 28 percent drop compared to the average for the previous 10 years, and the lowest […]
2013 was as bad as we thought, for Vaud vineyards
Vines suffered – but the wine is very good! LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The weather catastrophes in 2013 left a strong mark on canton Vaud’s vineyards, and now we have the statistics from the canton to prove it. Only 21 million litres of wine were made, a 28 percent drop compared to the average for the […]
Swiss ends Basel runs
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Airline Swiss has confirmed its earlier announcement to stop operating out of Basel airport, effective May 2015. The news says less about Swiss, which has been competing at an airport where easyJet is easily the dominant airline, than it does about the airport’s ping-pong ball situation. The airport sits on French soil […]
London’s Alpine bars, long way from the slopes
Give me a cool Fendant and a fondue in a Swiss resort any day, compared to a London city centre Alpine experience – but hey, not everyone is as lucky as those of us in Switzerland! So for those stuck in the city, here is a list of the top 10 Alpine bars in London, […]