GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 2011 grape harvest promises to bring us some beautiful wines, but we’ll have to wait a while for them to mature in their barrels and tanks and then in their bottles next spring. Yesterday in canton Valais I spotted several vineyards where the harvest is still going on. Meanwhile, as the […]
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58-varieties wine with New Zealand grapes at Féchy Fête du raisin
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Féchy’s famed Vigne du Monde wine will soon have a startling 58 grape varieties in it, thanks to vines planted by New Zealand (link in French) this weekend in the Vigne du Monde, or world vineyard, planted in front of the village church. Lucky visitors to the Fete du raisin will have […]
Chinese get Switzerland travel 101 on TV, Internet (final/correction)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland in Chinese: even without Mandarin you can follow these unusual TV travel documentaries on the Switzerland you thought you knew! Occasional travel feature contributor to GenevaLunch, Liam Bates, who spends much of his time as the host of a popular Chinese TV travel show that usually tours hidden corners of China, […]
The wines from the Vinea Swiss and int’l wines tasting session
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here is the list of the 16 wines we tasted blind at the beautiful Chateau Mercier Sunday 4 September. “We” was a group of 18 journalists invited to attend Vinea to learn more about Swiss wines. Most but not all of the group are experienced wine writers. One-third of the group is […]
Tomatoes for glorious skin and red wine to keep diabetes away from the kids
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It is a heartening week in the research news corner, as seen from Canada. Researchers in Lausanne have measured the long-term metabolism in humans of lycopene, found in tomatoes, and coupled with recent research from the UK we now know it can do wonders for the skin. Another group in Canada are […]