In brief: the Chateau de Chillon near Montreux has won the first Swiss wine tourism award. The awards given in Cully 8 September included: honorable mention to Lavaux Patrimoine Mondial , “Event” award to Weinweg Weinfelden (Thurgau) and for “Gastronomy”, the Moulin de Cugy. Canton Vaud continues its charm campaign in Japan, building a high-end following […]
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The organic orgy
We’re all going to the organic ball Imagine giving a party where you invite everyone you know and tell them to bring their friends. “Be prepared to strip down to the bare essentials, or less.” A lot of them find a good excuse to stay away, right? But those who show up can’t stop crowing […]
2013 was as bad as we thought, for Vaud vineyards
Vines suffered – but the wine is very good! LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The weather catastrophes in 2013 left a strong mark on canton Vaud’s vineyards, and now we have the statistics from the canton to prove it. Only 21 million litres of wine were made, a 28 percent drop compared to the average for the […]
Harvesting grapes by machine
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The debate goes on: to harvest by hand or by machine. Some top-quality wine producers argue that machines just don’t cut it, that they are not as good at harvesting grapes as humans. Hand-crafted is undoubtedly always a good marketing line. But are consumers being bamboozled by it? Story continues below The […]
When “corked” is a great taste
Baker-pastry makers in canton Vaud have given the word “corked” a good name, thanks to a local specialty invented 65 years ago, the Bouchon Vaudois. If you haven’t yet had one, look for them at the 24 confiséries that have the right to make them under strict guidelines issued by their cantonal professional organization. During […]