Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss national highway department says that the first month of a Swiss experiment near Lausanne has been successful. Eight months of road works led to the opening in mid-January of emergency lanes to traffic at peak times on the A1 autoroute between Morges and Lausanne. The accident rate in 2009 […]
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Valentine rosy-toned wines: sweet, dry, classy
Types of rosé and quality vary hugely Tradition has it that we drink hearty reds in winter and cool whites and pinks in summer, but excellent options for winter rosés exist. What better time to offer one than for St Valentines day? A fine glass of this on a sun-drenched Alpine balcony during a pause […]
Glorious vines contest – wish me luck!
I’ve been holed up for hours lately organizing my massive collection of digital photos, about 12,000 a year for the past three years alone. Many of them are of Swiss vines and wines and wine producers, winemaking villages, competitions, landscapes: in short, the world of Swiss wine, which I love. There are others from Bordeaux […]
Swiss wines to get marketing boost from oenologists’ head
Daniel Dufaux has just been named president of the Geneva-based Swiss Oenologists Union. His election is the latest sign that the Swiss are getting more serious about marketing their wines. Swiss wines traditionally sold locally and didn’t worry too much about selling further afield, with limited supplies and a loyal home market. The new implementation […]
Silver linings: Taramarcaz’s Domaine des Muses
Silver linings, a series of profiles of award-winning producers: Switzerland has some of the world’s finest wines and its top winemakers are terroir artists. Domaine des Muses sweeps awards in Valais The first I heard of Robert Taramarcaz was when this young newcomer to Valais winemaking received warm applause and an evening of plaudits from […]