Run by the Sion winegrowers' association since 1999, Le Verre a Pied sits in the old town and rotates its by-the-glass list weekly among its member producers.
The list: Association-run oenotheque pouring eight rotating wines by the glass each week from among 18 member winemakers, with over 150 wines available at cellar prices.
Tip: The weekly glass selection turns over on Mondays, so ask what just went on the list.
Address: Rue du Grand-Pont 29, 1950 Sion, Switzerland, Valais
Chateau de Vaas pairs a permanent exhibition on the Cornalin grape with a bar pouring the variety and other estate wines in a hamlet outside Sierre.
The list: Wine bar and exhibition space, the Maison des Cornalins, devoted to the indigenous Cornalin grape and pouring the variety alongside other wines from local Flanthey growers.
Tip: Check ahead: the caveau closes Tuesdays and Wednesdays and shuts entirely each July.
Baratine converts a traditional Conthey cellar into a bar run by Herve Fontannaz and Dorita, pouring Cave La Tine's range in an old-fashioned carnotzet setting.
The list: Cellar-bar pouring more than 20 Cave La Tine wines including Amigne, Fendant, Petite Arvine, Cornalin and Syrah, with direct bottle sales.
Tip: Opening hours are short and evenings-only from Wednesday to Saturday, so check before driving out.
Cave 23 in Fully combines a retail Oenoshop with a bar pouring Valais wines by the glass, plus tapas and a themed evening on the 23rd of every month.
The list: Oenoshop and wine bar stocking bottles from more than 30 Valais estates, with roughly two-thirds of the list sold at cellar pricing and wines by the glass served alongside tapas.
Tip: Look out for the monthly themed tasting night held on the 23rd, the shop's namesake date.
Set in a 16th-century mansion in Sierre's old town, Chateau de Villa pairs a rotating by-the-glass list with raclette and fondue built around Valais cheeses and cured meats.
The list: Oenotheque and restaurant cellar pouring from a list of 650 selected wines drawn from more than 110 Valais winemakers, plus a reserve Cave de Garde of grand cru bottlings.
Tip: Ask for the current weekly by-the-glass flight before choosing a bottle from the Cave de Garde reserve list.
Hangar 41 occupies a converted space above Sion with terrace views of the Valere and Tourbillon castles and a wine list that changes with the season.
The list: Modern wine bar curated by oenologist Fabienne Magnin, mixing Valais bottlings with wines from further afield alongside a rotating tapas menu.
Tip: Go Thursday through Saturday evening, when the bar stays open past 11pm for discovery tastings.
Espace Ardevine sits in the book village of St-Pierre-de-Clages and devotes its bar entirely to the Boven family's Cave Ardevaz wines, served with Valais platters on a terrace.
The list: Tasting bar dedicated to Cave Ardevaz - Famille Boven, pouring 20 of the estate's wines from over 20 grape varieties including Johannisberg, Petite Arvine, Payen, Merlot and Syrah.
Tip: Reserve ahead for one of the themed music and wine evenings the estate runs through the season.
