L’Etivaz
Stop 156 of 265 · Switzerland
Two cheeses on the loop, with something to drink beside
it, something for the driver, and the road either side.
The cheeses
- Drink
- Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine whiteNutty oxidative whites echo what long ageing already put in the wheel.
- Driving
- Roasted barley teaToasted and nutty, matching rather than contrasting.
- Eat with
- Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried hamWhat keeps through an alpine winter is what is eaten with an alpine wheel.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
L'Étivaz on Wikipedia
- Drink
- Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine whiteNutty oxidative whites echo what long ageing already put in the wheel.
- Driving
- Roasted barley teaToasted and nutty, matching rather than contrasting.
- Eat with
- Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried hamWhat keeps through an alpine winter is what is eaten with an alpine wheel.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
L’Etivaz on Wikidata
The road
Arriving fromAbondance66 km (41 mi) by road, about 1 h 13 min driving.
On toGruyères28 km (17 mi) by road, about 32 min driving.
Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as
one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.