Wine in Varen, Valais

Cave du Chevalier Bayard ★ 4.0

Family cellar at Varen on the slope above the Pfyn forest, bottling the rare old Valais white Gouais beside Humagne Blanche, Cornalin, Diolinoir and Pinot Noir.

Tasting: Tastings, group offers and excursion packages, with art vernissages in the cave. Tuesday and Friday 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, the last Saturday of each month 11:00 to 17:00, other days on request.

Tip: Gouais is rarely bottled on its own anywhere; the cave opens Tuesday and Friday, plus the last Saturday of the month.

BnB Zum Schleif ★ 4.2

This four-star bed and breakfast in Varen occupies a building over 200 years old, with eight rooms named for local wine cellars and a carnozet tasting room.

Tip: Rooms look out over the Rhone valley toward Martigny, ask for an upper floor for the best view.

Cave du Chevalier Bayard ★ 4.0

Family cellar at Varen on the slope above the Pfyn forest, bottling the rare old Valais white Gouais beside Humagne Blanche, Cornalin, Diolinoir and Pinot Noir.

Why locals love it: Bottles Gouais, an old Valais white rarely bottled on its own, and opens only Tuesday, Friday and the last Saturday of the month.

Tip: Gouais is rarely bottled on its own anywhere; the cave opens Tuesday and Friday, plus the last Saturday of the month.