Fete des Vignerons – Vevey 2019
Once each generation, the Fête des Vignerons (Wine Growers Festival) unites the people of the...
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Fete des vignerons – Night Parade
The Parade de Nuit held each evening after performances of the 2019 Fete des Vignerons is a symbolic celebration of the cyclical life of the vineyard – workers, birds and insects.
Read MoreYves de Mestral, Domaine de Maison Blanche / Mont-sur-Rolle
Yves de Mestral - Winemaker Interview with Yves de Mestral at his estate, the Domaine de Maison Blanche in Mont-sur-Rolle, Switzerland. De Mestral discusses some of the more experimental wines he is making including using...
Read MoreLe Bourru Open Cellars
Le Bourru Wine festival Each year on the first weekend of November, the wine growers of the La Cote region of Switzerland on the banks of Lake Geneva open their cellars to the...
Read MoreThe Benichon harvest celebration
The “Bénichon” is a centuries-old, traditional celebration of the end of the harvest and the descent of the cows to their winter pastures in the Fribourg region of Switzerland. The Benichon of Châtel-St-Denis takes place on the third Sunday of October.
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