The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Industry fears for Swiss wine’s market share Winegrowers in Switzerland are concerned that a low volume grape harvest for the third successive year could mean Swiss wine loses out to foreign competitors on supermarket shelves. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150807/industry-fears-for-swiss-wines-market-share Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:56:03 +0200 industry-fears-for-swiss-wines-market-share Swiss winegrowers battle against Asian fruit fly An invasion of Asian fruit flies is likely to slightly diminish the size of grape harvests in Switzerland this month in what is otherwise a good year for Swiss winegrowers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141002/swiss-winegrowers-battle-with-asian-fruit-fly Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:45:00 +0200 swiss-winegrowers-battle-with-asian-fruit-fly Swiss drink more homegrown wine After several years of decline, the Swiss are finally drinking more of their own wine. Consumption of Swiss wines within Switzerland rose by ten percent in 2013 to 107 million litres, according to figures released by the Federal Office of Agriculture (OFAG) on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140422/swiss-drink-more-homegrown-wine Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:49:00 +0200 swiss-drink-more-homegrown-wine