vineyard terraces in the famous lavaux wine region, switzerland.

almost appearance centuries chasselas cistercian commercial credited earliest eastern enviable evidenced focus fragmented from geneva grape growers harvests heritage hillside history however increasing increasingly industry known lake lavaux mainly making managed monks northern number occupies old operative own patchwork plantings position producing region relatively sell selling shores sign site situated status steely sub swiss switzerland terracing thousand together unesco vaud vines vineyards viticultural white wine wineries wines world years