Winemaking as comedy

Last week, TSR 1 began airing a comedy series filmed in the canton of Vaud, where I reside.  The series, called colloquially, if ungrammatically, "T'es pas la seule" ("You're not the only one"), has been filmed in the region around Begnins which is not far from my own little town.  Begnins is located a little farther from the lake than I am, but its elevation provides a stunningly panoramic view of Lake Geneva and the Alps, as can be seen at its official site here.  As with most of this agricultural region, it is also a wine-producing area.

The series theme revolves around three sisters, one of whom struggles to recast herself as a wine producer after inheriting a wine estate from an eccentric aunt.  As a former city dweller, Eve's previous experience with wine has been only with the finished product.  It is thus no surprise that this new undertaking comes with complications.  Her husband suffers from professional burn-out and her two children enliven the scene.   Her jet-setting top-model sister returns to "help" and Eve is further encumbered, among other things, by a stubborn cleaning woman, jealous neighbors, an unexpected heir who challenges her right to the property, as well as the occasional spectral return of her opinionated late aunt.

The young women are all quite easy on the eyes, as can be seen in this trailer. 

The series is produced by Rita Productions, a Geneva-based film company that also produces documentaries.  It prides itself on presenting unexpected readings of modern society.  The second episode in the series will air at 8 pm this evening.  I'm still trying to decide whether I like it, but it is always fun to see this beautiful area on the little screen.