this resolute determination for everything seemingly to be done on our terms, otherwise we will walk away, and people are being told that they are not negotiating if they are not bowing to our demands, i do not think this is the right strategy. now on bbc news, the travel show is in switzerland at the world's biggest wine festival. coming up on this week's programme: i'm in switzerland at one of the world's most colourful and crazy wine festivals. plus i'll be finding out why the natural wine movement is on the rise. that's really nice. theme music plays. hello and welcome to the travel show, with me, lucy hedges.

this week i'm in vevey, a small swiss town on the shores of lake geneva, as it hosts the world's biggest and perhaps most infrequent wine festival. as well as being home to unesco—projected lavaux vineyards, vevey is known for its living tradition, the fete des vignerons, a three—weeklong celebration of wine that transforms the town. while switzerland might not spring to mind when you think of wine, they actually produce around 100 million litres a year, exporting only 2% of it. it is said that during the fete des vignerons, visitors to this unsuspecting lakeside town work their way through — are you ready — over half a million bottles of wine. the festival itself actually began as a one—day feast, hosted by an ancient brotherhood,

as a way to reward the best winemaker in the region, and it clearly takes locals a while to recover, as the festival only takes place once every 20 to 25 years. the fete des vignerons began in 1797 as a small parade through the streets of vevey. but because of unrest in the region over the next couple of decades, the next event was not organised for another 22 years. a cycle that has remained ever since. unbelievably, this yea r‘s fate is only that 12th festival since then, with each year's show growing in size and spectacle. today, the climax of the celebration is a daily show that takes place in a specially built stadium, and features over 5000 volunteers. and this year, the show has been created by the man behind cirque du soleil. i'm loving the vibe back here —

there's people in costumes, there's props everywhere. now, as the creator of this incredible show — what's going to be an incredible show — what is it like creating something that only happens once every 20 years? it is something very unusual, in some form, and it is like, really, a theatre show, but with 5000 actors, maybe more, 6000, something like that. you can be very precise and tell the story about the work that the people are... or you can try to find a different form to bring them like in a strange journey. so it's about using your imagination, not doing things conventionally, doing things a little bit outside the box, having a bit of fun with it, basically? yeah. so with 5000 people in your show, do you think you've got room for one more? dance with your hands, do this... dance with my hands? yeah. laughs.

does that mean i'm in? you're in! the show itself represents a year in the life of a vineyard and, in order to have enough roles for that many volunteers, it means even the bugs and birds get their moment in the spotlight. sabine, talk me through what i'm going to be doing. right, so you're going to be an etourneau dancer, a starling dancer. the idea is that your upper body is completely separated from your lower body, and that your arms feel like wings and you can fly. you make that look really easy. i think i'm getting it. yeah, you're looking great. be honest. no, i'm being honest, you're definitely getting it. i'm believing you. ok, so, at the minute, ifeel like i'm a little bit stiff, especially on the left—hand side, but i've got time to perfect my wingspan movements. i'm quite looking forward to getting involved in the show, so bring it on. so i've got my moves,

now it's time to get my costume. these are huge! how do i look? am i working it? you're amazing! laughs. then the three—hour extravaganza began. the crowd sounds huge. a little bit scary. the first—ever festival for the fete des vignerons held a capacity of 2000 people, i'm about to perform in front of almost 20,000 people! showtime! it wasn't until i ran out into the stadium that the olympic scale of the show truly sank in. the sun is blazing, it's so hot, i am melting. totally worth it!

look at this atmosphere! i can't think of another place where multiple generations from one family get the chance to be involved in such an epic experience together. this really means a lot to a lot of people, a lot of emotions running high, and i can see why. applause. the choreography wasn't as important in the end, everyone was restyling, but it looked really good and what an honour to take part in some thing that only happens once every 20 year. i ain't going to be this limber in 20 years, i tell you that now! now, i'm heading to the swiss alps to meet a winemaker who is doing things a little bit differently. peter hans—schmidt set up mythopia

when the natural wine movement was taking off. today, the consumption of natural wine is on the rise, with emerging names creeping onto wine lists in most of the world's best restaurants. there is no official definition as to what makes a natural wine but it is all about low intervention, letting nature do the work without using any chemicals or additives. and i've heard peter's vineyard is a pretty good example of this. that was quite the trek. i'm used to vineyards being a bit more — a bit tidier. there's a lot going on, there's brambles, there's bushes, there's loads of wild plants — this isn't your typical vineyard, is it? the thing is to have really a living space for all nature. so there's a method behind the wildness? there's definitely a method. we don't need any fertiliser, so it only comes from the greens that we have planted here. i'm starting to see what you're talking about. this is definitely your

