The Cabernets, a breath of Bordeaux in the heart of the Alps
Grape varieties
Fendant, the emblem of a time and place
Johannisberg, entre Riesling et Silvaner
Petite Arvine, divine idyll with salty taste
Amigne, first mentioned in the 17th century
Heida, aka Païen, Upper Valais’s Vin Jaune
Rèze, wine of the Romans and Vin du Glacier
Marsanne – Ermitage in Valais
Humagne Blanc, a potion for childbirth
Lafnetscha and Himbertscha, surprising grapes from Upper Valais
Muscat, a taste of the Mediterranean
Malvoisie, Pinot Gris: sweet origins
Pinot Noir, the red that is everywhere
Cornalin, the grape that was rediscovered
Humagne Rouge, offspring of Cornalin from Valais
Syrah, the birth of a passion
Dôle, the first blend
The Cabernets, a breath of Bordeaux in the heart of the Alps
Grape varieties
The Cabernets, a breath of Bordeaux in the heart of the Alps

These made the reputation of Bordeaux wines; today they are used in Valais in some blends. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc are mentioned for the first time in Valais under the generic name of Bordeaux, in 1862.
These plants were brought into canton Vaud in 1837 from Savoie or directly from the city of Bordeaux. It appears that they were then brought to Valais.
Sourced from
VOUILLAMOZ José, « Marsanne, Cabernet Sauvignon et Mondeuse Noire s’implantent à la fin du XIXe siècle » in Histoire de la Vigne et du Vin en Valais : des origines à nos jours, Sierre-Salgesch, Musée valaisan de la Vigne et du Vin, Gollion, Infolio, 2009.
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