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Vaud open house, a little planning will help

25/05/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Correction: my apologies, but a couple of the wineries listed below are not taking part in the open house days. At Henri Cruchon, where the winery was packed out Saturday morning, they explained that they are already so busy on Saturdays that they could only add to the crowd if they are sure of good […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2012, Lake Geneva region, open house, recommendations, suggestions, tips, Vaud Caves Ouvertes, visiting, What's on in Geneva and Vaud, wineries

Swiss wineries open house days: tips for visiting

16/05/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss cantons are becoming increasingly organized and coordinating their work for the cantonal wineries’ open house days. The same basic tips apply for visiting all of them: Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event (search name of canton + wineries open house). The open houses are designed […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: alcohol limit on Swiss roads, cantons, Geneva, how to visit Swiss wineries, Neuchatel, open house days, Swiss news in English, Switzerland, tips, Valais, Vaud, wineries

For Valentine’s day, be kind to your heart

14/02/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is the day when hearts will wave at us from every corner and chocolates and flowers be pressed in front of us, mainly in the name of romance. But take a minute to think about your heart, the real one that is beating away and acting as a motor to keep […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: books, oils, Recipes, salt, Swiss Heart Association, tips

Tips for visiting Vaud’s winery Open Days, 11-12 June

11/06/2011 by Ellen Wallace

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Your starting point should be the GenevaLunch news story on the event, with some real changes this year that promise to make it easier, more fun and a great way to learn about Switzerland’s often excellent local wines. You’ll get the most out of the visits if a) you spit out the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Caves Ouvertes, cellars, Chasselas, How-to, new programme, Railaway offer, shuttle buses, tips, transport, Vaud, visiting, wineries

Swiss ski dream week: first stop Verbier

07/03/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Take two good skiers, two different ages, give them one week to cover as many good slopes at top resorts in Switzerland as they can manage, using trains to get around, and you have a Swiss ski dream week. GenevaLunch’s weekend sports writer Nick Bates and son Liam Bates, 22, who writes occasional travel reports […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Guide, off-piste, pubs, swiss ski dream week, tips, Verbier

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