patch, this isn't. no. it looks quite barren, there's no undergrowth. you look this way, it's wild flowers, bees, butterflies. there's a lot going on on this side. i mean, this is the traditional way, like wine growing was done here for the last 50 years and more. so we took out half the wines to make space and to give light. peter has clearly put a lot of effort into making his vines as wild as possible. apparently his vineyards are home to 64 species of butterfly. but having never tried natural wine, i'm looking forward to tasting how it differs from the wine i'm used to. so, peter, what are we tasting? the disobedience is a white wine. but if you see, the colour is more like golden. they call it like orange.

yeah, it's a nice colour. not one you would expect when someone says white wine. in the old days the wine had four colours — there was red and white, and it was rose and orange. when we did this wine we broke all the rules. it is like doing all in the wrong way, so in the end, it comes to this. that's really nice. it is quite tangy but really flavoursome but very different to the white wines i'm used to. it's steep here, isn't it? yeah. speaking to peter has made me realise that natural winemaking is as much a philosophy as it is a process. that part of the excitement within the movement is the unpredictability of nature that helps make each bottle different from the last, something traditional winemakers have spent centuries trying to avoid. he's also made it clear that even the wildest of vineyards need taming. so he's agreed to let me have a go on his little red tractor. from the outside, it looks wild,

but if you do not manage it, it's just all overgrown and after a three years there's nothing to harvest anymore. so it's controlled wildness. yes. it's myjob to manoeuvre the roller backwards, down the hill, flattening the grass that will then act as a natural fertiliser for the soil underneath. but i've never been that good at reversing. this is a lot harder to manoeuvre than i thought. i've done many things for the travel show but driving a tractor backwards down the swiss alps, definitely wasn't in the originaljob description. i think it's fair to say that a lot of us have got expectations of how wine should taste based on what we've been told so it's quite a refreshing and fascinating

to see people like peter refusing to conform and it's easy to see that by using more natural methods, not only is he doing his bit for the environment, but he's shaking up the wine industry a little bit too. and that's it for this week's travel show. but coming up next week: ade‘s in amsterdam to see researchers prepare to restore rembrandt‘s the night watch in full view of the paying public. wow. oh, man, so that's it? all of this scrutiny and all of this work for one artist. so make sure you catch that and in the meantime, don't forget, you can check us out on social media. but for now, from me, lucy hedges, and the rest of the travel show team, here in switzerland, it's goodbye. good afternoon. a real mix of weather to come over the week ahead. the weather is fairly quiet, most places will be dry once again. we

had some showers in kent yesterday, no signs of those today. they stay offshore. we had a cold start in the north—east, we have seen plenty of sunshine. there is more cloud in western parts of scotland. and in northern ireland. some spots of drizzle. dry and spells of sunshine. warm, when the cloud comes over it is chilly. in eastern areas, it is not as windy. loud thickens, rain pushes in overnight, some heavy rain in northern ireland. that is working into wales and west in england. not as cold as last night, more cloud around. there are skies for longer. skies on the chilly side. there will be some rain, nothing to sweep it across the uk, that wet weather goes

southwards. rain and cloud, patches of rain developing. further north, the rain turns light and patchy. the wet weather keeps going. here it could be heavy and thundery. a chilly day on monday, temperatures of 1a or 15 degrees, not good at all. a lot of cloud committee weather front splits. then, all. a lot of cloud committee weatherfront splits. then, the rain dives down. we do have a brief ridge of high pressure in the south—west. this week whether front is on the scene. a band of cloud sweeping down towards the midlands. there will be some sunshine around, it feels warmer, notably so, through central and northern england and wales. reaching 20 degrees. wet and windy weather flirting in the reaching 20 degrees. wet and windy weatherflirting in the north—west. it sweeps down overnight. this area of low pressure contains remnants of

hurricane dorian. it brings wet and windy weather overnight. it sweeps into england and wales, coming light and patchy. and elsewhere, we do see sunny spells, showers in the north, and across the north and parts of the uk, 17 or 18 degrees in the south. 20 or 21 celsius.

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