Lavaux

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Our weekend at the Lake of Geneva started with a hike through the vineyards of Lavaux. The weather was nasty at the beginning but got better by the minute.

Coincidentally the route we walked is part of the Via Francigena, the pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. Two years ago, two of our hosts, Pilar and Carlos made a pilgrimage into another direction - that is, from La Côte (the wine region in the west of Lavaux) to Santiago de Compostela, a journey which took them three months.

Of course, we were not only walking. Like here, Toño is explaining to Pilar and Thierry how vertjus is made:

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And we also had to rest, like here in the Cave Communale in St. Saphorin:

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If I recall correctly, the first wine recommendation Toño ever made to me, was when I was invited to Château Mac for a barbecue that was camouflaged as Raclette. He recommended a St. Saphorin. The wines of this domain perfectly match with Raclette.