BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Wine Week is in its second year, and it offers anyone in Switzerland who loves food and wine a great chance to discover new wines and restaurants. The national “week” is organized by Swiss Wine Promotion, the industry’s marketing arm, and the Vinea Association. Here’s the deal: 20-30 November more than […]
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Weekend in Lake Geneva region
Weather forecast, mostly sunny, 4-16C GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – We’re straddling that fine line between the seasons, with warm sunny days. Golden-red leaves are still holding onto the trees and vines – but one rain or puff of strong wind and we’ll be saying winter has arrived. So don’t be surprised that the first weekend suggestion […]
Sake novice
I am a sake novice: I may know a lot about wine, but sake is mostly outside my experience. Reading about it without having done any comparative tastings makes little sense, so last week when Le Verre en Cave in Geneva offered an evening class and tasting session, I decided to go. Here, in a […]
Gault & Millau awards, bounty of Swiss goodness
Reposted from Ellen’s Wine World BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Basel has the latest addition to Switzerland’s extraordinary collection of fine wine and food locations, with chef Peter Knogl named by Gault & Millau as its Swiss Chef of the Year 2015 at awards Tuesday 7 October in Basel. Knogl heads the kitchen team at the riverfront […]
World’s largest pumpkin is Swiss
Winner of largest Swiss pumpkin Sunday, 2nd award in 1 week ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The world’s largest pumpkin is a record-setting 953.5 kilos and it comes from canton Zurich. The new official heavyweight was named Sunday 5 October 2014 when a pumpkin from the Jucker farm in Zurich became the largest in the national Swiss […]