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History of vines and wine in Valais

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 Once  upon a time

Key moments

Iron Age (BC 800-15)

-800 traces of cultivated vinesWeinmuseum Flecken RZ 09

Roman Era (BC 15 – 475 AD) 

100 : the first pruning knifeWeinmuseum Flecken RZ 09

Middle Ages (475-1500)

1000: Boom in vineyardsWeinmuseum Flecken RZ 09
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091313: fisrt mention of grape varieties
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091341: terraces in Saillon
 
 

Modern Times (1500-1850)

Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091600: pristes take charge

Contemporary Period
(1850 to our time) 
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091850 : the start of wine trading
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091918: restructuring of the vineyards
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091930: Provins founded
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091982: the crisis
Weinmuseum Flecken RZ 091991: creation of AOC system

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step into the memory of the Switzerland’s largest wine region! The information that you will find on these pages comes from the book "Histoire de la vigne et du vin en Valais, des origines à nos jours", a reference work that brings together the most recent scientific discoveries about the fine wines of Valais and their rich past.

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Musée du Vin - Rue Ste Catherine 6 - 3960 Sierre | tél. +41 27 456 35 25 | contact@museeduvin-valais.ch

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