Auberge des Vignerons

We were staying in an apartment in Rivaz and wanted a place we could hike through the vineyards to get to for Sunday lunch. The Lavaux is a amazing set of terraced vineyards overlooking Lac Leman just above Vevey.
We got there early and they were just finishing up breakfast service. We had made reservations for a table outside which is a must. The views from the terrace are as good as it gets. The wine list is better than wines by the glass and they have a good selection of ½ bottles. We had entrecôte of beef and mushroom risotto. They were tasty and lake perche seemed to be the popular dish of the day. Of course the lake was probably in Thailand but thats OK.
Its a family run house with the kids playing in the back. Just the kind of place you would take your visiting friends. Not the stuffy, fancy room written up in the guides but a family spot in a tiny village of 335 people mostly working in the vineyards or making wine.
Go for the views and stay for the honest food and interesting local wine. We loved it.

Die Küche der Auberge ist einfach aber sehr gut. Das drumherum ist einmalig: Am westlichen Ausgang des malerischen Weindorfes Epesses liegt das Restaurant und hat eine wunderbare Terrasse mitten in den Weinbergen des Lavaux. Man sitzt hier in der Sonne und fabelhaftem Ausblick auf den Genfersee, isst am besten Fisch (Felchen a la maison oder einen wunderbaren Kranz mit Eglifilets) oder dann einheimische Wurstspezialitäten (Saucisse avec papet vaudoise). Der Genuss ist sehr gross — wie Ferien.