A guide to Lafnetscha worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Lafnetscha in Valais

Gregor Kuonen ★ 4.0

Chardonnay, Ermitage, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Johannisberg, Lafnetscha, Malvoisie, Muscat, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Cornalin, Diolinoir, Gamaret, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet SauvignonKuonen family, operating as Caveau de Salquenen AG (François Kuonen, founding partner; Patrick Revey, director since 2016)Winemaker Larissa KuonenSierre/Salgesch

Upper Valais cave in Salgesch, run by the Kuonen family for four decades and directed today by Patrick Revey with Larissa Kuonen as oenologist. Range runs from Heida to Cornalin.

Tasting: Cellar and vineyard visits, tasting packages, cellar rental; Monday to Friday 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:30, Saturday seasonal hours; capacity 50; German, English, French and Italian.

Tip: Ask for the Lafnetscha, one of the rare high-altitude Upper Valais white grapes.

Unterdorfstrasse 11, 3970 Salgesch, Switzerland

Chanton Weine ★ 4.3

Heida, Humagne Blanche, Lafnetscha, Rèze, Gouais, Himbertscha, Plantscher, Riesling, Cornalin, Humagne Rouge, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Eyholzer Roter, ZweigeltFounded 1944Chanton family (Josef-Marie Chanton, founder; Mario Chanton, director since 2008)Winemaker Mario ChantonVisperterminen

Visp producer run by the Chanton family since 1944 and led by Mario Chanton since 2008, working near-forgotten Upper Valais grapes such as Himbertscha, Lafnetscha and Heida.

Tasting: By appointment; capacity up to 10 people; open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 09:00 to 11:30 and 14:00 to 17:30; German, English, French and Italian.

Tip: The place to taste Himbertscha and Lafnetscha, grapes almost no other cellar bottles.

Kantonsstrasse 70, 3930 Visp, Switzerland

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