Where to taste Pinot Gris in Valais: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.

Pinot Gris estates in Valais

Provins ★ 3.9

Amigne, Ermitage, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Johannisberg, Malvoisie, Muscat, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Cornalin, Diolinoir, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Divico750.0 haSion

Sion cooperative drawing fruit from about 1,500 growers across roughly 750 hectares of Valais vineyard, bottling some 120 wines that run from Fendant and Johannisberg to Cornalin.

Tasting: Provins operates boutique wine bars across Valais and offers a personal sommelier contact for group tastings; visit format varies by location.

Tip: A dependable stop for a broad flight of native Valais grapes at every price point.

Rue de l'Industrie 22, 1950 Sion, Switzerland Book →

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

Maurice Zufferey ★ 3.9

Chardonnay, Fendant, Heida, Johannisberg, Malvoisie, Petite Arvine, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Cornalin, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, SyrahFounded 1982Maurice Zufferey and son Adrien ZuffereyWinemaker Maurice ZuffereySierre/Salgesch

Family cellar in Sierre founded in 1982 by Maurice Zufferey and joined by his son Adrien in 2016, making Fendant, Petite Arvine, Cornalin and Syrah among others.

Tasting: Cellar and vineyard visits and tasting packages; open Friday 13:30 to 18:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 12:00, other days by appointment; capacity 50.

Tip: Open Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings; other days are by appointment only.

Chemin des Moulins 52, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland

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