Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – An old brownish-red stain that has been an enigma for archeologists working on an excavation site near Basel has turned out to be red wine made from black grapes, thus offering proof that the cellar uncovered at Pratteln, southeast of the city, is part of the oldest Swiss medieval winery, or […]
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Old eggs, snakes in booze: extreme food tasting comes to Morges
Everyone was interested in the aphrodisiacs.
The chemical joys of wine
I have mixed reactions when I read in the space of a minute that a) there are things in red wine that are good for me (hooray!) and b) the chemical reaction is therefore going to be reproduced in a drug, to be put to wider user (oh no! but wait, that must be good […]
Swiss 2008 vintage likely to be good wine
Changins, Nyon, Switzerland (Le Matin/ats, Fre) – With a little less than two months to go, the Swiss grape harvest is looking very promising, reports Francois Murisier at the federal research station, the man who every year makes the official prognosis for the country’s vineyards. For the most part, grapes are healthy and have had […]
Paleo boss raises a glass to local and global
“My philosophy is simple: I like the world of music, and there I think global because you have to let yourself think big enough. But I drink “local,” Daniel Rossellat smiles, raising a glass of very good Chasselas from the vineyards near Paleo, the festival he founded more than 35 years ago. “I always taste […]