Lavaux Wine Tour

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The monks’ large estates

In 1536, the Bernese expanded westwards, taking over land belonging to the House of Savoy – including the Barony of Vaud. This led to the large winegrowing estates in Lavaux falling into the hands of the State and the bourgeoisie. In exchange for its capitulation and the loss of its title of ‘imperial city’, Lausanne received Clos des Abbayes; in 1802, it also bought back Clos des Moines. In 1798, the Bernese left the Barony of Vaud and in 1803, the Canton de Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation. And so it is that today, the bear of Bern and the lion of Lausanne both form part of Lavaux heritage.

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Taste the wines

The bottles and/or labels of these three wines – and the wines themselves – illustrate this aspect. Usually these wines are sold only at the winegrower’s cellar, but now you can also buy them from the Office des Vins Vaudois online store.

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70cl
Type de Vin
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Fruité Rond Floral Minéral Vin Bio
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Poisson Apéritif Viande blanche Fromage

The large estates that shaped Lavaux          

Faverges is another large and very old estate, lying further east above St-Saphorin. It was bought by the State of Fribourg in 1848, having been managed for the previous 700 years by the monks at Hauterive Abbey: they first settled there in 1138. Faverges is the largest undivided estate in Lavaux and together with the estates belonging to the city of Lausanne, it was to play a prominent role in the construction and development of the Lavaux vineyards.