🏛️ Fête des Vignerons
A Swiss winegrowers' festival held once a generation; on the UNESCO heritage list.
The Fête des Vignerons in Vevey is a Swiss winegrowers' festival held in the town of Vevey on the shore of Lake Geneva. It takes place rarely, about once a generation, that is every 20–25 years. The most recent big festival was in 2019. It is organised by a winegrowers' brotherhood that has existed since long ago.
The festival includes a theatre show, music, dance and a parade. Thousands of participants perform in the arena, many of them local residents. It shows the winegrower's work through the year: pruning, vine care and harvest. The tradition is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.
Near Vevey lie the terraced vineyards of Lavaux, also a World Heritage site. The festival belongs to the wider group of wine harvest festivals held in wine regions, but it is one of the largest and rarest examples.
How it connects to Wine
🏛️ Fête des Vignerons → kind of → 🍷 Wine harvest festival → kind of → 🍷 History of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Next step
- 🏛️ Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
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- 🍷 Wine harvest festival
Frequently asked questions
How often is the Fête des Vignerons held?
About once every 20–25 years, once in a generation.
Where is the festival held?
In the town of Vevey on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
What does the festival celebrate?
The winegrower's work through the year and the winegrowing tradition.
Sources
- Wikipedia (en): Fête des Vignerons
- Wikipedia (de): Fête des Vignerons
- Wikipedia (fr): Fête des Vignerons
- Wikidata Q682504
- UNESCO