Switzerland is a popular destination boasting, alongside its culinary offer, numerous wine tourism activities. Combining wine tourism with gourmet food enhances the wine tasting experience and provides the opportunity to taste local specialties while getting to know the local culture and traditions. The culinary offer contributes to creating an unforgettable wine tourism experience. For your next trip, why not take inspiration from one of the following activities?
Wine&Dine: à la Art – an Immersive Dining Experience
An immersive culinary and sensory journey. Gourmet food and wine enthusiasts can enjoy a 4-course menu in the Rhyality Immersive Art Hall in the castle Schwandegg. In addition, guests can look forward to fine Swiss wines from the Wunderstaa estate, which perfectly complement the 4-course menu. Served in an artistic setting, the ‘à la Art’ dinner will spoil more than ‘just’ your taste buds. Dinner is framed by 360 degree projections, with diners surrounded by a highly impressive, immersive show projected onto walls, ceiling and floor, enticing you into the breathtaking landscapes of Schaffhausen.
Grape Varieties from Valais
The ‘Grape Varieties from Valais’ themed weekend provides you with an overview of the Valais wine regions and the different wines they produce. As well as learning about the history of the Valais vineyards, you will gain real insight into the different types of vines grown in the region. From the Petite Arvine variety to the Humagne Rouge, the Cornalin, as well as the Johannisberg – you will learn everything there is to know about the grape, in addition to having the chance to savour Valais grape varieties. The package includes accommodation at the Ibis Style Hotel and meals at renowned restaurants such as Le Chavalard of the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance: full board is included in your stay, allowing you to taste the specialties from the region.
The perfect offer to immerse yourself in the world of Valais wines and discover its treasures.
Wine & Dine at Castello di Morcote
A truly unique culinary experience awaits you in the region of the Castello di Morcote wine estate, in Ticino. Castello di Morcote was among the pioneers in organic vineyard management, and today, is now also applying biodynamics. This winery produces some of the best Swiss wines.
The terraced vineyard overlooks the lake and Fifteenth Century castle. After an aperitif in the garden, you will enjoy a guided tour of both the wine cellar and the barrique cellar. Afterwards, a 4-course gourmet menu awaits you in the beautiful dining room above the barrique cellar. The dishes are paired with wonderful-tasting wines from the Castello di Morcote winery.
Switzerland never fails to amaze with its varied range of wine tourism activities, which are the result of an especially creative approach in enhancing the assets of its wine regions.
Have any of these activities sparked your interest? Would you like to discover the diversity and terroirs of Swiss wines in an unconventional way? These and other exciting experiences await you at www.swisswinetour.com
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