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famous being the Blauburgunder. Winegrow‐         reflected in the cooking” he says. “For me,
            ers, weather, and especially the Föhn wind        less is more. Even though our Signature Dish
            help to produce great vintages year after         always has the same ingredients - char, burnt
            year. Today, various wine press producers         cream, and fir - it changes due to the sea‐
            age their finest wines in barriques and achieve   sonality of the ingredients. The fir oil has
            top rankings at international tastings.           different shades of acidity, and in the case
                Great wines are not the only reason Epi‐      of the cream, alpine hay or barn hay causes
            cureans travel to Bad Ragaz. Sven Wassmer,        different fat compositions.” Guests who
            head chef at Memories, serves up Alpine Cui‐      choose still, not sparkling, water to go with
            sine and has been awarded with three Michelin     the food will be served a helping from the
            Stars for his innovative spin on traditional      thermal waters, and so the history based on
            Swiss food. “We work with small producers         wellness through water continues.
            and use Mother Nature as our larder. Dairy            www.heidiland.com
            products are central to the Alps and this is          www.resortragaz.ch








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