So, let me take a hot second to tell you about the greatest thing on earth.
Caves Ouvertes. Translation? Winery Open Houses.
Apparently it happens every year: the wineries in the canton of Geneva coordinate an open house for visitors. You simply pay 5CHF for a wine glass (a legit, pretty wine glass!) and you get all the wine tastings you want.
All the wine tastings you want at each of the dozen or so wineries around the route.
Plus, they provide free shuttles to get you from each one. How ingenious is that? It’s kind of Swiss tradition to bike around to the different vineyards, but given the nature of the event that didn’t seem like a great idea to me.
Check out all these wineries
Our group hit up about 5 wineries, each a little different with a wide array of wines to test out. At each stop you could also purchase food and bottles of wine, and some of the places provided pieces of bread and cheese. We pooled together some food we had picked up beforehand and had a veritable feast of prosciutto, brie, pears, grapes, and baguette, followed up with pieces of chocolate. How lovely is that??
Now, enjoy some photos of the gorgeous Swiss countryside.
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