Upper Valais

From the Raspille river to the source of the Rhône

Once you reach Salgesch, you are in the German-speaking region of Valais. Upper Valais is home to the source of the Rhône and many of the canton’s treasures.

Salgesch – Valais Wine and Vine Museum and its permanent exhibition

Steg – Switzerland’s oldest vine : a Humagne Blanc planted in 1750

Visperterminen – The highest vineyard in Europe at 1,090 metres in altitude

  • Salquenen
  • Varen
  • Leuk-Susten
  • Turtmann
  • Gampel
  • St. German
  • Raron
  • Visp
  • Visperterminen
  • Stalden
  • Naters
  • Brig
  • Lalden

Wine tasting

Winemakers, producers of enchanting wines

Brig

8 wines from this cellar

Marx Weine

Their selection ranges from dry white wine to red wine aged in oak casks, as well as a sparkling wine produced in-house.

St. German

14 wines from this cellar

Salzgeber Weine

Experience soon showed that with such an excellent climate, even speciality and late-ripening varieties produced quality wines.

Varen

22 wines from this cellar

C. Varonier & Söhne AG

Andy Varonier strives to be the forerunner of a new generation of premium Swiss wines through innovation, upholding traditions and ecofriendly methods.

Wine tourism

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Location

Verbier-Bagnes

Macbirch Vins Verbier

The oldest wine cellar in Verbier

Location

Fully

Educational path featuring the vines and guérite huts

With an incredible view of the Rhone Valley from the chestnut groves of Branson and Vers-l’Eglise

Location

Central Valais

Valais Wine Museum

The Wine Museum has two sites, one in Sierre and one in Salgesch. Walk the 6km Vineyard Trail which connects them.

Your tasting profile

Select your favourite type of wine or indicate what you are looking for in a wine and find out which Valais wine is right for you.

apricots, citrus fruits, exotic or red fruits, almonds, etc.Fruity

violet, elder, lime, rose, etc.Floral

low in alcohol, low in tanninsLight

Medium-bodied

intense alcohol, acidity and aromasFull

dominated by acid, which gives the wine a fresh appearanceCrisp

Fresh

without acidity, round, smoothSoft

no residual sugarDry

Semi-sweet

mellow wine, fairly supple, fleshyRich

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