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

Wine tasting

Winemakers, producers of enchanting wines

Visp

18 wines from this cellar

Kellerei Drei Eichen

They enjoy aromatic and fruity wines with their own specific characteristics and their methods keep the wine as natural as possible.

Salquenen

39 wines from this cellar

GREGOR KUONEN - Caveau de Salquenen

Using grapes harvested with passion, as well as many years of experience and a lot of patience, this cellar produce over 60 select wines.

Visp

16 wines from this cellar

Chanton Weine

The family business maintains this skilful and pioneering approach today. Josef-Marie’s son, Mario Chanton, took the helm in 2008.

Wine tourism

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Flanthey

Château de Vaas

This historic building in the heart of the Valais vineyard is dedicated to the traditional red grape variety, Cornalin.

Location

Visperterminen

Visperterminen - Europe’s highest vineyard

A walk through an exceptional vineyard, including a Heida tasting at St-Jodernkellerei

Location

Sion

Mont d’Or escape game

In this outdoor activity, your challenge is to decipher it and discover the location of the legendary medal that made the Mont d’Or winery famous.

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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