How to visit Geneva’s open winery day, published 2010 but tips are still valid. Note that several wineries are also open this Sunday 13 May, as a Mother’s Day treat. Ellen’s Wine World favourites (check out the Facebook page). Here were my top 10 picks from the official presentation (not ranked), where I concentrated on […]
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Tips for visiting Vaud’s winery Open Days, 11-12 June
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event, with some real changes this year that promise to make it easier, more fun and a great way to learn about Switzerland’s often excellent local wines. You’ll get the most out of the visits if a) you spit out the […]
Holiday weekend in Switzerland: sun back, duty free, Valais wines
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A note to GenevaLunch visitors: the four-day Ascension weekend taken by many Swiss businesses has begun. The cold rainy weather will give way to warmer temperatures and partly sunny skies starting Thursday 2 June. This is a popular holiday for travelling inside Switzerland, so traffic will be heavy frequently, not just during […]
“Angels and Demons” journey: travelling to see the Large Hadron Collider
By Shawn Lawrence Otto Reprinted with permission from MinnPost, a Minnesota USA online community newspaper. Second in a five-part science/travel series. Geneva, Switzerland — In Italy they like to eat late. Most people don’t even head out to the restaurants until about 9. And in Torino there are many of them, mostly spilling out onto […]
Wine investors: drinkers and investors won during the financial crisis
There are two types of wine investors: those who buy wines they want to explore, and who set them aside for later when the sensory value will have increased, and those who buy, gambling that the price will rise neatly. The investors will either sell it or open the bottle when it is time to […]