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Going off the bandwagon.

This content was published on September 21, 2009 - 10:23

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A musician takes a break before the traditional procession of the 47th Russin grape harvest festival near Geneva on September 20. The festival’s float procession, wine tasting and folk music typically attract more than 40,000 visitors to the village, which has a population of 400. (KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini)

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Europe’s highest vineyard

This content was published on Jul 10, 2009 The village of Visperterminen is famous all over the world for its vineyards planted between 650 and 1150 meters above sea level. The narrow terraces with their dry stone walls rise 500 m in a very short space. The Heida grapes are known as the “pearl of alpine wines”.

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