A 6.8 earthquake rattled northern California slightly early Monday, 70km west-northwest of Ferndale, California and about 240 miles northwest of Napa valley. The tremors were felt in San Francisco, but no damage has been reported from the earthquake, which had a depth of 7 km. Sonoma County had a smaller earthquake in January that was […]
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Oenovideo wine film festival in Aigle pulling in crowds
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – France’s itinerant wine film and photo festival, Oenovideo, is a hit at this year’s venue, Aigle, in canton Vaud. I spent Thursday evening at the festival and was enchanted by the “L’Esprit du vin, le réveil des terroirs”, a 1h32 minute film on biodynamic winemakers, mainly in France. I was startled by […]
You call it delicious, I call it …
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Yesterday a friend and I recalled frog’s legs and snails. She has become a vegetarian but says she’s always loved meat and stopped because she was eating too much of it. She waxed poetic over the remembered delicacy of frog’s legs. I recalled that my father, a true blue American, was horrified […]
It’s Arvinis time! Head to Morges for sunny California wines
Arvinis welcomes American wines for the wine fair’s 15th year Wine fair offers easy way to discover Swiss wines Morges, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Morges is offering a fine pair of anniversary bouquets starting Wednesday 14 April. The first tulips are opening at the lakeside park which is home to the annual Tulip Festival, and […]