Lavaux: Harvesting grapes is thirsty work
With the promise of being paid in wine, I set out for a day’s grape harvesting in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lavaux in Switzerland.
With the promise of being paid in wine, I set out for a day’s grape harvesting in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lavaux in Switzerland.
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