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News: all eyes on Vevey

25/07/2019 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

It’s finally happening: the long-planned and anticipated Fête des Vignerons in Vevey, that once a generation event. It is well underway – crowds are big, security is good, the best vignerons-tacherons (the festival is centred around them) have been crowned, Vevey is abuzz with things to do and see, wine tasting is happening everywhere, and […]

Filed Under: News, Travels, Vineglorious! Swiss wine book Tagged With: Fête des Vignerons 2019, Swiss wine book in English, Vevey, Vineglorious! Switzerland's Wondrous Wines

Calendar: Divinum dates, Arvinis, other wine tasting events

13/04/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Swiss-wide calendar, for public and professionals If you haven’t yet discovered the Swiss Wine calendar on the official wine promotion board’s web site, it is now the easiest place to see listings for upcoming events. You’ll find that Divinum in Morges runs through Monday 16 April and the older and somewhat larger wine fair, Arvinis, […]

Filed Under: Garden & nature, Wineries Tagged With: Arvinis, Divinum, Fête des vignerons, open house, Swiss wine calendar, Vevey, Winegrowers Festival

Geneva, Zurich restaurants get 2 Michelin stars

15/11/2011 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – “Floris” in Anières, canton Geneva, and “Mesa” in Zurich, are the newcomers to Michelin’s list of Swiss two-star restaurants. Floria is headed by Claude Legras and Mesa by Marcus Lindner. They bring the number of eateries with two stars to 18. Switzerland now has a total of 96 restaurants with stars from […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: "Floris", "Le Domaine de Châteauvieux", Anières, Anne-Sophie Pic, Brent/Montreux, Carlo Crisci, Cossonay, Denis Martin, Didier de Courten, Geneva "Georges Wenger", Georges Wenger, Jura "Le Cerf", Lausanne, Mesa, Michelin Guide 2012, Noirmont, one-star, Philippe Chevrier, Satigny, Sierre, Stéphane Décotterd, Swiss restaurants, three stars, two stars, Valais, Vaud "Denis Martin", Vaud "Hotel Terminus", Vaud "Le Pont de Brent", Vaud Beau-Rivage Palace, Vevey, Zurich

Major accident reported on Rivaz-Cully lake road in Vaud

15/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Traffic on the A9 around Vevey was disrupted early this morning, around 07:00, by a car on fire near Chexbres, with several drivers leaving the autoroute at Vevey to take the lake road.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: A9, Cully, police, Rivaz, travel, truck drivers, Vaud, Vevey

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