The wine world is back in the swing of things, with tastings and wine events galore in coming weeks. Like other wine writers, I’m in a whirlwind period – five days ago I checked out the renovated five-star Hotel Royal Savoy in Lausanne, whose terrace grand opening was celebrated with Vins Vaudois. I’m in Zurich […]
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This weekend: Coppet’s garden fair, Valais wineries’ open days
We’re all crossing our fingers, hoping the fine warm weather will hold for the weekend, with a wonderful holiday (Ascension, a 4-day break for many) series of events on. The Geneva Marathon will keep thousands of runners drinking water, but the rest of us may be sampling wines in Valais, which is holding its open […]
Swiss wineries open days kick off
Note: I’m still on an extended vacation in the US, but want to alert everyone to the biggest annual wine event(s) in Switzerland: the wineries open days. Here’s a summary of the information provided by Swiss Wine Promotion – and I’ll be back on wine writing duty by the middle of next week. Six regions, […]
Swiss fine dining galore in coming months (update)
I’m suddenly awash in invitations and news about new, newly improved and improving hotels and restaurants in Switzerland – and this at a time when everyone has been worrying about tourism and the high Swiss franc. Clearly, some of us are expected to keep traveling and eating and spending our money, so some of us […]
Swiss news: avalanches, airport safety, soldiers, tennis, tunnels
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -A 43-year-old Vaud man is in critical condition following an avalanche above Bex, in the Vaud Alps, Friday afternoon. The accident occurred at la Pointe des Savolaires in the Bex commune, at 14:00. The alert was given by his companion; the pair had been skiing with skins. The second skier was uninjured, although […]