Find here the farms that can be visited in Valle d'Aosta - production of wine (but also of beer or liqueurs), cured meats, cheeses and other products:
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Fontina maturing room
Dairy farms - ValgrisencheThe Fontina maturing room in Valgrisenche is housed in the former powder magazine of an 18th century military fort. It is one of the six warehouses - apart from the one located in Saint-Christophe - used by the Cooperativa Produttori Latte e Fontina for the maturing Fontina DOP. Among them, it is the one located at the highest altitude, at about 1700 metres. It can store up to 7,000 cheese wheels, which are salted, turned and brushed daily.
Opening hours: from June to September, from Monday to Friday from 8am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm.
Fontina Museum and visitors centre
Museums - ValpellineThe visitors centre is a museum dedicated to Fontina, illustrating its history and production and the particular aspects of this unique DOP cheese.
The centre has two floors and an exhibition area divided into three sections:“History”, “The Environment”, “Processing” and a small space dedicated to Val d’Aosta crafts.
The video room seats 50 and you can see an exhaustive film, available in Italian, French, English and German, showing giving details of all the phases of production of Fontina.
The visit to the museum and the centre includes the spectacular Fontina seasoning rooms dug out of the rock, one of which was dug out of the ancient copper mine and where the Fontina DOP remains for 80 days and takes its sweet and inimitable taste.
The centre also has a multimedia station and a shop.
How to get there:
- from the Milan / Turin-Aosta motorway, follow the directions for Gran San Bernardo. At the exit of the tunnel continue towards Bionaz.
- from Aosta follow the signs for the Gran San Bernardo. Once in Variney continue towards Bionaz
subsequently, past the center of Valpelline, follow the signs indicating the Visitor Center on the road to Ollomont.
Da Emy S.S. Agricola
Agricultural companies - Other products - ValsavarencheEmilia Berthod and Ambra Tomasoni are the owners of the Da Emy farm. The company was set up in 2002 as a result of Emilia’s passion for Génépy and mountain plants and her desire to promote our valley. It is located in Valsavarenche, a small village in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park, at an altitude of 1400 metres.
The flagship product is Génépy, sold both as a plant and as a liqueur, which has been created following the traditional recipe. Baked goods made from the farm’s herbs are also on offer.
The products
Cultivated products: Artemisia umbelliformis (génépy), Yarrow, Cumin, Equisetum, Arnica, Hypericum, Imperatoria, Mountain celery.
Processed products: Classic and White Génépy liqueur, Kummel liqueur, Génépy biscuits, Génépy meringues, savoury caraway biscuits.
The visit
The cultivation of officinal plants can be visited from April to November upon reservation, either by telephone or by Whatsapp at +39 347 3716812 (Berthod Emilia) by the day before the activity.
Tasting sessions are also available on request.
Number of visitors required for the visit: min 1 / max 20.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and basic English.
For the opening hours of the point of sale, please contact the company.
How to get there
From Aosta, take the road to Courmayeur until Villeneuve, then take the regional road for Valsavarenche and at km 14 turn right in the hamlet of Bois de Clin, crossing the bridge.
Cheese factory Valle del Cervino
Dairy farms - ValtournencheThe cooperative collects fresh milk twice a day from milk producers in the municipalities of Valtournenche, Chamois, Antey-Saint-André, La Magdeleine and Torgnon, to produce Fontina, the typical cheese of the Aosta Valley. Daily production is 80/90 cheese wheels in summer and 50/60 in the winter; around 25,000 wheels are produced every year.
Each wheel has a variable weight between eight and ten kilos and is treated by salting alternated with cleaning. Each wheel takes four months to mature.
After a strict selection, only the best Fontina cheese wheels are branded (the ones of this dairy farm are branded with the number 650) and reach the shops in Valtournenche, Antey-Saint-André and Châtillon, which also sell other typical products (butter, reblec, fresh cheeses, cured meats…).
Genuine Fontina can be recognised by the DPR 30.10.55 n.1269 mark branded on the form, a guarantee of quality, and a reminder that real Fontina is only produced in the Aosta Valley.
The products
Products on sale: Fontina, Toma, fresh cheeses, butter, fresh milk, yoghurt, liqueurs, wines, honey, cakes, polenta, cured meats.
The visit
The cooperative organizes guided tours for small groups upon reservation. During high season periods, the Maison de l'Alpage also organizes guided visits.
Opening hours of the sales point:
- In summer: 8.30am-12.30pm and 3.30pm-7pm. Closed on Wednesdays (except in August).
- In winter: 8.30am-12.30pm and 3pm-6.30pm. Closed on Wednesdays.
Closing months: mainly in May and October. It is recommended to contact the cooperative in advance to find out possible opening days.
