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
239 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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Ayent
16 wines from this cellar
Cave Emery
The winemaking methods, inherited from their ancestors and refined by cutting-edge technology, are reflected in the quality of their wines.
Visp
8 wines from this cellar
Cave de la Tour
Leo and Romaine Mengis cultivate 4.5 hectares of vines stretching from Sion and Visp all the way to Visperterminen.
St-Pierre-de-Clages
13 wines from this cellar
Daniel Magliocco & Fils
The aim is for the wines to be an expression of their terroir, and for the different vintages to convey a range of emotions.
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