The county of Vaud, a wine-producing canton and a land for gourmets, is a region of excellence.
The “Vaud Wine Tourism” certification distinguishes those Vaudois professionals in the hotel and catering trades as well as in the field of wines and good taste, who attach great importance to providing top-quality tourist and gourmet offers.
Initiated by the canton of Vaud, the “Vaud Wine Tourism” certification has created a network of venues where you can discover, share and above all taste Vaudois terroir products!
Lavaux, situated between Lausanne and Chillon, boasts a spectacular terraced landscape that overlooks Lake Geneva.
Abundant sunshine is available thanks to the vines’ ideal exposure, reflected sun from the lake and sunshine stored in the terraced stone walls.
The wines are well-structured and complex, characterised by notes of honey and toast and by their persistent finish.
Calamin is nestled between the village of Epesses and Lake Geneva.
Chasselas thrives on its distinctive soil, which gives the wine a rich aromatic palette, with notes of caramel and hints of chalk.
Calamin wines are classy and dense: they are characteristically smooth on the palate, slightly sappy and bitter, which adds a touch of virility.
The shores of Lake Neuchâtel on the canton of Vaud side are home to the Bonvillars wineproducing area.
Precipitation here is the canton’s lowest and the area enjoys a very favourable microclimate. It stretches from Montagny-près-Yverdon to Concise, with a smattering of small villages in between.
The wines take their characteristic notes from the limestone rock and the gravelly, mineral soil that marks the terroir.
Halfway between Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel is the Côtes-de-l’Orbe wine region, which stretches across some 20 towns and villages, from La Sarraz to Yverdon-les-Bains.
Molasse, limestone and clay soils give the area its diverse terroirs, with grapevines benefiting from mostly southerly exposures.
The Côtes-de-l’Orbe’s dry climate is ideal for red grapes, which account for 75% of wine production.