Cépages

  • Rouge
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 2 Ha (0.01%)

Pinotage

(A traduire) Le pinotage est un cépage de cuve noir obtenu par Abraham Perold en 1925, alors chercheur de l'université de Stellenbosch en Afrique du Sud. Il s'agit d'un croisement du pinot noir avec le cinsault (Cinsault auparavant appelé Hermitage, d'où le mot Pinotage, contraction des mots Pinot et Hermitage).

Particulièrement adapté à son terroir d'origine, il a séduit certains viticulteurs par sa maturité précoce. Certains œnologues apprécient le moelleux qui vient au fil des ans arrondir le fruité de sa prime jeunesse. Sa robe profonde habille des saveurs d'épices.

  • Rouge
  • Indigène
  • 2 Ha (0.01%)

Cabertin

(A faire et traduire) Le Cabertin est issu d'un croisement interspécifique entre le cabernet-sauvignon et le ((sylvaner x riesling x vitis vinifera) X chambourcin)) obtenu en 1991 par Valentin Blatter à Soyhières (Suisse). 

  • Blanc
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 2 Ha (0.01%)

Bacchus

(A traduire) Le bacchus est une obtention de l’année 1933 de Peter Morio et Bernhard Husfeld en croisant (sylvaner x riesling) x müller-thurgau dans les installations du Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof à Siebeldingen (Palatinat) en Allemagne. 

  • Blanc
  • Traditionnel (av. 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Muscat Blanc

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a variety of Italian or Greek origin that is widespread in Mediterranean countries, particularly in Italy under the name Moscato Bianco and in France under the name Muscat de Frontignan. In Switzerland, there are records of this variety prone to grey mould dating back to 1535-1536 in Valais under the name of muscatellum. Since 2008, thanks to morphological and genetic studies, we know that there are two varieties of Muscat in Valais: Muscat du Pays or Muscat Vert, which is identical to the Italian Moscato Giallo, and Muscat Blanc, which is none other than Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. Of the two Muscats grown in Valais, one probably arrived via the Rhone valley, and the other through the Col du Simplon.
Associated names : 
Muscat du Valais, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
  • Rouge
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Marechal Foch

An artificial hybrid of Millardet and Grasset 101-14 OP and Goldriesling, this variety was created in 1911 at Colmar (Alsace, F) and named after the French General Maréchal Ferdinand Foch. It is related to the Lucie Kuhlmann and Léon Millot varieties. A very early variety resistant to winter frost, it is grown in Switzerland in cooler climates, mainly in German-speaking Switzerland, where it produces intensely coloured wines, with high levels of tannic acid.
  • Blanc
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Saphira

  • Blanc
  • Traditionnel (av. 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Riesling

Riesling is one of the most ancient German varieties – there are records of it dating back to 1435 in Rheingau, from where it probably originates. Its name may be derived from the old German word rîzan meaning "to split", possibly in reference to the grapes that split easily under pressure, like with Chasselas (Fendant). DNA tests have established that Riesling is one of many offsprings of Gouais Blanc, just like Chardonnay, Gamay, Furmint, etc. which are therefore half-siblings of Riesling. In Switzerland, this late-ripening variety, resistant to cold and mildew, is mainly grown in Valais and Zurich, where it gives structured, highly acidic wines, with hints of kerosene as it ages.
  • Blanc
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Sémillon

Originating from the region between Sauternes and Bordeaux, Sémillon takes its name from semeljun, the local dialect word for Saint-Émilion. DNA tests suggest it is related to Sauvignon Blanc, with which it is often blended in the sweet wines of Sauternes. This variety with variable yields is prone to grey mould. Uncommon in Switzerland, it gives herbaceous wines with a waxy, citrus aroma.
  • Rouge
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Alicante Bouschet

(A traduire)

  • Rouge
  • Allogène (après 1900)
  • 0 Ha (0%)

Zweigelt

An artificial cross of Blaufränkisch and Sankt Laurent created at the Klosterneuburg Research Centre near Vienna in Austria in 1922, Zweigelt was named after its creator Fritz Zweigelt. A relatively early variety, prone to powdery mildew and highly productive, Zweigelt is not widely grown in Switzerland.