Guinness measured it and found it to be the world’s largest wine glass: 2.4 metres high and 1.65 metres wide, made by a group of Lebanese winemakers to promote their products, half of which are exported. Cheers! And good luck getting a manageable sip. For thier efforts, here’s a little information on Lebanese wines: It’s […]
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Alcohol most harmful UK abused substance
New study reinforces earlier data, scoring substances based on harm they cause London, England (GenevaLunch) – UK media headlines Monday 1 November are mainly about bombs and another potentially explosive subject: which substance is the most damaging, among drugs and alcohol. Alcohol comes out tops, followed by heroin, but before wine lovers panic that this […]
Swiss back new fair trade tourism ventures
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two Swiss travel companies, Imagine and Kuoni, have launched the world’s first fair trade travel packages, according to the Swiss government, whose State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) in South Africa has supported the development of the new products. The packages will carry the FTT (fair trade tourism) label, which guarantees […]
Lausanne Marathon to disrupt lakefront Sunday traffic
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The lake road between Lausanne and La Tour-de-Peilz will be closed to traffic (residents excepted) Sunday from 07:30 to approximately 17:00. More than 10,000 runners are registered for the Lausanne Marathon and the road will re-open depending on when the runners finish. The marathon itself is just one of several events […]
Ticino gets honours: 2010 Swiss Winemaker of the Year (update)
New edition of Swiss Wine Guide launched Update 23:45 Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – And the winner is: Meinrad Perler, named the best winemaker in Switzerland for 2010! The news was announced Thursday evening, 28 October at a gala event and dinner for the world of Swiss wines, the award ceremony for the Grand Prix du […]