BERN, SWITZERLAND – I took the train from Lausanne to Bern and back today, one of my favourite train rides in a country spoiled for traveler’s rail pleasures. I had a good cup of coffee and a giant croissant which the waiter described as a “Zurich croissant”, and I read a new book on Chasselas […]
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Business news roundup: China deals, Russians, wine & beer
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Wine consumption remained stable in 2013 and beer consumption slipped a bit, figures released by Bern Wednesday show. But the changes are so small that a rainy spring and autumn could be the explanation, according to the Federal Agriculture Office. Foreign wines lost some ground to local wine production. The Swiss in […]
Swiss wines step up marketing
Swiss Wine Promotion unveils new visual identity ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Wine Promotion (SWP), the marketing arm of the wine industry, unveiled its new graphic identity in Zurich 20 May, laying the groundwork for what everyone in the Swiss wine business is keen to hear: a clear strategy to promote Swiss wines. The SWP was […]
US now largest wine consumer (volume), bypasses France
Soft slide in global consumption, sharper drop in China GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The world is drinking less wine, but making more of it, the latest figures from the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) show. Worldwide, wine consumption in 2013 was 238.7 mhl, down 2.5 mhl compared with 2012. The OIV’s new figures published […]
Why the Swiss are drinking more Swiss wine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Federal Agriculture Office couldn’t have given Swiss wineries a better gift for Easter than the latest figures that show consumers are drinking more Swiss wine and imports are gently sliding. The FAO notes in publishing its 2013 wine statistics that a special situation last year might account for part of this: […]