Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – (Video link included) Some dishes are simply delicious; others we love because of the memories they evoke. It’s not always easy to fall in love with the specialties in a country where you didn’t grow up. I’ve always loved American apple pie and I have a certain amount of fame in […]
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One of Geneva’s best selling tricks
The city of Geneva’s free transport tickets for visitors is surely one of its best tricks for selling the city: never under-estimate the power of a free ride. This isn’t the first and the last time we’ll see this mentioned, but in a large US city newspaper, it will have a happy ripple effect, as […]
Swiss film on gem of a winemaker wins int’l award
Top Swiss sweet wines, including film subject Chappaz’s, tasted at Vinea It’s easy to see why Fred Florey chose Marie-Thérèse Chappaz in Fully for the subject of his wine film, the 52-minute documentary Les saisons de Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, which has just won the Grand Prix Spécial du Grand Jury at Oenovideo in France. The film […]
World Champion Pinot Noir winery in Graubuenden
Grape variety growing rapidly in international popularity; Swiss Pinot Noirs among best Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The World Champion Pinot Noir producer is a Graubuenden winery, Weingut Donatsch Malans, for its Donatsch Pinot Noir Passion. The award, announced 2 September by the Mondial du Pinot Noir international wine competition, is given to the winery that […]
Smart radars prepare to move out from Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Geneva is known as an international city, usually because of the NGOs and other world-level orgnizations it hosts, but lately it’s been hot world news for another reason: its new Trafistar sr590 smart radars. Fear and loathing, from Ethiopia to New Caledonia, have been prompted by the new radar system, called […]