Swiss serving sizes and a fetal comparison.

So yes, wine in Swiss restaurants comes by the deciliter, and other serving sizes are often posted on the menu too, mainly for meat and cheese dishes. A standard serving of fondue is 200 grams, a fact not lost on Gilles yesterday after having received the news that the baby now weighs 190 grams (a size which apparently would make even an 18-weeker proud. Damn.).

We were mock-grumbling about who should be responsible for doing a household task that neither of us were eager about. "You do it," I told him, "I'm tired from growing 190 grams of baby."

"Please," he shot back without missing a beat. "I ate more fondue than that this weekend."

Touché. But it's still growing, dear, it's still growing ... so although this task may have been mine, the next will certainly be yours.

swiss wine, swiss glass
(and only a little bit of perspective trickery).