Petite Arvine
About this grape variety
Petite Arvine is the internationally renowned white Valais wine. It is a delicate grape, sensitive to wind, and it ripens late. As a result it demands the most exposure to sun, but preferably not in overly dry soil.
Arvine gives a complete range of wines, each as exquisite and interesting as the next: the nervy dry version with its aromas of wisteria and grapefruit; the slightly sweet Petite Arvine with notes of rhubarb and the many sweet withered grape wines, often exceptionally concentrated, with very intense aromas of a wide variety of exotic fruits.
Petite Arvine
252 ha out of 4675 ha, or 5.4%
Tasting profile
255 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarAncestry
Orphan grape variety, grandparent of the extremely rare Grosse Arvine
wine cellar(s)
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Chamoson
12 wines from this cellar
Les Fils de René Favre - John et Mike Favre
Owner-winemakers for three generations, the Favre family cultivates an area of 8 hectares of vines to produce around 50,000 bottles per year.
Sion
14 wines from this cellar
Domaine du Mont d'Or
The Johannisberg grape variety is the star of the estate and grows on half of it estate, 220 terraces covering 24 adjoining hectares. = Mont d’Or is, since 1848, the oldest winemaking domain in Valais.
Ayent
8 wines from this cellar
Chèrouche
Their viticulture is organic. Fertilizers and irrigation are prohibited. All the work in the vineyards are done manually (topography obliges).
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