The Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, fish with madras curry and coconut milk or pesto pasta salad.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, vanilla or apricot and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.
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.
How Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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.
How Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, caramelized lamb mice or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fabienne Cottagnoud. is a with a nice freshness.
A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.
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Intraspecific crossing between pinot noir and cabernet-sauvignon obtained in 1982 at the Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins in Wadenswil (Switzerland). It can be found in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, ... in France it is very little known.
