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Fonjallaz

Industry	Winery
Founded	1552
Headquarters	Ruelle du Petit-Crêt 1, CH - 1098 Epesses, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Key people	Patrick Fonjallaz
Website	www.patrick-fonjallaz.ch/en

Fonjallaz is a traditional winery in Epesses, Switzerland, the family business founded in 1552.

The basic facts:

• The region was used for the wine production from 12th century, when Bishop of Lausanne gave uncultivated soil to Cistercian monks.
• In 1552, the Fonjallaz family started the viticulture tradition.
• Today the winery is managed by Patrick Fonjallaz in the 12th family generation.
• The vineyard area is about 34 hectares and the slope is 30-50 percent.

See also

• Swiss wine
• List of oldest companies

References

1. "Passerille Süsswein" (in German). Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
2. "Winzer Patrick Fonjallaz" (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2017.

External links

• Homepage
• Location on Google Maps

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