Definition: Nord Vaudois (wine-growing region)

The region is popular with tourists, offering castles, museums and picturesque sites to visit. The Nord-Vaudois region comprises three districts: Grandson, Yverdon-les-Bains and Orbe, and in terms of wine production, Avenches can also be added to the list. In the canton of Vaud, the vineyards referred to by the pejorative term "Nord vaudois" play an interesting role. The watershed between the Rhône and the Rhine is located at "Milieu du Monde" (Middle of the World), a place name that is also the name of an inn in Pompaples. Nearby, the vineyards of Éclépens and La Sarraz drain their surplus water via the Venoge into the Lake Geneva basin. Beyond that, to the north, the waters – and the wines! – flow into the Rhine.