Caves Ouvertes

Spring is in the air and the day of the Open Caves (or Caves Ouvertes in French) was upon us. It was the day that over 100 wineries in the Geneva area were open for free wine tasting. I had missed this annual event last year because I thought it was the start of the wine tasting season, not just a single day... this year I knew better and was sure to be in town for this big event.

A group of us met up and took the little regional train out to the Geneva countryside to "discover the subtle bouquet of the different grape varieties of the Geneva vineyards." We had such a great day - the wine was flowing and we ran into so many familiar faces while we wandered through the vineyards from village to village. I can't quite remember all the different wines we tasted, but they were delicious. Our friends who were about to move to Colorado even managed to sell their car in the midst of the festivities!

We bought a few bottles to help support the local wineries and ate our share of the scrumptious cheeses that were passed out at the testings. After shutting down the last winery (they had to ask us for their glasses back!) we stopped by our favorite bar ("the no-name bar") for a couple more drinks before dinner. Needless to say, we slept in the next day and took it easy. We love to travel, but there is nothing like a lazy weekend in Geneva with good friends! Sante!! -- To your health!


The start of a great day


Wine tasting under a shady tent


Those scrumptious Geneva vines


Our final winery


They sold the car!


More wine with dinner? Sure!