by Ellen Wallace You come to the Alps in winter with expectations of glorious blue skies and pristine white slopes, accompanied by the warming tones of cheese fondue, raclette and gluh wine or laced coffee taken in the brisk outdoor air. And then it rains. It is not supposed to do that between Christmas and […]
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Police warn drivers to take care, 5-7 June: Tour du Pays de Vaud cycling race
Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Drivers are warned to use caution Friday evening to Sunday in the towns where the Tour du Pays de Vaud cycling race will take place. The first run is Friday starting at 17:30 in Avenches. For the complete route with starting times:
It’s a new year, so let’s try new wines
Here’s what I’m opening for New Year’s Eve: three bottles I don’t know, none of them old, because I like to look forward at this time of year. I know and trust the producers and will enjoy learning something new about their work. I think celebrating a new year should mean reminding ourselves to be […]
Building the cellar
Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – This year, I promised myself in January, I will behave like a Swiss wine drinker. I will invest in some wines for the future and I will buy my wine in May or June. Foreigners in Switzerland, with the exception of the wine-minded French, of course, tend to think about […]
Champagne snacks-maker told to shut down Swiss web site
Paris, France and Champagne, Vaud, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – The makers of Vaud’s flutes, buttery salty aperitif snacks that carry the name of the village where they are manufactured, has been told by a court in Paris to shut down its champagne.ch web site and to stop using "Champagne" on its snacks. The court […]