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
243 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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Chamoson
17 wines from this cellar
Petite Vertu
Patrick and François Schmaltzried welcome both friends and wine enthusiasts to explore within its vaulted walls.
St-Léonard
24 wines from this cellar
Antoine et Christophe Bétrisey - Artisans du vin
As true craft creators of the vine and of wine, these winemakers cultivate and produce the grapes from 15 hectares of vines in symbiosis with nature.
Chalais
21 wines from this cellar
Domaine Mathieu
Jean-Louis Mathieu's tireless work in the vineyard and cellar has been honoured by a number of awards in Switzerland and abroad.
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