Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss grape harvest in 2007 was very good in terms of quality, with a quantity that was lower than the 10-year average used by Swiss federal agriculture authorities (FOAG (search in French: l’année viticole 2007)), they confirmed Thursday. Experts predicted as early as August 2007 that it would be a […]
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Geneva-Lausanne autoroute: congestion at age 44
Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland (Le Temps, Fre) – The Geneva-Lausanne stretch of the A1 autoroute was built in 1964 and in its 44 years traffic has multiplied fivefold. Le Temps takes a close look at the options for dealing with the highway’s increasing congestion, with an interivew with Erwin Egger, who oversees the Western Switzerland […]
INTERVIEW / Raymond Paccot on why we love old wines
Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Ring out the new, bring in the old*! Winemakers have been singing this verse for centuries, almost as long as they have been making wine. The world in a glass of wine: nature, your friends, the food on your table, history, your surroundings. Vinea 2007, Sierre, Valais. The love of […]
Swiss rail staff alcohol and drug limits set
Bern, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – Employees who are involved in any area of security for the CFF rail company will be subject to controls and lower limits for alcohol and drug consumption. The new regulations by the Swiss Transport Department clarifies the situation. Alcohol limits will be 0.2 per 1,000, considerably lower than what […]
When a kiss is not just a kiss, ski posters go down
Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland (romandie/ats and 20 Minutes, Fre) – An ad campaign that shows two women about to kiss, created for the Airolo ski resort and aimed at the Italian market, has been removed. The poster with two women embracing was deemed "ambiguous," reports the wire service ATS, but Michel Ferrise, whose agency was responsible […]