PRESS RELEASE FROM GENEVALUNCH.COM GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss wine expert, international wine judge and GenevaLunch.com editor Ellen Wallace will be offering a 70-minute introduction to Swiss Wines and guided tour of the Vinea Swiss wines fair in English Saturday 1 September, in cooperation with Vinea. This is a first for Switzerland’s largest outdoor wine event. […]
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Late harvest coffee capsules inspired by wine world
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Those beautiful late-harvest wines for which Switzerland is gaining such a world reputation is part of the influence behind a new Swiss-based product, Nestlé’s limited edition Naora Grand Cru coffee capsules. Nespresso spent two years working with the National Federation of Colombian Coffee Growers “to perfect the technique which was heavily influenced […]
Swiss spend CHF150 a month on meat, 1/3 less on milk, cheese and eggs
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Statistical Office 15 November spilled the beans about how the Swiss spend their food money. Given the relatively high cost of meat in the country, it’s a wonder that the highest expenditure, for meat, is not more than CHF149 a month on average, per household. The second biggest outlay goes […]
Great harvest but market too tough, say Geneva wine producers
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss wine producers have enjoyed the fruits of three excellent harvests in a row, with 2011 promising to make it four, but this doesn’t mean it’s easy to sell wine at a fair price, some argue. A group of 15 Geneva wine producers have banded together to start a Swiss national popular […]
Chateau de Chillon’s Chasselas now aging in the chateau barrels
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – A bit of news tucked away in the list of interesting summer events at the Chateau de Chillon near Montreux: the Clos de Chillon, an excellent Chasselas, will be aged and bottled at the castle starting this year. The wine has been made for the chateau foundation by the Badoux winery, famous […]