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 When foreigners think of amazing Swiss specialities, chocolate and cheese likely come to mind. Swiss wine? Not so much. But that could be about to change. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190718/why-swiss-wine-is-one-of-the-countrys-best-kept-secrets Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:11:22 +0200 why-swiss-wine-is-one-of-the-countrys-best-kept-secrets Swiss wine is one of Switzerland’s best-kept secrets, since it’s not widely known internationally as a wine-producing country. As vineyards throw open their doors to visitors in ‘open cellars’ season, The Local raises a glass to the Swiss wine industry. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170517/19-mildly-interesting-facts-about-swiss-wine Wed, 17 May 2017 12:47:56 +0200 19-mildly-interesting-facts-about-swiss-wine The amount of wine consumed by Swiss residents in 2016 was down on the previous year, partly due to lifestyle choices and partly due to poor stocks of homegrown wine in the past few years, according to an official report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170510/swiss-consumers-are-drinking-less-wine Wed, 10 May 2017 11:21:23 +0200 swiss-consumers-are-drinking-less-wine The Fête des Vignerons, a huge winegrowers’ festival that takes place every 20 years in Vevey, on the shore of Lake Geneva, has been inscribed on Unesco’s ‘intangible heritage’ list. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161202/swiss-winegrowers-festival-granted-unesco-status Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:25:17 +0100 swiss-winegrowers-festival-granted-unesco-status