Switzerland's Napa Valley

If you live in the Lake Geneva region and you enjoy a glass of wine, then the chances are that you’ve heard of the Route du Vignoble de la Côte.  For many, it is just a local wine route, where you can visit vineyards and sample a few local wines.  For others, keen to embrace life in the region and find out more about the local customs of this unique corner of the world, it is very much more - it is the “Napa Valley” of Switzerland!

The “La Côte” vineyards have a big role to play in every day life here – many events are organised throughout the warmer months, encouraging visitors to discover not only the local wines of the region, but a wide range of related products too.  

In addition to its 80 winegrowers, the Route de Vignoble Association welcomes confectioners, cheese makers, and other craftsmen of the "terroir" and gastronomy. This means the website's online e-shop can offer a wide variety of food, including an apéritif themed hamper which includes 2 bottles of local white wine; 1 bottle of local rosé wine; 3 packages of flutes (puffed crackers) mustard seeds, dried tomatoes and herbs, salt from the Alps; salami; 150g of viande séchée Lo Bâo; 2 tommes vaudoise (local cheese); and 250g Gruyère cheese. It is also possible to order several different types of wine from various producers in a single order. All products are collected fresh and hand-delivered for Fr. 17.- anywhere within Switzerland.

Not only do these local tradesmen provide a wonderful source of delicious local food, but they are also particularly interesting to watch and provide a wonderful source of entertainment.  So the Route du Vignoble Association is able to offer an outstanding variety of activities for company events, team building seminars, and private parties! The Association will personalize each of these events to make them unique and unforgettable for you: a 40th birthday fondue, seminars and gastronomic meals in a winery followed by fireworks? Anything is possible!

Lots of wineries are just off the Route du Vignoble. Contact the website below for information about visiting one of the vineyards, or even staying overnight. In many cases you will be able to purchase local farm produce directly from the vineyard and learn all about the wines from their enthusiastic owners!

 

The Route du Vignoble can be accessed by car, bike (if you are fit), or by foot.  Road signs are posted through Mies, Founex, Céligny, Crans, Dullier, Begnins, Bursins, Bursinel, Perroy, Féchy, Aubonne, Lavigny, St-Prex, Yens, Bussy, Morges, Echichens, and Vullierens.

Association pour une Route du Vignoble Dynamisée
Rue de Molard
1182 Gilly
021 824 14 16
078 645 54 00
www.routeduvignoble.ch