"This could be the year of the winemaker" in Switzerland, said Francois Murisier, head of the wine section at the Changins Federal Agricultural Research Station in Nyons. All eyes will be on the skies in coming weeks, at least in the vineyards. If the weather is relatively sunny and dry for the rest of the […]
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Burgundy wakes up to Swiss wine competition
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The only Pinot Noir (single grape) international wine competition, the Mondiale du Pinot Noir, kicks off in Sierre, Valais today, with Burgundy for the first time participating on a large scale. Burgundy has long dominated the market and been synonymous in the public’s mind with Pinot Noir, the grape responsible […]
No booze buying after dark, the Swiss government suggests
Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – The Swiss federal health department Wednesday proposed to sharply curb sales of over-the-counter alcoholic drinks, as part of national alcoholism prevention efforts aimed particularly at young people. The department’s new guidelines call for alcohol sales to be banned from 21:00 to 07:00 in petrol stations, train stations and grocery stores. […]
FEATURE / A year in the life of a vigneron: cutting back, for more
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a year-long series on the life of a Vaudois winemaker, or vigneron, in the Lake Geneva region. GL follows Raymond Paccot and Domaine La Colombe in Féchy from the 2006 harvest to the next one in 2007. (click on photos to view larger and see more images (paccot_vinetrimming) […]
Don’t bring back smoked fish or dried meat: new bans at Swiss airports
Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – New regulations went into effect over the weekend at Switzerland’s airports, including Cointrin in Geneva, that ban the importation of animal-based food products from non-European Union countries. Milk products, eggs, meat, fish and honey are all on the list of goods that cannot be brought in from Asia, Africa and […]