In year 1931 Jakob Hammel began to develop the wine business with his son Richard, a business that he handed over to the latter in 1944. In 1947, Richard Hammel creates the public limited company HAMMEL S.A.. The same year, Mr. Charles Rolaz joined the company as a shareholder and director alongside Richard Hammel. Together, they give a great boost to the House which develops considerably. Today, Domaines Rolaz and Maison Hammel are among the most renowned producers in Switzerland. Owners and tenants of renowned Domaines, Clos and Châteaux, they control all stages of wine production, from growing the vines to bottling. The company cellars the harvest of nearly 150 ha of vineyards, including 8 estates owned in the cantons of Vaud (La Côte and Chablais) and Valais, and 8 other estates, partners for several generations (Vaud and Geneva), vinified, bred and marketed exclusively for Switzerland. One of those domaines is Château de Vullierens. The Domaine du Château de Vullierens has belonged to the descendants of the De Mestral family for more than 700 years. Built in 1300, the imposing medieval castle was partially demolished and then rebuilt in 1712. Magical, magical, absolutely beautiful, visitors have no shortage of superlatives to describe this exceptional estate of more than one hundred hectares renowned for its Gardens containing a fabulous collection of irises and daylily lilies of more than 600 different varieties as well as a profusion of rhododendrons, tulips, fragrant roses and peonies. The imposing park also houses a collection of monumental contemporary sculptures by famous artists from around the world. In this enchanting bucolic setting, the seven-hectare vineyard stretches out at the foot of the Château, facing the Alps and Lake Geneva. The quality of this Grand Cru has been recognized for a very long time, its wine being already famous in the 18th century by Rousseau in his novel La Nouvelle Héloïse.

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