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
263 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
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Orphan grape variety, grandparent of the extremely rare Grosse Arvine
wine cellar(s)
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St-Pierre-de-Clages
Lauréat Etoiles du Valais20 wines from this cellar
Cave Ardévaz - Famille Boven
More than 20 grape varieties are used here to produce 28 different wines, with specialities such as Johannisberg, Petite Arvine, Païen, Merlot and Syrah.
Sierre
20 wines from this cellar
Erhard Mathier Vins
Tobias Mathier, the son, has been at the helm since 2016, continuing the craft’s traditions with creativity and innovation.
Varen
24 wines from this cellar
Leyscher Weine
With a strong family collaboration in the vineyard and at the winery, Leyscher Weine has already received several national and international awards.
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