The Cave du Forum of Valais

Cave du Forum
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 783 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais

The Cave du Forum is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave du Forum wines

Looking for the best Cave du Forum wines in Valais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave du Forum wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Cave du Forum wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Cave du Forum

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave du Forum

How Cave du Forum wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or pasta with puttanesca sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave du Forum

In the mouth the red wine of Cave du Forum. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave du Forum

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave du Forum.

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

Discovering the wine region of Valais

The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.

The Valais Terroir is one of the world's most dramatic. The valley benefits from its sheltered position below the high alpine peaks, with the most obvious bonus being the fohn wind, which keeps the area unusually Warm and Dry considering its altitude (most vines grow here at between 460 and 760m - 1500-2500ft). The fohn effect is also enjoyed by Ticino, although there, mountain weather systems bring sporadic, heavy rainfall. Vertiginous alpine topography also gives the vines in Valais the advantage of emphasized vineyard orientation and many are planted on steep gradients of up to 90% (42 degrees).

This steepness, although making it markedly harder to manage and harvest the vines, brings the significant benefits of excellent drainage and increased exposure to sunlight. Production is centered around the towns and villages that run aLong the 50km (30 mile) section of the valley from Martigny in the southwest to Leuk, northeast. It is not unusual to see labels mention both variety and town, such as "Amigne de Vétroz" or "Fendant de Sion". This commune-based labelling convention is a reasonably widespread Swiss quirk as most appellations in the country follow broad, cantonal boundaries yet allow the name of the commune (sometimes even cadastral names and "lieu-dits") on the label.

The top white wines of Cave du Forum

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave du Forum

How Cave du Forum wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of croque-monsieur, mussels with rosemary and barbecue or chicken curry (like in reunion island).

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave du Forum

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave du Forum.

  • Chasselas
  • Marsanne
  • Petite Arvine
  • Johannisberg

Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge

It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.

The top pink wines of Cave du Forum

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave du Forum

How Cave du Forum wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal fillet stroganoff, rabbit in white wine (casserole) or duck legs confit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave du Forum.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Cutting

A blend of wines from different origins (not to be confused with the assemblage).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave du Forum

Planning a wine route in the of Valais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave du Forum.

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

News about Cave du Forum and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Azé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Cutting

A blend of wines from different origins (not to be confused with the assemblage).