We're all going to the organic ballImagine 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
J-C Biver wine award for Vaud promotion (with video)
3 suns: Vaud's marketing mantraLAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - Jean-Claude Biver, has been given the Guillon d'Or prize in "recognition of, and admiration for, his career and the magnificent image he's […]
All eyes on Vaud – Swiss wine tourism
This article was published in the March 2014 edition of Swiss Wine Magazine, a quarterly publication of Swiss Wine Connection. Republished with permission. Photos here are mine, not those that […]