Ambiente Grumei
Agricultural companies - Other products - VerrayesThe Ambiente Grumei beekeeping farm is located in the municipality of Verrayes, in the Cherolinaz hamlet (just 4 km from the valley floor) at 800 metres above sea level and dominates the central valley at its widest point; in front of it are snow-capped mountains of 3,500 m and in the distance the first glaciers of the upper valley.
Entirely organically run, operational since '91, it is multifunctional: in addition to the prevalent beekeeping activity, it also practices fruit growing and horticulture, thus completing the entire supply chain, from production to processing up to the direct sale of products both at the point of sale and at the main trade fairs in the Aosta Valley.
It is also an educational and social farm and collaborates with professional guides offering nature-hiking activities throughout the Aosta Valley.
All products can be purchased at the company shop (we recommend giving advance notice by calling the numbers listed in the "Contacts" section).
The visit
- Farm visits for families or small groups: either short (about 45 minutes) or long (about 90-120 minutes)
- Farm visits for larger groups or schools: half a day or full day (with personalized programs to be agreed)
- Paid visits: discounts for children or organized groups
- Languages spoken: french, english, spanish
The apiary of well-being, an immersive experience: give yourself a moment of absolute relaxation inside a large and comfortable hut: observe the bees in safety and appreciate their beneficial scents based on propolis, honey, wax with the pleasant background of their buzzing.
Honey tasting and visit to the honey extraction and transformation laboratories.
It is also possible to visit the orchards, vegetable gardens, and aromatic plant cultivations.
Possibility of having a packed lunch or tasting company products in equipped outdoor spaces.
Games and recognition of birds and flowers are organized for younger visitors.
Also proposed are excursions with a nature-hiking guide suitable for all age groups and throughout the region. Snow excursions with snowshoes in the winter. In the area, excursions along the "ru", ancient irrigation channels between larch and Scots pine forests, are worth mentioning. In May, the mid-mountain moors turn pink: it is the flowering of wild thyme.
Period of activity: from March to October for both structured groups (school or otherwise) and for families and/or tourists
Reception capacity: for structured groups (min 10 max 25)
How to get there
Traveling on the A5 motorway, exit at the Châtillon - Saint-Vincent toll booth and take the S.S. 26, following it for 8 km in the direction of Aosta until the Champagne di Verrayes roundabout. Turn right onto the regional road 42 (signposted Verrayes - Colle San Pantaleone) and go up to the 4th Km, where you will find the car park and a wooden sign indicating the hamlet of Cherolinaz.
La Vrille Winery
Wine - VerrayesThe La Vrille holiday farm and winery (‘viticcio’ in Italian), located along the Via Francigena at 670 m asl, was founded in 2002 from a project dreamed of and conceived by Hervé, a former sailor and great-grandson of emigrants from Valle d’Aosta, who decided to return to the cultivation of his ancestors’ land and Luciana, a lover of life in the name of simplicity.
The vineyards, arranged in a natural amphitheater overlooking the Avic and Emilius mountains, are almost entirely cultivated with autochthonous vines such as Vuillermin, Petit Rouge, Cornalin and Fumin, with the one exception of Pinot Noir.
A large area is reserved for Muscat Petit Grain, used for the production of the historic Chambave Muscat, and for the award-winning Chambave MusctaFlétri, the company’s sweet wine.
The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Chambave Muscat
Red DOC wines: Cornalin, Fumin, Chambave, Pinot noir, Vuillermin
DOC straw wine: Chambave Muscat Fletry
The sales point is open upon phone reservation.
The visit
It is possible to visit the winery and the vineyards. Several types of tastings can be booked, based on requests and the number of participants.
Cost of the tasting: to be agreed upon at the time of booking.
The company can be visited upon phone reservation (Hervé Deguillaume).
Languages spoken: Italian and French.
How to get there
Coming from the A5 motorway, exit at Nus. After approximately 5 km, at the first roundabout, turn left towards Verrayes. Go up for about 600 m, turn right towards “La Vrille agritourisme, Crétaz, Clapey, Grangeon”. Follow the small road that goes up for about 800 m.
Marco Glarey’s beekeeping farm
Agricultural companies - Other products - VilleneuveThe Glarey beekeeping farm boasts a long family tradition and practices nomadic beekeeping, following the various blooms in the Aosta Valley and in Piedmont. Currently, the farm has about 120 productive hives that are left to winter in Villeneuve. With the arrival of summer, the hives are relocated to the Gran Paradiso National Park (Rhêmes and Valsavarenche Valleys) for producing rhododendron and upper mountain wildflower honey. For the dandelion honey, the hives are taken to the Matterhorn Valley to a height of around 1500 m above sea level. The chestnut honey is produced in the municipality of Donnas whilst the lime tree honey and the spring wildflower honey is produced in Villeneuve. For the acacia honey and the honeydew honey - the only two products that are not autochthonous of the Aosta Valley - the hives are taken down to Piedmont in the municipalities of Lessolo, Strambinello and Rivarolo.
