Château de Denens: 1000 years in the service of wine - Swiss Passions Tourisme en Suisse et Rhône Alpes

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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