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Lavaux, Switzerland

Switzerland certainly isn't shy about stepping forward when it comes to its great outdoors. Its cow-strewn meadows, 4,000m-high peaks and glacier-fed lakes dominate the many tourist brochures, but there's one feature that still comes as a surprise to many visitors: its vineyards.

There are six wine-growing regions in the country, with around 2,500 winemakers producing 100 million litres of wine annually. But since only about 1% of this wine is exported, it remains little known outside the country, leaving the Swiss to - rather happily - drink most of it themselves. It's

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