Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The first award for Swiss Winemaker of the year was given Friday evening to Diego Mathier, director of the Adrian Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar in Salquenen/Salgesch, Valais, near Sierre. This is the first year the award has been given by the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, organized by Vinum, Switzerland’s wine […]
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Gotthard tunnel project advances
Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland, (RSR, Fre) – Miners broke through to the western tunnel of the the Gotthard base tunnel rail project Wednesday, according to AlpTransit Gothard AG, the CFF rail company subsidiary in charge of the project. The opening comes nine months ahead of schedule, good news for a project that has had mining setbacks. […]
Vaud alcohol road accidents on rise
Lausanne and Neuchatel, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Alcohol-related road accidents are on the rise in Vaud, climbing at a faster rate than in other cantons which have recently seen an increase. Traffic accidents where excessive consumption of alcohol is involved fell in the months following Switzerland’s adoption of stricter drink-driving rules. In January 2005 […]
FEATURE / Geneva’s wines move into the future (author: Julie Schindall)
Geneva grape harvest, 2007 (photo, J Schindall) Satigny, Switzerland (GenevaLunch, by Julie Schindall) – “Winemakers must now be not only artisans and farmers, but also salesmen and experts in marketing,” says Roger Burgdorfer, owner of the Domaine du Paradis winery in Satigny. Burgdorfer speaks animatedly about the need for innovation and development in the Swiss […]
Gotthard Tunnel advances, costs remain stable
Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland (romandie/ats, Fre) – The Gotthard Tunnel costs are being contained and 68% of the work has been completed, according to the latest report. Delays on the tunnel have been linked to the government’s decision not to build a third rail line between Geneva and Lausanne as part of the overall Swiss rail […]