Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: This is part of a series of mini-travel photo stories on Switzerland that will run for several weeks. A very special 16-year-old named Tara takes the train on Saturdays or Sundays to explore the country where she has grown up. Her mother, GL […]
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Out of town guests for New Year’s weekend? Serve Swiss!
‘Tis the season for overseas guests and non-Swiss friends to drop in for a sociable drink or two. Here are some suggestions for showing off the fine wines of Switzerland. Aperitif food, uncomplicated Keep it simple – Swiss wines work well with Swiss air-dried meats and cheese platters for late afternoon or early evening. Dried […]
Swiss train travels with Tara: Lausanne to Bern
Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: This is part of a series of mini-travel photo stories on Switzerland that will run for several weeks. A very special 16-year-old named Tara takes the train on Saturdays to explore the country where she has grown up. Her mother, GL editor Ellen […]
Wine of the week: Pinot Noir, while Thanksgiving wine debate rages
Updated 27 November 21:55 If you haven’t yet opened a bottle of wine for your Thanksgiving dinner (and plenty of Americans in Switzerland celebrateon Saturday instead of today, in order to have time to cook a large meal), let the New York Times help you out. The newspaper did a survey of who is writing […]
The making of the Swiss Wine Guide
The Swiss Wine Guide 2009-2010, published 7 November 2008 – CHF39 Available in bookstores and Naville kiosks in French, German, English 450 producers listed, introductions to the six wine regions of Switzerland a co-publication of Ringier Romandie SA and Vinea, wine association based in Sierre The road to great Swiss wines today When is a […]