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2012

Swiss drinking less milk, less wine but cheese and chocolates are happy staples

26/04/2013 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Chocolate and cheese consumption in Switzerland aren’t slipping, but two liquid icons of Swissness are continuing their downward trend: milk and wine consumption are both slipping, despite an increasing population. Whether the larger share of foreigners in the population partially explains the change is a matter for conjecture. Cheese consumption has remained […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2012, cheese, chocolate, consumption, milk, Switzerland, wine

What to expect from the new Vinea Swiss Wines app

10/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The new Vinea iPhone app guide to Swiss wines comes out at midnight 23 October, meaning, to avoid confusion, if you’re up late Tuesday night you’ll be able to get it in the Apple Store, or the morning of the 24th, for those in less of a rush. Check out Vinea’s Facebook […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2012, best wine producers, interactive map, iPhone, Vinea app, vineyards

Pinots from France, Switzerland take top 5 at Mondial

30/08/2012 by Ellen Wallace

German Pinots make a strong showing GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Wines from Languedoc in France, Valais, Bern and Aargau won the top five awards at the Mondial des Pinots international wine contest, whose results were announced  30 August. The winners will receive their prizes Friday in Sierre, where 1,500 wines were judged earlier this month by […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2012, French, German, gold medals, Grand or medal, Mondial des Pinots, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Swiss

Programme for Vinea Swiss wines fair

17/08/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Join GL editor and Swiss wine specialist Ellen Wallace for official guided visit and introduction to Swiss wines, limited to 15 persons! In cooperation with Vinea Details GENEVA / ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Vinea, Switzerland’s largest outdoor wine fair, runs on Friday and Saturday this year, 31 August and 1 September. The full programme is now […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2012, Ellen Wallace, guided visit, learn about Swiss wines, Sierre, Swiss wine specialist writer, Vinea Wine Fair

More seat belts worn, but dip in back seat passengers buckling up

10/07/2012 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss drivers are increasingly buckling up, with the country passing the 90 percent threshold for the first time in 2012: 92 percent of drivers and front seat passengers used seat belts, the annual Swiss Safety Council (bfu) survey shows. But 2012 also saw a slight dip in the number of back seat […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: 2012, back seat passengers, BFU, seat belt use, Swiss Safety Council, Switzerland, women

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