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 […]
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News roundup: architecture, jobs, fraud, airport
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A selection of Swiss news highlights, from local media: Tetrapak to close factory Tetrapak is closing its factory in Romont and laying off 123 employees; the state of the economy is leading the manufacturer of packaging, notably milk and juice containers, to move some of its Swiss operations to Hungary, where costs […]
Time for a Chasselas party!
Aigle is the place to be Saturday The awards for the winning Chasselas wines will be announced this evening, 26 June, and tomorrow will be given over to a public tasting session at the Château d’Aigle, which is also home to the Vaud wine museum. The awards will be announced by the Mondial du Chasselas, […]
Geneva’s open house: seek special treasures
Geneva holds its wineries’ open house day this Saturday, 30 May, a great chance to discover some of the little treasure chest wines hidden there. Grape names you rarely hear in Switzerland, or at least not in French-speaking Switzerland, like Scheurebe, Kerner, Findling, Dunkelfelder and Cabernet Dorsaz, are on the wine lists of several wineries. […]
Geographic Indications get more protection
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The kind of legal protection available to AOC’s (Appelation d’Origine Contrôlée) is being expanded to products with Geographic indications (GI), following the signing in Geneva 22 May of the Geneva Act to the Lisbon Agreement. Expect a more complete worldwide register of foods and drinks tied to the notion of place known […]