Caveau des Vignerons d'Epesses

The Dézaley vineyard has no caveau of its own; its growers send visitors to the village caveaux, and in Epesses that means this vaulted cellar. More than twenty growers take turns behind the bar, each pouring their own Epesses, Calamin and Dézaley. The business magazine Bilanz counts the Dézaley among the top regions of Swiss wine growing. It is the evening stop on the Lavaux trail.

Each week a different grower, the tenancier, stands behind the bar and pours wines from their own cellar. The vaulted room holds 20 to 30 people, and in good weather the terrace looks over Lake Geneva. Food stays simple: Vaudois sausages and apples. In 2024 the rota included Blaise Duboux, Xavier Fonjallaz and J.-F. Chevalley.

Go between April and late October, on a Thursday to Sunday evening: the 2026 season runs from 2 April to 25 October, 17:00 to 21:00. From November to March the caveau is closed. Its last day in 2026 is also Un Dimanche en Dézaley, when growers pour along the chemin du Dézaley from 11h to 16h, entry CHF 25. The Lavaux Vinorama in Rivaz is closed that day for the Lausanne Marathon.

Open Thursday to Sunday 17:00 to 21:00, 2 April to 25 October 2026; closed from November to March. No booking is published: it is a walk-in bar for 20 to 30 people. Glass prices are not posted online, so check at the bar. Vaudois sausages and apples come with the wine. Phone +41 79 378 42 49. The web address printed in older listings no longer leads to the caveau.

Take the hourly R4 train from Lausanne to Epesses, 12 minutes. The caveau is at Ruelle du Vieux-Bourg 2, in the village 299 m in a straight line above the station; the bus stop Epesses, village is 157 m away. The Portes du Dézaley loop, about 1h50 on foot through five metal gates, starts from the same station, so walk first. Evening trains leave Epesses at :12 towards Lausanne and :46 towards Vevey.

The Caveau des Vignerons d'Epesses is a growers' wine bar in a vaulted cellar at Ruelle du Vieux-Bourg 2, in the Lavaux village of Epesses on Lake Geneva. More than twenty growers take turns pouring their own Epesses, Calamin and Dézaley. Vaud law draws the Calamin around the former commune of Epesses and the Dézaley just east of it in Puidoux, so the village sits between two Grand cru zones of Lavaux.

Vaud law places the Dézaley in the commune of Puidoux, between the Forestay stream and the lake, and the Calamin in the former commune of Epesses south of the Corniche road. Both are Grand cru designations of origin, each a single production place, and their grapes must reach at least 17.3% Brix. The growers say the Dézaley covers 54 ha, shared by about 120 owners and planted about 90% with Chasselas.

In winter the Epesses glass moves to Les 11 Terres on Ruelle du Petit-Crêt, which gives standard hours on Monday and Friday 14h to 19h30 and on Saturday and Sunday 11h to 19h30. Blaise Duboux sells bottles at his cellar on Saturdays 09h to 15h. Nearby, Domaine Croix Duplex in Grandvaux opens Monday to Saturday, and Domaine Louis Bovard in Cully pours some wines on request.