Trying to explain Chasselas to people who dismiss it as uninteresting because it is low in acidity is a nearly hopeless exercise, although wine writers in Switzerland who love this wine – and there are many of us! – keep trying. How many average drinkers consider the acidity in their wine? The other day I […]
Lake Geneva
CGN Lake Geneva boat company creates 4 brands for birthday
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The heavy anchor is gone and one that is closer to a smiley face is being sported as part of the new CGN logo that accompanies four clearly delineated new brands and a smartphone app. The new look, business lineup, app and customer service are part of the 140th anniversary celebrations organized […]
November love affair, birds and vines (photo)
If you’re a bird, or better yet several thousand birds, the best party in town is any local vineyard where the harvest is long finished but cold weather has held off and the grapes left on the wines are berry berry sweet. The air was filled with beating wings Tuesday near Mont-sur-Rolle, Chateau Chas great […]
Great dining while on Lake Geneva
Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The CGN boat company’s summer schedule goes into effect Sunday 13 June, which means the tourist cruise boats will be operating fully. Among the special offers are fine dining cruises, with wonderful meals from the Geneva port prepared by the kitchen staff working under one of the region’s best […]
CGN boat rates to rise
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Boat trips on Lake Geneva will go up by 5.5 percent in 2011, the CGN (Compagnie Générale de la Navigation) has announced, with smaller price increases on the Lausanne-Thonon line starting 1 June 2010. The 2011 ticket prices go into effect 12 December 2010, when Swiss public transport companies put new […]