Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – You thought you could drink out of just any old wine glass, right? Wrong, and the world has now agreed on standards for wine glasses, ISO in Geneva says. Here’s the scoop: “The tasting glass consists of a cup (an “elongated egg”) supported by a stem resting on a […]
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O Canada! We’re jealous of your passports
The places you’ll go! The things you’ll see! The beer you’ll drink, ahhhhh, that is, if you’re Canadian and in Sochi and have your passport handy. This is one successful marketing ploy, I’d guess, from Moleson. The video has certainly had some mileage. Here’s the story behind it from Drinks Business.
Flavours, aromas – now sounds
In my dreams wines have colours and scents and tastes – forget the complicated business of aromas and flavours – and I suspect after watching this I’ll start hearing wines as well. This is beautiful! (Thank you Robert MacIntosh for sharing it) The Sound of Taste from Grey London on Vimeo.
Sommelier’s work, not for the feeble
New Swiss diploma takes note of changes GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you’re dreaming of being a sommelier, standing with a neat napkin over your arm and pouring your favourite bottle of wine while nipping a bit in the back room, you’re stuck in a 1950s movie. The World’s Best Sommelier 2013, Paolo Basso from Ticino, […]
Wine fraud investigated in Vaud
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Kursner brothers in Féchy are reportedly the victims of a wine fraud in canton Vaud, where at least two grape growers and possibly four are under investigation for selling them illegal “moût” (must), the grape juice from which wine is made. The wine producer being investigated has told local journalists that […]