Domaine de la Crausaz in Grandvaux, in the Lavaux wine region above Lake Geneva, can host seminars of 10 people or more on weekdays and weddings of up to 120 guests outdoors or 60 indoors. It is a wine estate founded in 1515, a few minutes from Lausanne and Vevey, with a conference room, a panoramic terrace, a garden and six apartments for overnight stays.
Seminars and company events
Seminars are available Monday to Friday for groups of at least 10 people, on request and subject to availability. The estate makes its rooms, terrace and garden available, so a working session can move outdoors at the break. Two formats are offered: a full day and a half day. Both include the conference room and standard technical equipment: a video projector with sound, internet and Wi-Fi, a flip chart, notepads and pens. Still and sparkling mineral water is served during meetings.
The estate also accepts other private events. For anything outside the standard packages, the team builds a tailored offer on request.
Weddings and receptions
Three formats exist for weddings and receptions. The full-day hire runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A half day runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A wine reception, called a vin d'honneur, lasts two hours. Guests are welcomed on the wide panoramic terrace, with a view of Lake Geneva and the Alps.
Outdoors, the estate states a capacity of 100 to 120 guests. Indoors, it states 40 to 60. The full-day and half-day formats include a seated meal and special set-up on request, while the wine reception format covers the aperitif only. The hire price covers the premises only. Food, drinks, service and any permits are arranged separately.
Rooms and capacities
The site lists a conference room for seminars, indoor rooms for receptions, a panoramic terrace and a garden. Indoor capacity for a wedding is 40 to 60 guests and outdoor capacity is 100 to 120. The estate does not publish a seated capacity for the conference room, so ask the team for the layout that fits your group.
Accommodation
Six apartments are offered on the estate's site. Gamaret, Syrah and Divico each have two bedrooms and sleep four. Chasselas and Mara have three bedrooms and sleep six. Sauvignon has one bedroom and a living room and sleeps four. Together they sleep 28 people.
Catering
Meals are cooked at the estate. A seminar day includes a business lunch of three courses, served plated or as a buffet, with mineral water and coffee. The buffet requires at least 20 people. Coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon offer coffee, tea, juices, mineral water and a sweet tasting. For weddings, the aperitif and seated meal are available as add-ons to the hire. Only wines from the estate are served.
History and setting
The estate dates from 1515 and sits in the middle of the Lavaux vineyards, a terraced landscape on Lake Geneva that is listed by UNESCO. It grows Chasselas, Gamay and Pinot Noir, along with Diolinoir, Gamaret and Plant-Robert. Visitors work and celebrate in a historic building facing the lake.
Getting there
The estate is less than five minutes by car from the motorway, and parking is within 150 meters. Lausanne and Vevey are a few minutes away.
