Grape things come in organic packages

A wine-making cooperative in canton Valais recently won an innovation prize from the organic farming umbrella organisation, BioSuisse, for working without chemicals and using emission-free energy sources. swissinfo finds out how it’s done. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on May 31, 2012 - 10:40

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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