Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (Tribune de Geneve/ats, Fre) – If you feel like summer is ending you are not alone: Max, a stork born in Avenches, Vaud in 1999, has just headed south from his summer home in Lake Constance. He is the longest-living satellite-tracked bird in the world and his previous nine migratory trips […]
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Federal alcohol commission goes after happy hours
Bern, Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – The Swiss alcohol commission, which regulates the wine and spirits industry in the country, looked into 98 possible cases of abuse of "happy hour" rules this summer and fined 26 establishments and opened proceedings against another 33. Under Swiss law it is illegal to offer hard liquor deals, such as […]
When the blind lead the blind to a glass
Photo: Had we been able to see our wine it would have looked a bit like this. Six journalists lined up inside the Town Hall of Sierre, Valais Sunday to do a truly blind wine tasting. We put our left arms on the shoulders of the people in front of us, someone closed a pair […]
Vinea sees growing interest in wine by younger group
[update 4 September: Herrera photo added] Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Vinea, Switzerland’s largest wine event, celebrated its 14th year over the weekend with 10,000 visitors. Notable this year was the greater presence of young people and more women. A group of five 19- and 20-year-olds, overheard having a lively discussion about Malvoisie and Marsanne […]
Foreign interest in Swiss Pinot Noir competition grows
Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Awards given at the Mondial du Pinot Noir wine competition Friday, part of the events at Vinea, Switzerland’s largest wine fair which runs 1-2 September, show a growing international interest in the Swiss-based competition, now in its 10th year. Four top prizes, the Grandes Médailles d’Or, went to wines from Chile, […]