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A very positive outcome for Un Dimanche en Dézaley

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On October 27th, Un Dimanche en Dézaley attracted numerous visitors to the enchanting setting of Dézaley in Lavaux, a vineyard listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. This immersive experience, designed to highlight Dézaley Grand Cru wines and the region’s heritage, offered the opportunity to meet passionate winemakers, taste their wines, and learn more about the unique characteristics of this exceptional terroir.

The partnership with Lavaux Vignoble en Terrasses provided crucial support for the event, mobilizing around ten volunteers and organizing a free “pedibus” service synchronized with public transport, making eco-friendly access to the site easier. Four heritage guides accompanied visitors along the route, sharing insights into the history and practices of this terraced vineyard. Additional collaborations encouraged the use of public transport to access the site, including partnerships with the Lavaux Panoramic and Lavaux Express tourist trains.

Beyond wine tastings, this event raised public awareness about best practices for preserving this extraordinary environment. A warm and convivial day that seamlessly combined the discovery of Appellation Dézaley Grand Cru wines, heritage, and respect for the site!

Thank you participating and see you next year !

Enjoying a Sunday in Dézaley, October 27, 2024

Capites, Dézaley

Bilan très positif pour Un Dimanche en Dézaley

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Le 27 octobre 2024, Un Dimanche en Dézaley a attiré de très nombreux visiteurs dans le cadre enchanteur du Dézaley à Lavaux, vignoble inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO. Ce parcours immersif, pensé pour valoriser les crus Dézaley Grand Cru et le patrimoine de la région, a permis de rencontrer des vigneron.nes.s passionné.e.s, de déguster leurs vins et d’en apprendre davantage sur les spécificités de ce terroir unique.

Le partenariat avec Lavaux Vignoble en Terrasses a apporté un soutien essentiel à l’événement, mobilisant une dizaine de bénévoles et organisant un pédibus gratuit, synchronisé avec les transports publics, facilitant ainsi un accès écologique au site. Quatre guides du patrimoine ont également encadré le parcours, partageant avec les visiteurs l’histoire et les pratiques de ce vignoble en terrasses. D’autres collaborations ont permis d’encourageant l’utilisation des transports publics pour se rendre sur le site, notamment avec les trains touristiques Lavaux Panoramic et Lavaux express

Au-delà des dégustations, cette journée a sensibilisé le public aux bonnes pratiques pour préserver cet environnement exceptionnel. Une journée conviviale qui a su allier découverte des crus de l’Appellation Dézaley Grand Cru, patrimoine et respect du site !

Merci de votre présence et à l’année prochaine!

UN DIMANCHE EN DÉZALEY, 27 octobre 2024

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The Notre Dame cross

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When heading down from Chexbres, one sees, planted in the middle of the terraced vineyards of Lavaux and accessible from the Route de la Corniche, the Notre Dame cross. It marks the fact that this was a stop for pilgrims for many centuries. The 25th of March, the feast of the Annunciation to Mary, was celebrated in the Lausanne Cathedral with a large gathering. But for reasons of distance as well as safety because the roads were infested with robbers, large numbers of pilgrims came to this high spot, from which they could see the cathedral. Until the 19th century, Protestants and Catholics continued to come here and to pray. In 1975, when the cathedral celebrated its 700th anniversary, the two Churches put up the iron cross that is there today, to honour this spot so symbolic of ecumenism.

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Vineyards praised by Napolean

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Emperor Napolean passed through Lavaux 16 May 1800 during his Italian campaign. It was the value of the work carried out by vignerons that he commented on: “Those who work here with such fervour and courage deserve our admiration and merit an exemption from taxes.”

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The capites

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Built in wood or masonry, the capites were used as tool sheds at a time when cars did not yet exist. Most of them had to hold a fossoir, a type of hoe used mainly in the vines, that had two or three teeth. This tool is the origin of the word for a unit of measure in Lavaux, used to describe a surface area: it corresponds to the amount of land that a man could work in a day, 450 m2.

Capites, Dézaley, refuge

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Contact

Association Appellation Dézaley Grand Cru
Jean-François Chevalley
President
Route du Treytorrens 1
1096 En Dézaley

info@dezaley.ch