The Winery Clos Grandinaz of Sion of Valais

Winery Clos Grandinaz - Dôle de Sion
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Sion in the region of Valais

The Winery Clos Grandinaz is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Sion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos Grandinaz wines

Looking for the best Winery Clos Grandinaz wines in Sion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos Grandinaz 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 Winery Clos Grandinaz wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos Grandinaz

How Winery Clos Grandinaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), chicken with rice for cookeo robot or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz

  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Sion

The wine region of Sion is located in the region of Valais of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Fils de Charles Favre or the Domaine Les Fils de Charles Favre produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sion are Pinot noir, Chasselas and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sion often reveals types of flavors of game, red currant or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of cassis, cranberry or dried fruit.

In the mouth of Sion is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Sion, producing 87 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Clos Grandinaz

How Winery Clos Grandinaz wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz

  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Clos Grandinaz.

  • Sylvaner

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Clos Grandinaz

Planning a wine route in the of Sion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Clos Grandinaz.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Clos Grandinaz and wines from the region

Chile harvest report 2022: ‘a challenging year in terms of climate’ 

Just over 6,400km in length, Chile is a country with a fascinating range of terroirs. This is fully reflected in the diversity of its wines. Heavily influenced by air currents from the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Andes to the east, all of Chile’s wine producing valleys have their own microclimates, as well as distinct complex soil composition. This variety means that individual vineyards experienced the harvest conditions of 2022 in different ways. It was a year that saw the continuation o ...

DO Montsant increases transparency

The focus is upon a new series of back label additions which will be: Viticultor – Elaborador: viticulturist/winemaker aka vigneron Embotellador – Elaborador: bottler Comercialitzadora: commercial wine agent aka negociant Work on these changes began at their 15th anniversary back in 2016 and has been ongoing since. Despite this length of time, part of their introduction has clearly been spurned by the recent wine fraud case wherein hundreds of thousands of their (and other locals DO’s) bac ...

Sebastian Payne MW retires from The Wine Society

Having joined The Wine Society’s team in 1973 as promotions manager, Payne became the head buyer in 1985. He stepped down from this position in 2012, when Tim Sykes took over, but has remained on the buying team ever since. As part of his responsibilities, Payne has bought in every region throughout the years but, in recent years, focused mainly on Italy and Bordeaux. He was also instrumental in introducing wines from Eastern Europe and Greece to the portfolio. The Wine Society described Payne’s ...

The word of the wine: Chaptalization

The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.