Adventures in taste: spectacular scenery comes as no surprise, but how about the wines made in Valais, Vaud and Geneva? Swiss News explores the wine scene in Suisse Romande.
Swiss News › Nbr. 2007, April 2007
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Adventures in taste: spectacular scenery comes as no surprise, but how about the wines made in Valais, Vaud and Geneva? Swiss News explores the wine scene in Suisse Romande.
Let's start with Switzerland's biggest wine producer, the canton of Valais, and its "vineyards that ascend to heaven" according to promotional literature. Fair enough, the drama is definitely there, with terraces extending to 1,100 metres at Visperterminen, the highest vineyard in Europe.
A Valais wine tour starts just about where the Rhone spills into Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) and follows the river some 100 km up through the valley. As one approaches the town of Sion, vineyards increasingly dominate the landscape. The canton now has 22,000 growers, although just...See the full content of this document
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