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Search Results for: Lavaux

Lavaux embraces organic

03/12/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Lavaux is about to put to rest forever the idea that organic wines are second-best, following a decision by a group of growers-producers Wednesday evening to stop using all synthetic products and to sharply curb the number of vine treatments by helicopters, from 7-8 a year to 4. The vote by producers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Biosuisse, Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, grapevine diseases, helicopters, Lavaux, organic wines, Vaud wines

Lavaux for a lamb-friendly red

23/09/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The weather is chilly, the leaves are turning, and I’m ready for roast lamb again. I was leaving the Vinorama wine centre in Lavaux after a ribbon-cutting event for a new hiking trail, in late April. On the spur of the moment I said to the staff that my husband was home preparing lamb, potatoes […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, Wineries Tagged With: "Le Virtuose", blends, Blondel-Dubous winery, Dézaley, Epesses, Vinorama

wine pick: “Le Virtuose” red from Lavaux

30/04/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

“Le Virtuose”, Blondel-Duboux, red blend, Epesses Grand Cru, Lavaux, canton Vaud I was leaving the Vinorama in Rivaz, on the shores of Lake Geneva, after its ribbon-cutting event Tuesday evening. On a whim I told the staff that my husband was home preparing lamb, potatoes and fresh broccoli, and I wanted a nice big red […]

Type: Red Grapes: Blend, Diolinoir, Gamaret, Garanoir Country: Switzerland Prince range: Over CHF25

Lavaux boosts public transport for tourists (update)

03/07/2014 by Ellen Wallace

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Lavaux and its vineyards are getting a tourism boost in the form of a new day pass (carte journalière) that allows visitors to use several different trains, buses and funicular cars freely throughout the day and to reach all the area’s tourism sites via train. Update: See original article, below link and […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries

Lavaux wine tourism gets train day pass (update)

03/07/2014 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Lavaux and its vineyards are getting a tourism boost in the form of a new day pass (carte journalière) that allows visitors to use several different trains, buses and funicular cars freely throughout the day and to reach all the area’s tourism sites via train. The Mobilis Lavaux Riviera Pass can be […]

Filed Under: News, Travels Tagged With: bus, CFF, day pass, Lavaux, Mobilis passes, rail, tourism, train, wine

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