Lausanne-Vevey trains back on track GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – News from western Switzerland: Monsanto continues to woo Syngenta The possibility of an agrochemical giant dimmed slightly during the week when Syngenta turned down a buyout offer from Monsanto, but the US firm is expected to make a new bid for Basel-based Syngenta within weeks. “The St. […]
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Belle Epoque “Italie” steamboat overhaul begins
107 year-old Lake Geneva treasure to return year-round by 2017 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Belle Epoque steamboat “Italie”, much loved by fans of the century-old fleet on Lake Geneva, is starting a 16-month refurbishment. The makeover is an eloquent thumbs-up to efforts by a group, ABVL (Association des amis des bateaux à vapeur du Léman), […]
Humagne Rouge, St Saphorin, Vaud
A surprise, this one, with most Humagne Rouge from its home canton, Valais. St Saphorin, which sits on the shores of Lake Geneva, has a fine Humagne Rouge, from the Cave du Château de Glérolles, a fine old castle that juts out into the lake. We drank the 2013 with a fun and comforting Saturday […]
Sunday brunch with the Chasselas Man
Canton Vaud has no shortage of experts on Chasselas but Jérôme Aké Béda has a very special place among them. He is the Maître d’hôtel and sommelier at Auberge de l’Onde in St Saphorin, the too-charming hamlet in Lavaux, but he is also the co-author of “Les 99 Chasselas à boire avant de mourir”, one of […]
Valais winery Ch. Bonvin named Winery of the Year
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Charles Bonvin, one of the oldest wineries in canton Valais, and a family enterprise, was named the Swiss Winery of the Year Tuesday 21 October at a gala event in Bern. The title was awarded along with gold and silver medals and special prizes at a gala event for the Grand Prix […]