Valais

**Valais** — In the sunny upper Rhône valley of southern Switzerland, Valais is the country's largest and one of its most varied wine regions, farmed on dramatic Alpine terraces. **Wines & grapes** — The workhorse white is Chasselas (known locally as Fendant), while Pinot Noir and Gamay make the red blend called Dôle. Valais is also a treasury of rare native grapes such as Petite Arvine, Amigne, Humagne and Cornalin. **Character** — Steep, sun-drenched slopes and a dry mountain climate give wines that are ripe yet fresh, ranging from easy-drinking whites to characterful, distinctly local specialties. Little leaves Switzerland, so these bottles are seldom seen abroad.

Wines

• Consonance — Les Parcelles
• Cuvée des Devins — Domaine Grisoni
• Folle Envie — Domaine des Alouettes
• Gamay — Belles Filles
• Grand Cru Syrah Ville de Sion — Charles Bonvin
• Heida — Varonier
• Heida Visperterminen — St. Jodern Kellerei
• Sang de l'Enfer — Mathier & Diego Mathier / Nouveau Salquenen AG
• Solstice — Domaine des Dix Vins
• Séduction Grains Nobles de la St-Nicolas Muscat — Cave Emery
• Sélection Heida Le Zéphir — Cave Emery