The best wines of Valais

Discover the best wines of Valais as well as the best winemakers of Valais and estates of Valais to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Valais and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Valais by region

Looking for a good wine of Valais among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Valais. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Valais with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Valais

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Valais

Red wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or delicious veal stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Valais

On the nose the red wine of the region of Valais. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Valais. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Valais

  • 2006With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.37/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Valais

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cornalin
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Humagne Rouge

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Valais.

Discovering the wine region of Valais

Switzerland's largest vineyard, capital of native grapes. Straight, precise alpine whites: light, floral Chasselas (Fendant), signature Petite Arvine with saline, grapefruit and rhubarb notes, rich, apricoty Amigne, mineral Humagne Blanche. Altitude reds: fine Pinot Noir, crisp Gamay, native Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, spicy and deep. Highly precise alpine age-worthy wines.

5,259 ha on sunny Rhône terraces (Martigny to Loèche, 120 km), dry alpine climate.

Great white wines of Valais

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Valais

White wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, quebec style barbecued salmon or crab matoutou.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Valais

On the nose the white wine of the region of Valais. often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or apricot and sometimes also flavors of caramel, almonds or cheese.

The best vintages in white wine of Valais

  • 0With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.13/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Valais

  • Petite Arvine
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Silvaner
  • Marsanne
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Valais.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

Great sparkling wines of Valais

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Valais

Sparkling wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), salmon steaks with lentils or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Valais

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Valais. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Valais

  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Valais

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petite Arvine
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Valais.

The word of the wine: Oxidative (breeding)

A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.

Great pink wines of Valais

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Valais

Pink wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, boeuf en daube or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Valais

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Valais. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, cheese or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, red fruit or pineapple.

The best vintages in pink wine of Valais

  • 0With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Valais

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Humagne Rouge

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Valais.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

Great sweet wines of Valais

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Valais

Sweet wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of braised (green) cabbage, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or pasta with mussels.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Valais

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Valais. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Valais. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Valais

  • 2010With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.17/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Valais

  • Marsanne
  • Petite Arvine
  • Pinot Gris
  • Malvasia
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Valais.

The word of the wine: Gravelle

Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.

Great natural sweet wines of Valais

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Valais cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Valais at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Valais

Natural sweet wines from the region of Valais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, saddle of lamb with herbs or veal escalope with lemon sauce.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Valais

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Valais

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Valais

A wine route planned in the region of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Valais.

    Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

    Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

    Discover other regions and appellation of Valais

    A wine route in the region of Valais ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

    • Arbaz
    • Ayent
    • Berneck
    • Brignon (nendaz)
    • Case postale
    • Ch
    • Chamoson
    • Champlan
    • Conthey
    • Corin sur sierre
    • Corin-de-la-crête
    • Crans-montana
    • Flanthey
    • Fully
    • Givisiez
    • Grimisuat
    • Grosshöchstetten
    • Hérens
    • Kiesen
    • La tour-de-peilz
    • Lalden
    • Lens
    • Leuk
    • Leuk-stadt
    • Martigny
    • Martigny-croix
    • Miège
    • Nax
    • Riddes
    • Rothenburg
    • Saillon
    • Salgesch
    • Salgesh
    • Savièse
    • Sierre
    • Sierre wallis
    • Sion
    • Sion-bramois
    • St-léonard
    • St-pierre-de-clages