ELLEN’S WINE WORLD / SWISS WINE – White wine, Aigle Grand Cru AOC Chablais. Winery: Domaine de la Baudelière, Aigle, canton Vaud Notes: Wonderful nose of tilleul flowers; in mouth the flinty aromas found in the best Aigle and Yvorne terroirs. Suggested serving temperature is 12C, warmer than many people normally serve white wine, but […]
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Foreign affairs office pushes embassies to serve Swiss wines
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss embassies will more routinely serve Swiss wines, and a wider range of them in future, the Foreign Affairs Department (FDFA) said Tuesday. New rules went into effect 1 June. “The aim is to provide a reliable solution to FDFA staff at no extra cost, and to promote Swiss wines more effectively […]
Safety: Vaud police take guests for a “spin” and drunken walk
Click on images to view larger LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The hugely popular Comptoir Suisse show starts in Lausanne Saturday 14 September and one of its more unusual stands will be that of the Vaud police road safety team. Journalists were given a taste this week of what visitors to the show can expect as part […]
Vaud wines to seek new director
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Nicolas Schorderet, who has headed the OVV, the Vaud wines office, since March 2009, will be leaving at the end of August, the OVV announced Tuesday 29 May. A search for his successor is underway. Schorderet was hired to turn around the finances of the organization and re-position Vaudois wines on the […]
Swiss wineries open house days: tips for visiting
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss cantons are becoming increasingly organized and coordinating their work for the cantonal wineries’ open house days. The same basic tips apply for visiting all of them: Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event (search name of canton + wineries open house). The open houses are designed […]