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
237 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.
wine cellar(s)
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Miège
12 wines from this cellar
L'Or du Vent
L’Or du Vent cellar offers you 11 different grape varieties, which are the basis of 16 appellations.
Chamoson
16 wines from this cellar
Sélection Excelsus
The 7.5-hectare estate is located on the famous Chamoson alluvial cone, where around a dozen grape varieties are grown, some of them in a confidential way.
Ayent
21 wines from this cellar
Cave de St-Romain
The winery is run by brothers Gino and Raoul Travelletti, whose products you can sample at the family café.
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