Ongoing fraud scandal adds data theft dimension GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD -Update, Friday 13 June: Geneva’s public prosecutor said this afternoon that three of those detained will be held, including Dominique Giroud, will be jailed until 14 July while the fourth person, the secret service agent who appears to be involved, will be held […]
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RTS banned from reporting on winery scandal
Re-posted from Ellen’s Wine World Astonishing gag order “extremely rare” but will be respected: RTS GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss public television RTS was on the verge of running two news reports Monday evening on unfolding Giroud Vins legal problems when, in a move that RTS describes as “extremely rare”, a Sion court in canton Valais […]
Why we still have Swiss wine tariffs
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – New import allowances for wine, for individuals, are part of an overhaul of Swiss customs duties, designed to simplify and speed up customs work at borders as traffic continues to increase. Switzerland shares borders with Italy, France, Germany and Austria, all of which produce wine. Some media articles about the new changes […]
Chasselas fight divides the Swiss
Time for an ode to my adopted home country’s wine LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Chasselas-bashing and ardent defenses are suddenly fashionable in Swiss wine circles, puzzling to any outsiders who’ve fallen in love with the eponymous Vaudois white wine. The wine is also widely made in Geneva and, under the name fendant, in canton Valais. Think […]
The good, the bad and the real saffron
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – ISO standards for saffron! I wasn’t expecting this in my mailbox. Did you know (I’m reading their press release) that one kilo costs about €30,000 on the market and about 250,000 flowers are needed for 1 kg of saffron? I’m waiting for spring to come so friends in Venthône in Valais can […]