Great summer weather to some of us means a terrace or balcony or, better yet, sitting by the lakeside at the end of the day with a picnic, accompanied by a nice wine. And if the wine comes in a fun bottle and is also a good wine: all the better. Uvavins in Morges in […]
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Rain floods Ticino, millions in damages
Updated, 13:20 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (TSR, Fre and Ticinonline, It and Corriere del Ticino, It) – Forget the sunny south, at least for the past weekend, where heavy rains starting Friday night flooded much of Lugano and Bellinzona. The rains are continuing Monday morning, causing concern that homes may need to be evacuated. TSR reports […]
FEATURE / Arvinis: Women and wine work their magic
The Arvinis wine festival in Morges is one of the main events of the Swiss wine calendar. Links to related GenevaLunch articles appear at the end. Morges, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Coraline de Wurstemberger greets a guest to her Domaine Les Dames de Hautecour in fine pearls and soft gray wool. A tall, elegant and […]
Arvinis wine festival puts out welcome mat to first-timers
Morges, Vaud, Switzerland – Arvinis, the wine festival that opened Wednesday evening in Morges, is a great place to start learning about Swiss wine in particular, or about wine in general, suggests Yves Paquier, who offers a beginner’s course in wine tasting at Arvinis. English-speakers in particular can use the festival as a springboard to […]
Swiss wine consumption up, Swiss-made wines take lead
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss wine producers at the opening today of Arvinis in Morges will be smiling, with the government announcing Tuesday the first upturn in wine consumption in several years (search for “l’année viticole 2007”). Figures for 2007 show a 3.6% overall increase in wine consumed, but with a rise of 5.7% for […]