Johannisberg
About this grape variety
Sylvaner, known as Johannisberg in Valais, is the second most widely planted white grape variety in Valais. It is sensitive to disease and cold, but is nevertheless a vigorous plant.
Sylvaner is so at home on soil that is light, schistose and gravelly, in particular on dejection cones, that cantonal legislation dictates where it can be planted. It is ready to harvest slightly later than Chasselas.
Its potential for aging and for developing greater complexity are startlingly good—well beyond 20 years!
Johannisberg
314 ha out of 4675 ha, or 6.72%
Tasting profile
235 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarEtymology
In Valais, Johannisberg is identical to Sylvaner, from the Latin word silva, or forest, a reference to its supposed wild origin.
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Salquenen
38 wines from this cellar
Albert Mathier & Söhne
Albert Mathier & Fils pioneered winegrowing in the Valais at the beginning of the 20th century, and continues today with the maturing of wine in amphorae.
Chamoson
16 wines from this cellar
Albert Biollaz
Since 2017, this cellar has been offering three distinct Valais wine ranges: Grand Schiner, La Réserve du Chasseur and La Cuvée des Reines.
Savièse
24 wines from this cellar
Domaine Cornulus
The range of wines of Stéphane Reynard and Dany Varone is the product of their passion and exacting standards, expressed at all times and in all vintages.
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