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Gastronomy and wines  A gastronomic review for those interested in fine food. From the «bistros» to the «gastros» , oenological discoveries, the view of the specialists, interviews with restaurant owners and outstanding wine-growers. Everything you need to know about eating in Vaud and those sometimes unrecognized regional wine treasures.
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The Lutry Viticultural Association: diversification of vines |
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by Alexandre Truffer, ©RomanDuVin.ch 2006  At the beginning of April, the Lutry Viticultural Association unveiled to the press its hundredth vintage, vinified by Laurence Keller. It was an occasion for this small organization to introduce the brand new labels for its bottles. Its lines, pure and synthetic, are split into three ranges. They have been designed by Oscar Ribes, a Catalan graphics designer settled in the region, whose most famous production is at this moment participating in the 32nd America's Cup in the Mediterranean sea.
Using the services of the designer of Alinghi's visual identity is not enough, however, to remain afloat in a very competitive wine market. The associates, who own vines without being wine growers themselves, understand this well. The cellar has thus diversified its wine stock in the past 10 years. It offers close to twenty different products. Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Gamaret coexist with red, rosy and white collections. Of course, Chasselas, the pearl of Lavaux, has not vanished. Its numerous versions are a reminder that the town's vines exist under two labels: The Villette and Lutry. Continued here (in french) |
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Café Balzac: Beware of the explosion of flavours ! |
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 It started as a place that sought to give more importance to the royal beverages: tea, chocolate and coffee. Anne and Cay Nielsen added the spices; the fruits of their travels in Asia and Africa. The result is a menu that is constantly renewed in accordance with the seasons, the temperature of the day and the inspiration of the moment. An inspiration which peaks during evenings of "Epicurean Tables"; feasts like long voyages through all the flavours. It is recommended that table reservations be made well in advance. Furthermore, more or less all of the restaurant's decorations are for sale in the adjacent boutique. Informations :Café BalzacLouis-de-Savoie 371110 MorgesT + 41 21 811 02 32
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How to get there, click herePhoto : Lucien Zurcher, Lausanne |
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A Bernese manor on a Waldensian estate |
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by Alexandre Truffer, ©RomanDuVin.ch 2006  An old Maison de Maître, which earned the title of château over time, stands in the middle of the village of Valeyres-sous-Rances. This manor holds numerous surprises that are sporadically revealed. Restorations have revealed a series of ancient frescos on all the interior walls of the building. Not all the hidden treasures are pictorial in nature. The traveller can discover a variety of the canton's less known viticultural specialities in the cellars underground. Like all Côtes-de-l’Orbe labels, red wines predominate. Chasselas, for its part, belongs to the minority specialities.
Un manoir bernois aux multiples facettes (lire la suite)
Les audaces de domaine des Morel (lire la suite)
Les vins du Château de Valeyres (lire la suite) |
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The unknown Plant Robert |
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by Alexandre Truffer, ©RomanDuVin.ch 2006  Wine-growing Switzerland has an amazing variety of vines. Some among them which may not be very popular, may have been forgotten or require a lot of care, have almost vanished. Fortunately, people and associations refuse to accept the loss of a wine-growing heritage merely for the sake of profit or the need to promote a product.
Over the past few years, in the Vaud canton, on the edge of the Léman lake, a speciality is returning to life. After almost vanishing under the concrete of a highway, this variety is gradually resurfacing among the terraces of the Lavaux. It is called the Plant Robert . Its history is remarkable, its survival incredible. As for its future, it is proving to be promising. A suivre également, les chapitres de dégustation, read more (in french)
Le Plant Robert cet inconnu, read more (in french)
Le mystère des origines, read more (in french)
Dans la famille des Gamays, read more (in french)
Pour vivre heureux, vivons caché, read more (in french)
L’AOC «Plant Robert, Plant Robez et Plant Robaz», read more (in french)
Informations pratiques sur le Plant Robert, read more |
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Château de Denens: 1000 years in the service of wine |
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by Alexandre Truffer, ©RomanDuVin.ch 2006  A parchment from 1005, the oldest document in our possession on the Denes region, confirms that vineyards during that period were cultivated around the estate. These vineyards, then the property of the Geneva chapter, most certainly go back to a very ancient period and no doubt recreated a tradition introduced by the Romans.
The Urbs began to colonize the Helvétie following the victory of Bibracte. After Divico's defeat in 58 BC, the people he led had to return to the territory of present day Switzerland and accept the Pax Romana. The towns, burnt by our ancestors during their exodus, were reconstructed according to latin models. In those days Nyon, Lausanne and Yverdon were named Noviodunum, Lousonna and Eburodunum. These boroughs were linked with roads that spanned the countryside lined with villas, estates and farmhouses. The ruins of these dwellings are strewn all over the Waldensian estates, including those of Denens. There's no doubt about the fact that the estates, belonging to the latin owners, included vineyards. In fact, the colonists received their plots of land from the Roman administration as a reward for their dedication to the army, but they had to commit themselves to planting vines. |
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