VarietalsChardonnay, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Johannisberg, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Cornalin, Diolinoir, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah
OwnerJoël Briguet
TastingOpen Monday to Friday 8:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00, Saturday 9:30 to 17:00; online boutique also available.
OrganicBIO SUISSE CERTIFIED
NeighbourhoodCoteaux de Sierre

Tip: The online boutique ships across Switzerland if you cannot reach the Flanthey cellar.

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Location

Address: Route de Granges 124, 3978 Flanthey, Switzerland, Valais

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Domaine des Muses ★ 4.0

Chardonnay, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Johannisberg, Muscat, Petite Arvine, Cornalin, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, SyrahFounded 1992Taramarcaz family (Nicole and Louis Taramarcaz, founders; son Robert Taramarcaz now runs the estate)Winemaker Robert TaramarcazSierre/Salgesch

Family winery on the Ile Falcon in Sierre, founded in 1992 by Nicole and Louis Taramarcaz and now led by their son Robert. Grows Fendant, Petite Arvine, Cornalin and Syrah.

Tasting: By appointment (sur rendez-vous); capacity up to 100 people; German, English and French offered.

Tip: Ask about the late-summer Festival des Muses, a wine and art event held on site.

Rue du Manège 2, 3960 Sierre, Switzerland

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

Cave du Rhodan ★ 4.4

Chardonnay, Ermitage, Fendant, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Johannisberg, Malvoisie, Muscat, Petite Arvine, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Cornalin, Diolinoir, Gamaret, Gamay, Humagne Rouge, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, PinotageFounded 1962Mounir family (Olivier and Sandra Mounir), third generationWinemaker Olivier MounirBIO SUISSE CERTIFIEDSierre/Salgesch

Salgesch estate run by the Mounir family for three generations, Bio Suisse certified across its own parcels. Range runs from Fendant and Petite Arvine to Cornalin and Syrah.

Tasting: Tasting packages, vineyard hikes and virtual tastings; Monday to Friday 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 17:00, Saturday seasonal; capacity 50.

Tip: Book the vineyard hike for context on the Salgesch terroir before the tasting itself.

Flantheystrasse 1, 3970 Salgesch, Switzerland Book →

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

Les Fils de Charles Favre ★ 4.1

Chardonnay, Cornalin, Ermitage, Fendant, Gamay, Heida, Humagne Blanche, Humagne Rouge, Johannisberg, Malvoisie, Merlot, Muscat, Petite Arvine, Pinot Noir, SyrahFounded 1944Favre family (Charles Favre, founder, and sons René-Pierre, Benjamin, Hanny and Jean-Pierre Favre)Sion

Sion house founded in 1944 by Charles Favre and his three sons and still family run, with a tasting space, Espace F, opened in 2023 on the Place de la Planta.

Tasting: Espace F tasting space, opened summer 2023: cellar visits, vineyard tours and tasting packages; Tuesday to Friday 09:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 18:00, Saturday 10:00 to 17:00; capacity 80.

Tip: Drop by Espace F on Place de la Planta for a walk-in tasting in central Sion.

Place de la Planta 2, 1950 Sion, Switzerland

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