Tradition is a hot word in wine marketing right now, one that reassures consumers – and yet few of us who are on the buying end of the sales chain question what it means, I think. If you have been making wine the same way for 50 years, does that make your wine traditional? 100 years? Or what […]
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Jancis Robinson, Vineglorious book review
(Update, 29 December: many thanks to Jancis Robinson for permission to republish in its entirety a new review of my Swiss wine book ). A series of reviews by JR staffer Tamlyn Currin includes a review of Vineglorious! Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wines, published 27 December. Currin ran a series of year-end book reviews in 2015 and they were so popular […]
Home dining: Vaud cabbage sausage, Chasselas
Chandra Kurt‘s Chasselas book has encouraged me to try more well-aged Chasselas wines with typical foods from the Lake Geneva region. Last night it was the turn of a Vaud cabbage sausage (saucisse au choux sounds more elegant) which I served with a good Chasselas, aged. Potatoes and this sausage with a knife tip of mild yellow mustard […]
Coming up: treasure chest of things to do
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Happy (if a bit chilly) Easter weekend to all. The Lake Geneva region has a wealth of good events coming up in the near future and plenty of things to do. Here’s a sampler – start marking your April calendar now. Indoor and outdoor sports – get fit or stay fit! If […]
Check your Swiss train time!
New schedule, changes go into effect Sunday BERN, SWITZERLAND – The 2016 Swiss rail schedule goes into efffect Sunday 13 December : be sure to check that the train you’re planning to take is still running at the same time. The CFF/SBB train company has a special online page dedicated to the changes, including a […]