It appears that our ancestors began to drink alcohol – without getting sick from moderate amounts – about 10 million years ago. New evidence puts the date much further back than previously thought, with some anthropologists having suggested 9,000 years ago, when humans began to ferment food. Researchers, led by Matthew Carrigan from the University […]
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Fish might feel pain: Swiss ethics body rules
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss federal ethics commission, an independent group of experts, has issued a report with guidelines for treating fish, after studying recent research into whether or not fish feel pain. The evidence they do is not conclusive, says the group – but neither can the possibility be ruled out. As a result, […]
Can Swiss watchmaking success translate to wine
The mantra in the Swiss wine business today is that it’s all about quality and Swiss wines can do what Swiss watches have done, creating an enviable reputation for top quality – even if, clearly, the quantity and export part of the Swiss watch success story can’t be replicated. But here is some food for […]
Ticino drying out today
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – Canton Ticino is feeling the wrath of mother nature: massive rains and mudslides last week took the lives of a mother and her daughter in a remote area, and Monday night the rain came again, heavily. MeteoSwiss says the canton has suffered from virtually non-stop rain since the start of November. The […]
Zap! Ticino sommelier’s speedy champagne uncorking
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s Mirko Rainier has just entered the Guinness World Records , reports Swiss public broadcaster RTS (you won’t yet find him officially listed there), for uncorking 47 bottles of champagne in one minute, using a saber. Rainier, sommelier and manager of the Atenaeo del vino restaurant in Mendrisio, canton Ticino, carried out […]