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

• Bibacchus Heida Les Terrasses du Rhône — Les Celliers de Sion
• Cayas Syrah Réserve — Domaine Jean-René Germanier
• Coeur de Domaines — Domaines Rouvinez
• Consonance — Les Parcelles
• Cornalin — Maurice Zufferey SA
• Coteaux de Sierre — Gregor Kuonen
• Cuvée Madame Rosmarie Blanc — Adrian & Diego Mathier
• Cuvée Madame Rosmarie Rouge — Adrian & Diego Mathier
• Cuvée des Devins — Domaine Grisoni
• Dahu Rosé — Les Celliers de Sion
• Dôle — Fernand Cina
• Dôle Blanche — Fernand Cina
• Etoile Dorée Petite Arvine — Coop
• Fendant — Tenud
• Fendant Les Fleurs — Domaines Rouvinez
• Folle Envie — Domaine des Alouettes
• Gamay — Belles Filles
• Grand Cru Syrah Ville de Sion — Charles Bonvin
• Heida — Varonier
• Heida Visperterminen — St. Jodern Kellerei