We took the train (about 50 minutes) to the famous Laveaux wine terraces. Vineyards are famous because vines are planted vertically along the steep, steep mountains. We found out how steep they were when we exited the train to climb straight up to our restaurant. A UNESCO heritage site because of the brilliance and science of how the vineyards are carved into the land. The gravelly soil produces a fruity wine-right up my alley.
We tried to go about 2 weeks ago but all the restaurants were fully booked. Thank God we didn't just take a chance and go because all the little villages are really rural and we would have had to walk and walk in the heat with no sight of food. Many of the wineries were also closed.
I read so many blogs to get ready to go. There is a cement paved road that leads from St. Saphorin to Cully (about a 4 hour walk) but there were so many published tips on doing half the walk, or even shorter. We started in Epesses where we found our restaurant and walked for 20 minutes after to the Cully (pronounced Kwee) train station.
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| Due to the record rains in the last few weeks many crops are ruined. Our waitress told us not to walk in the vineyards so the winemakers could harvest remaining grapes. |
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| David rarely takes pictures but he was interested in how small the grapes were, but got larger as we walked further. |
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| Started with a glass of Calamin which is grown on the vine right below us!!!!! |
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| Foie gras not from the area but melted in your mouth delicious. |
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| Local picks: trout (tasted more like a buttery light salmon and sausage, very tasty) |
The grape where we were are the chassseles grape. There are three different areas/types of grapes:
Epesses: light and fruity
Calamin: more mineral
Dezaley: rich and floral
My second glass of wine was the Dezaley which was much better than the Colomin. Mainly because it was ice cold.
Oh I could get used to this.
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