4 September 2015 | Federal Court decision: a defeat that is tantamount to victory
In August 2014, Dominique Giroud lodged an appeal for denial of justice with the Valais Cantonal Court. The stated aim of the action was to prevent the COGEST report, which was said at the time to be imminent, from violating his privacy by disclosing confidential information about his tax file. Objective achieved. The [...]
24 June 2015 | The zeal of the Swiss Trade Commission leaves one wondering
Ah, media pressure! How many have not succumbed to it in the past? The Swiss Control of the Wine Trade (CSCV) now belongs to the category of weak institutions that kowtow to the media. The directors of the CSCV panicked and lost their wits. They published false figures and [...]
4 June 2015 | Consumers have nothing to fear, Swiss winegrowers are working well
The system put in place to monitor the work of Swiss winegrowers is working well. The 2014 statistics presented by the Swiss Wine Trade Commission (CSCV) at a press conference are in line with those of the previous ten years. As in previous years, there are many minor administrative irregularities that are completely insignificant, and a few [...]
14 March 2015 | The great solitude of Marie Parvex
Published in mid-February 2015, the COGEST report on the Giroud case leaves no room for doubt: from start to finish, the Valais authorities acted correctly in their handling of Dominique Giroud's tax case, and he did not benefit from any complacency on the part of the tax authorities or any member of the Council of State. [...]
21 January 2015 | The foundations of Dominique Giroud's commercial success
The Valais has long been buzzing with rumours. In October 2013, the media began reporting on Dominique Giroud's troubles with the tax authorities. Since then, the rumours have turned into accusations. In the poisonous climate that surrounds his figure, we no longer wonder how Dominique Giroud managed to succeed. At the Café du [...]
24 December 2014 | Day 20, how will the media react to the Cogest report?
Journalists like to be right. What does a journalist do when he discovers that he was wrong at 80%? They point out that they were right at 20%. That's just the way it is. Which raises a legitimate question: what's going to happen on 13 January 2015 when the Valais Grand Council's management committee (the Cogest) publishes its report [...]?
23 December 2014 | Le Temps and RTS go wild
As a reminder: Dominique Giroud made a tax error. He has acknowledged this error. He said it was unacceptable. He has publicly expressed his regrets. He undertook to reimburse the amounts he had misappropriated. He was convicted by the courts. Fault-regrets-conviction-reparation. The case is closed. But not for everyone. In his [...]
16 December 2014 | Le Matin Dimanche refuses to correct an error
[et_pb_section fb_built="1″ admin_label="section " _builder_version="4.16″ global_colors_info="{} " theme_builder_area="post_content "][et_pb_row admin_label="row " _builder_version="4.16″ background_size="initial " background_position="top_left " background_repeat="repeat " global_colors_info="{} " theme_builder_area="post_content "][et_pb_column type="4_4″ _builder_version="4.16″ custom_padding="||| " global_colors_info="{} " custom_padding__hover="||| " theme_builder_area="post_content "][et_pb_text admin_label="Text " _builder_version="4.16″ background_size="initial " background_position="top_left " background_repeat="repeat " global_colors_info="{} " theme_builder_area="post_content "] Dominique Giroud has been cleared by the courts. There was never any Fendant in his St-Saphorin. As a reminder: Dominique Giroud has never been convicted by any court [...].
14 December 2014 | There was never any Fendant in St-Saphorin (encore)
Dominique Giroud's reaction to the article in Le Matin Dimanche on 14 December 2014: On 3 December 2014, Dominique Giroud announced that, following an in-depth investigation, the courts had established that he had not tampered with his wine and that "the content of the St-Saphorin bottles complied with the applicable legislation". In the interview [...]
4 December 2014 | Question from L'Agefi: Will Dominique Giroud go after those who falsely accused him?
Spokesman's reaction Dominique Giroud has been acquitted by the courts in the so-called St-Saphorin case. The Vaud court was able to establish that the bottles were in conformity. Dominique Giroud's spokesman, Marc Comina, explains what action his client will take in response to the court's decision. Do you have an estimate of the commercial damage caused to [...].