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.
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Savièse
13 wines from this cellar
Jacques Dumoulin
Since 1999, Jacques Dumoulin has been producing and selling wines that constantly seek to combine taste, quality and respect for the environment.
Fully
12 wines from this cellar
Fabrice Carron
In 2020, Fabrice Carron decided to make the most of his work as a winegrower by setting up his own winery and making his first vintage.
Sierre
20 wines from this cellar
Cave Adrien et Maurice Zufferey
Maurice Zufferey and his son Adrien have the same passion for authentic Valais winemaking.
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