Château d'Aigle

Château d'Aigle Review

On sabbatical from a fairy-tale storybook, the 15th-century, spired-and-turreted Château d'Aigle allows both the novice and wine aficionado to get a close-up look at wine-making history and promotion. First peruse display casks, bottles, presses, and winemakers' tools in the wood-beamed chambers of the Musée Vaudois de la Vigne et du Vin et de L'Etiquette (Vine, Wine, and Wine Label Museum of Vaud), in the chateau. Some living quarters are reproduced, and there's even a collection of costumes worn over the centuries at the local Fête des Vignerons. The separate Musée de l'Étiquette (Museum of Wine Labels), in a timbered attic in an adjacent warehouse called the Maison de la Dîme, chronicles the history of prestigious vintages through a collection of labels representing more than 50 countries and dating back 200 years. Pay an additional 6 SF for a tasting of the local vintages and take the souvenir glass with you.