MORGES, SWITZERLAND – Arvinis is just around the corner, 15-20 April, in Morges. Some 20,000 people flock to this spring wine fair every year, set on tasting the new releases from many of western Switzerland’s wineries. The guest of honour this year is Arvinis’s hometown host, the Association des vins de Morges, fitting, given that […]
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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 […]
Nuit des vieux millésimes coming up
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the highlights on the wine calendar in French-speaking Switzerland has become the night when fine restaurants couple with top wineries to offer an evening of older vintages. March 19 will be the fourth Nuit des vieux millésimes, organized by Alexandre Truffer, who is the regional editor for the Vinum wine […]
Swiss Pass in August for public transport
New era with chips for Swiss travel card holders BERN, SWITZERLAND – Holders of transport general subscription and half-price cards will move into the electronic age 1 August, when they renew their passes. The “Swiss Pass” will be issued, with a chip card and only the holder’s name, birthdate and photo. The type of public […]
Chasselas: a great 2013 vintage, but a disastrous year
Republished from ellenwine.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The weather catastrophes in 2013 left a strong mark on canton Vaud’s vineyards, and now we have the statistics from the canton to prove it. Only 21 million litres of wine were made, a 28 percent drop compared to the average for the previous 10 years, and the lowest […]