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

Leuk – Switzerland’s oldest vine: a Cornalin planted in 1798

Visperterminen – The highest vineyard in Europe at 1,150 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

Leuk-Susten

1 wines from this cellar

Rhonetaler Weine

Marie-Jeanne Bovet’s Cornalin wine is critically acclaimed, far and wide.

Salquenen

28 wines from this cellar

Adrian & Diego Mathier - Nouveau Salquenen

Named "Swiss Cellar" of the years 2018-2011-2007, this prosperous, tradition-steeped family business is run by Diego and Nadia Mathier.

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.

Wine tourism

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Location

Martigny

Espres Lilo

With around twenty seats, you can come and enjoy a glass of wine, a coffee or even come and discover the products of our partners.

Location

Chalais

The 3 bisses and Ozenit guérite

This original activity is a sensory adventure, including hiking and tasting of regional produce such as Ozenit wines.

Location

Salquenen

The Wine-making Olympics

This team experience is offered by the Valais cellar Johanniterkellerei.

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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