Vinum et circenses

The event week got off to a great start with a wine tasting of the finest quality. The Reader's Digest publishing house invited customers to the cozy but slightly chilly Mövenpick wine cellar in Zollikon, where they were served wine stories from the cellar master as well as great wines - and the odd bit of news. For example, it was revealed that Christoph Meier, who had just been rationalized out of his position as head of media at FCBLK, had joined Carat a few days later, and it was later revealed why publishing director Tamara Tschuor had quietly and secretly left the wine tasting: she organized some radiators in record time so that her guests would not lose their enjoyment due to their clammy fingers.
There was also plenty to enjoy at the SonntagsZeitung gambling night, which was held in the tried and tested manner: All those present were given 40000 Lucky Dollars as play money, which had to be increased within two hours. Some guests came up with complex strategies that they had prepared in advance. Others tried the lucky punch and bet everything on one number - only to immediately head to the bar if they failed and indulge in the Davidoffs on offer for the rest of the evening.
Sandra Haldi and Thomas Rüttimann played the best. The 500-franc book voucher from Orell Füssli should be just right for Haldi. She has already won a crate of wine at the Idée-VfW golf tournament - so there would be plenty of varied material for winter evenings by the fireplace. And Rüttimann's
The winner's check, a 1000-franc voucher for wine shopping, will probably soon be used for its final purpose. Which brings us full circle to the beginning of this story.
Blackjack winning hand with 21 points - whoever saw this more often was placed in the crowns.
Beat Fritschliess was seduced into indulgence and idleness last week.
At the Caves Mövenpick, Reader's Digest hosted a broadly based
Tasting - the tasting ranged from simple Languedoc wines to Vega Sicilia. The SonntagsZeitung, on the other hand, hosted its annual Gambling Night in the trendy Säulenhalle.
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Christoph Meier informed Ruedi Geisselhardt (l.) and Paolo Placa (r.) from Reader's Digest about his recent job change.

Stephan Küng (l.), Initiative Media, and Guido Wietlisbach, OgilvyOne, were delighted with the wines on offer.
A deep look into the glass: Manuela Gadient, MG Organizations, Rolf Koller, Koller Della Piana Consulting, and Gerda Schröck (from left), Wirz.
Daniel Pauletto (left), amateur croupier and SoZ sales manager, with entertainer Dave Hertig, former SoZ business editor.
The winners of the Gambling Night: Sandra Haldi, By Heart, Thomas Rüttimann, Zip Media, and Isabelle Kropf (from left), Publicitas.
SonntagsZeitung customer advisor Kurt Birrer with Jacqueline Gervasi, Advertising Manager at Konica Minolta Photo Imaging.
Emmi advertiser Torsten Fankhänel (l.) with Claudia Wilden, Cinecom, and Publimedia marketing manager Markus Ehrle.
Jridé Huber with Filippo Giarratana (l.) and Thomas Lang - who is looking forward to a longer trip to South America - from Dipl. Ing. Fust.
In the sofa corner: Simon Walter, Wirz, Mascha Müller, AD at Prime Communications, and Jean Pierre Kuhn (from left) from DD Com AG.
Yes, yes...luck in love - Sabine Widmer from Metzger Lehner and boyfriend Ivan Schwendener were soon broke.
Ex-Publicis meeting at the Gambling Night bar: Imre Sinka, Lajos Vizner, Reto Alborghetti and Stefan Maegli (from left).
Guido Käppeli from Schweizer Touristik gambled together with freelance communications consultant Andrea Waltzer.
Reto Dürrenberger (left) and Daniel Izquierdo provided Janine Wettstein, Head of Communications at Smart, with gaming tips.
Publimedia-GL member Moreno Cavaliere with Andi Schaerer, Bürgi & Partner, and Sandro Prezzi (from left) from Optimedia.
The charming Gambling Night reception committee: Laura Colazzo, Angelika Heilemann and Martina Canonica (from left).