LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The heavy anchor is gone and one that is closer to a smiley face is being sported as part of the new CGN logo that accompanies four clearly delineated new brands and a smartphone app. The new look, business lineup, app and customer service are part of the 140th anniversary celebrations organized […]
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French weigh in on Chardonnays, Swiss take 17 medals
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – France leaves us with no doubts: they are the world’s Chardonnay masters, based on 872 wines from 42 countries that were judged at Château des Ravatys, the wine estate of the Pasteur Institute at Saint Lager in Burgundy, France this week. The Chardonnay-du-Monde wine competition‘s top 10 wines included 7 from France. Canada had […]
Learn about Swiss wines, two sessions coming up, presented by Ellen
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Happy news on the wine-tasting front: I’ll be giving two evening sessions in the near future, in English, for those who want to learn more about Swiss wines. The first is at the Arvinis wine fair where I’ll be running an introduction to wine-tasting session with five Swiss wines and one from […]
Pre-drinking: an unhealthy habit among Swiss young people
Saving money is creating another problem, research shows BERN, SWITZERLAND – Young people in Switzerland are doubling their alcohol input by “predrinking” at home before going out, shows new research by Swiss Addition, funded by the National Science Institute. A study of 1,441 people between 20 and 26, designed to draw a clearer picture of […]
Trésors des Vins Suisses: tasting session, 10 vintages, open to public
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you’re near Bellinzona Thursday 14 March, this is a not-to-be-missed opportunity: the Mémoire des Vins Suisses annual tasting session open to the public, where you can taste vintages from the past 10 years of some of Switzerland’s finest wines. The wines are from the Trésors des Vins Suisses collection, or wine […]