Two thousand years of wine making are evoked in the compelling Musée de la Vigne et du Vin, a thoroughly modern and interactive wine museum inside Aigle’s fairy-tale castle. The six hands-on digital experiments – indulge in your own Chasselas grape harvest, make wine etc – in the ‘lab’ are particularly fun. Entry includes admission to Château d'Aigle and Maison de la Dîme.
Musée de la Vigne et du Vin
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