GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Here’s the news: Pinot Noir ’09 from Gantenbein winery in canton Graubuenden was given a note of 91 by Robert Parker wine reviewer Neal Martin. This comes on the heels of four Swiss wines mentioned recently by another Parker reviewer, David Schildknecht. The information was bundled into a press release from Swiss […]
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Regional travel & wine: Switzerland’s surprising wines
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Torches light the lovely 15th-century cobblestone courtyard, once a two- or three-hour carriage ride from Geneva. A hum of voices carries from an open cellar door where soft candlelight offers a glimpse of amphoras and barrels. Upstairs, in a renovated area of the old Grand’Cour château, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin describes what makes his […]
Davos & Klosters tourism combine social media with site news, US-style
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7va1BoKD5M&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss tourism lags behind the US for offering travellers web site news combined with comments from the public on social media, but Davos & Klosters in Graubuenden have just changed that, and I like the look of what they’ve done. If you’re hunting for travel information in a hurry you might not […]
Swiss dream ski week, part 4: Scuol
This is the fourth in the Swiss dream ski week series, where Nick and Liam Bates, regular contributors to GenevaLunch, see how much great skiing at top Swiss resorts they can pack into one week. Be sure to check their tips at the end. Click on images to view larger Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – This […]
Swiss dream ski week, part 3: St Moritz
This is the third in the Swiss dream ski week series, where Nick and Liam Bates, regular contributors to GenevaLunch, see how much great skiing at top Swiss resorts they can pack into one week. Be sure to check their tips at the end, as well as the video from the slopes. Click on images […]