The Winery Gérard Raymond of Valais

Winery Gérard Raymond
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1160 of the estates of Valais.
It is located in Valais
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The Winery Gérard Raymond is one of the best wineries to follow in Valais.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gérard Raymond wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Gérard Raymond

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gérard Raymond

How Winery Gérard Raymond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef miroton, lamb keftas or pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gérard Raymond

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gérard Raymond. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gérard Raymond. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gérard Raymond

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Gérard Raymond.

  • Cornalin
  • Gamaret
  • Gamay
  • Nebbiolo
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 Winery Gérard Raymond

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gérard Raymond

How Winery Gérard Raymond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, lean fish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of chicken in sauce, mixed paella valenciana or cannelloni of meat.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Gérard Raymond.

  • Chasselas
  • Malvasia
  • Petite Arvine
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Rèze

Discover the grape variety: Malvasia

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gérard Raymond

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 Winery Gérard Raymond.

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

News about Winery Gérard Raymond and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

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The word of the wine: Natural sweet wine

Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.