Swiss Semaine du goût: 8 more good taste days Reminder – long weekend in Switzerland Start your day with a good, healthy breakfast! In this case, my breakfast Thursday at the Bellevue Palace in Bern, which I think offers one of the best hotel morning buffets in Switzerland. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is the year […]
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Swiss wine competition draws record number entries
Winners will be named in October GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – A record number of wines, some 31,00, are entered in Switzerland’s national wine competition, a sign that times are tough for winemakers, but also that the 7-year-old competition is now widely accepted in the industry as the benchmark for Swiss wines as […]
Little Swiss winery proves the exception for Rhone-loving Syrahs
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Vully is a small region familiar to Swiss lovers of fine wine, but worldwide fans of popular international wine, Syrah, will scratch their heads to hear the name – and yet a Syrah from here has just taken a surprise silver medal at the Mondial du Syrah wine […]
CFF puts on extra trains for Geneva wineries day
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva was a pioneer in the now traditional Swiss wineries open days, which has evolved into a hugely popular event in its 16th year. Basic information is available from Opage, the cantonal agricultural office which works with the wineries to organize it. Participating wineries are open from 10:00-17:00. You pay CHF5 for […]
3-day weekend weather, mostly soggy
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Vaud winery open days this weekend, with 300 wineries taking part and several villages offering food and drink, sadly won’t be seeing too many sunburned clients, with the weather forecast a relatively dismal mostly cloudy with rain throughout the country. Happily, wineries cater to customers who prefer to stay dry while […]