Soil is not just soil, believe me. Friday 12 June I had a chance to see something we normally only get to read about: the soil under the grapevines, one of the most basic elements of terroir. If at any point in your wine-drinking life you’ve pooh-poohed terroir as being an over-rated French notion, and […]
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Cleaning vinegar: Old-fashioned, economical cleaning product for kitchen hygiene
Cleaning vinegar: an ecological, economical multipurpose cleaning product White distilled vinegar is still a standard cleaning product in Switzerland. It can replace many of the more expensive, name-brand cleaning products with all their “new and improved” claims and hefty price tags. It’s not new, and it’s not improved, but it serves hundreds of purposes around […]
The perfect non-stick frying pan: Swiss Diamond
Perfect non-stick frying pans and cookware with a lifetime guarantee Updated 19 June The perfect frying pan was invented in Switzerland and is even made in Switzerland. The company Swiss Diamond International in Sierre makes it, and it really does contain diamond chips. There are many reasons for investing in Swiss Diamond cookware. It is […]
A rosé is a rosé is a rosé – three cheers!
The rosé wine producers of France, Italy and Spain have won their battle with the European Union to ensure that rosé wine remains the unblended specialty it currently is. This is good news for consumers, for rosé can be an excellent wine, but its reputation is not helped by cheaper, less interesting blended wines. The […]
Savoie Philippe Chevrier: gourmet cruise on restored 1914 steamboat on Lake Geneva
Geneva’s star of stars: Chateauvieux chef Philippe Chevrier Philippe Chevrier of none other than the exclusive Domaine de Chateauvieux in Satigny has fond memories of childhood lake cruises in steamboats. It is therefore with nostalgic pleasure that he took on the task of organizing gourmet cruises on the steamboat Savoie in Geneva, commissioned in 1914 […]