The "crush season," aka the grape harvest, has arrived in these picturesque Swiss vineyards. The steeply terraced vineyards of the Lavaux region along Lake Geneva"s northern shore produce grapes for some of the best wine in the country. The vine terraces can be traced back to the 11th century, when Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries controlled the area. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2007, Lavaux is the largest contiguous vineyard region in Switzerland. It"s known for producing Chasselas wine, a light, delicate white wine that"s considered the ideal pairing with Swiss raclette cheese. Visitors enjoy hiking between the vines and wine tasting at local cellars in the villages along the lakeshore. We"ll toast to that!
A crush in Lavaux
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
-
Where the glow of the holidays lingers
-
Rockin with the rockhoppers
-
We heart Berlin
-
Beethoven s 250th
-
Anybody out there?
-
Flag Day
-
Ruins of a royal temple
-
Manatees rebound
-
Kjell Henriksen Observatory
-
A cry for independence
-
All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
-
A new tradition in London
-
Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
-
The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
-
Alaska moose
-
From pirate port to nature preserve
-
Kochelsee in Bavaria
-
Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
-
Who left the tub running?
-
It’s surströmming time
-
Endangered Species Day
-
Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
-
Feel the spray in Monterey
-
National Hammock Day
-
National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
-
Siblings that play together…
-
Where the bearded reedling sings
-
Twosday
-
Barn owl, England