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6 January, 2025

Chasselas tasting 2022

The 2022 vintage of Chasselas is currently being tasted at Salon Bleu in the Mathier family winery.

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6 January, 2025

Fitness and vitality

The main work for the 2024 wine year has been completed. We are at the beginning of the so-called véraison.

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6 January, 2025

Frost

Winter frost can occur in the Rhone Valley between December and February, with ice forming on the vines at temperatures

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6 January, 2025

Spring

No frost damage until the end of May, the vines are thriving. However, heavy rainfall poses a challenge for the

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6 January, 2025

Manual labor in the vineyard

Every movement in the vineyard determines the quality and character of the wine - true art that you can taste

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6 January, 2025

Vine year

The course of a grape year varies depending on the weather. Winegrowers need experience, flexibility and patience, as nature dictates

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6 January, 2025

Vine year 2022

The 2022 vine year was frost-free, characterized by high temperatures, especially in May, which favoured the growth of the vines.

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6 January, 2025

Wine year 2022

I'm reporting from our vineyard in Salgesch, "alte Sage", to give you a brief insight into our work over the

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6 January, 2025

New 2022 vintage

The cellaring of the new 2022 vintage in the Adrian & Diego Mathier Nouveau Salquenen cellar is in full swing.

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6 January, 2025

Wine Tasting

Before bottling, the wine is tasted in the cellar to assess its development in stainless steel tanks or oak barrels.

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6 January, 2025

Wine harvest 2023

The 2023 grape harvest in Salgesch has begun. Muscat is harvested at Mathier and later refined into Muscat La Fiancée.

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6 January, 2025

Valais 2022 wine harvest

A successful year in the Valais vineyards is drawing to a close - time to take stock of the harvest.

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6 January, 2025

Vintage 2023

The first fermented juices from the 2023 harvest are tasted for quality by Diego Mathier and cellar master Cédric Leyat.

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6 January, 2025

Valais nature

The impressive landscape of Valais often fascinates visitors at first glance and leaves a lasting impression.

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6 January, 2025

Wine & Trail

Wine & Trail through the impressive Rhone Valley in Valais - a visit to Diego Mathier

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6 January, 2025

Torturing the vines

In May, vines grow rapidly in Valais. Excess shoots are removed early ("torturing") as the plants develop scars.

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6 January, 2025

Vintage 2024

The 2024 wine year was challenging: frost in spring, severe downy mildew and changeable weather during the harvest period.

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6 January, 2025

Climate

The Valais benefits from an open east-west valley with northern and southern exposures and a constant foehn wind that strengthens

Vines, Wallis

6 January, 2025

Terroir

"Terroir" comes from the French and means "region". The term is well established in the wine world and is now

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16 December, 2024

Winemaking

Wine is not only made in the witches' kitchen in Salgesch - tradition and magic merge here to create fine

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