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Switzerland 2025 Part 2 – Lavaux and the Vinorama

Posted on 27/10/2025 by dccrossley

Part Two of my Swiss trip takes us to Lavaux. Lavaux is certainly the most famous wine growing part of the Canton of Vaud, and along with mountain vineyards of the Valais, further east, it is one of the two … Continue reading →

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Far Flung Grapes – A Different Kind of Wine Travel

Posted on 27/10/2020 by dccrossley

“ The Whale that wanders round the Pole is not a table fish. You cannot bake or boil him whole, nor serve him in a dish…” Hilaire Belloc I’ve always loved this poem and I remember writing this first verse in … Continue reading →

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A Lavaux Affair

Posted on 28/02/2017 by dccrossley

Let’s face it, if you are the kind of wine lover who reads a wine blog you are probably an inveterate romantic who adores being in the vineyards as much as drinking the wine. Something in that bucolic scenery gets … Continue reading →

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