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Switzerland | Neuchâtel | Château d’Auvernier

A wine history of more than 400 years. This estate which is located on the shores of the Lake of Neuchâtel, currently markets the produce of about 60 hectares (148 acres) of grapevines. Although the Auvernier Castle Cellars actually possess only 16 hectares (39.5 acres) of grapevines, they cultivate an additional 24 hectares (59.3 acres) and buy the har vest of 20 hectares (49.4 acres) more from vine growers with whom their ties, in some cases, go back several generations. The light to medium chalky soils, in places with barely 40 to 50 cm of topsoil overlaying the bedrock, can be very generous, providing the grapevine with two to three metres of undersoil. Geologically similar to the Burgundy soil, although situated a little further south, it benefits from the proximity of the lake, which regulates the temperatures, thereby offsetting the additional 100 metres or so in relation to its French counterpart.

Switzerland | Vaud | Testuz

T he Testuz family established itself in the Dézaley vineyard in 1538. From father to son, each generation brought a new line of winegrowers who never stopped working the vines. Jean & Pierre Testuz S.A. has produced exceptional wines, fruits of the hard work of women and men in the vineyard as in the cellar. All are driven by the same quest for perfection and are working tirelessly to transform sun-blessed grapes into incomparable nectars. The presti gious Grands Dézaley is a great ambassador of the legendary quality of the wines produced by Testuz in Vaudois lands.

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