by Les Celliers de Sion | 20 Nov 2025 | The table
Decanting a wine isn’t just an elegant gesture. It’s a simple action, but it can change the tasting experience. This is done for two main reasons: to separate the sediment and to aerate the wine. Knowing whether or not to decant a wine is essential, but...
by Les Celliers de Sion | 9 Nov 2025 | The story
It’s well known that Fendant is the most widely drunk white wine in the Valais. Yet few people really know the origins of Fendant. Where does it come from? Why this name? If you like to enjoy a drink while knowing its history, you’ve come to the right...
by Les Celliers de Sion | 5 Nov 2025 | The cellar
People think rosé is simple, but it’s not. It’s neither a diluted red, nor a colored white. It’s one of the oldest wines in the world, since in ancient times a large proportion of wines were rosé. If you want to understand how we go from black grapes...
by Les Celliers de Sion | 28 Oct 2025 | The story
We often hear that today’s Swiss wines are better than in the past. Has the Swiss wine lover become more chauvinistic, or is this a reality? Until the ’80s, Swiss wines were confined to local consumption, often unappreciated by German-speaking consumers....
by Les Celliers de Sion | 15 Jan 2025 | The table
Imagine you’re having dinner with friends, uncorking a bottle of red wine and someone slips you a line like: “You’ve got to chamber him before you serve him! But what does it really mean to “chamber” a wine, and where does it come from?...