Products
High mountain wildflower honey, rhododendron honey, lime tree honey, dandelion honey, chestnut honey, acacia honey and honeydew honey.
The shop is open on the following times: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Visit
It can be visited all year round (the visit of course is definitely more interesting between June and September, during the production period) upon reservation to be made by e-mail or telephone at least 3 days in advance.
The visit includes a tour of the production areas. Between April and October the hives can also be visited, whereas the honey extraction phases can be watched in the period from June to August.
Number of visitors per visit: max 15.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.
How to get there
Coming from the A5 motorway, exit at the Aosta Ovest toll gate and head to Courmayeur on the SS26 trunk road. The farm is in the centre of Villeneuve.
De Santis Anna Winery
Wine - VilleneuveFrom the passion of a woman, Anna De Santis, who, while walking in the vineyards, begins to become familiar with the grapevine, its plant, its leaf until she falls in love with it, a farm was born in 2009 for the production of wine. Almost three hectares of land in Champagnolle, Villeneuve, where Anna manages the cultivation of the vineyards and the wineryby herself. The vineyards are treated in a nearly natural way, to guarantee high-quality products.
Of the four vineyards, that of Pinot Noir is located in a very sunny area with sandy soil. The result is a highly esteemed wine, a very fragrant Pinot Noir with a unique color. Two white wines and one Torrette come from the Müller, Chardonnay and Petit Rouge vineyards, respectively. All wines are single-variety vinifications.
The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Müller-Thurgau, Blanc
Red DOC wines: Pinot Noir, Torrette
You can buy the products at the winery.
The visit
The winery and the vineyards can be visited and it is possible to have tastings.
Cost of the visit/tasting per person: € 10.00
The company can be visited every day upon reservation at any time.
Number of visitors required for a visit: min 4 / max 20 people.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.
How to get there
Coming from Aymavilles, the winery is lcoated immediately after the ISA Vivai (Nursery) at the beginning of Villeneuve; arriving from Villeneuve, you can find it towards the end of the town, in the Champagnolle area.
La Plantze Winery
Wine - VilleneuveHenri Anselmet founded the La Plantze Agricultural Company after many years spent in the vineyard and in the winery supporting his father Giorgio, of Maison Anselmet. The family history is witness, handed down by generations of men who have linked their life to the land and its fruits. The first certain trace of an Anselmet winemaker is in 1585, through a contract for the purchase of a vineyard in Villeneuve. Since then the passion for making wine has been handed down from generation to generation. In 1978 Renato Anselmet decided to continue the tradition, starting to produce wine not only for his own personal consumption but by laying the foundations for what would become in a few years one of the most important and esteemed wine-producing companies in Valle d’ Aosta.
With La Plantze, founded in 2015, the young Henri started his new adventure in full autonomy, starting out with a very promising vineyard at about 800 meters above sea level, totally managed by him. To the historic vineyard, made up of different types of indigenous vines, other international vines were then added, which brought the production from the initial 5.000 bottles to the current 20.000 bottles, with a forecast of 30,000 for 2020.
La Plantze, in patois dialect (the dialectal variant of the Franco-Provençal language spoken in Valle d’Aosta) means “the parcel”, precisely to indicate how the conformation of the territory obliges the vignerons of this region to manage very fragmented areas of vineyards. Henri’s approach to winery is very personal, based on innovation, and is distinguished by experimentation and the use of special techniques for some of his wines, such as maceration on the skins and the use of amphoras.
The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Trii Rundin (Pinot Gris)
Red DOC wines: Torrette Supérieur, Vioux (Cornalin 100%)
Other wines:
White wines: Tramontana Pinot gris, Ferox (Sauvignon), Al Mister (Sauvignon and Viognier 50%)
Red wines: El Teemp
The sales point is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm. It is also possible to buy the La Plantze wines at the shop "Lou Tsaven de noutra téra" located in Cogne in rue Doct. Grappein 61.
The visit
You can visit the winery and the vineyards, with the possibility to have wine tastings.
The company can be visited all year round upon telephone booking to be made at least 2 days in advance.
Number of visitors required for the visit: min 2, max 15 people.
Languages: Italian and French.
How to get there
Beyond the village of Saint-Pierre you will find the La Meridiana Hotel. Turn right onto the uphill road. After the first intersection, turn left and, after the bridge, turn right.
Maison Anselmet Winery
Wine - VilleneuveThe history of Maison Anselmet is not linked to the birth of the company in 2001, but it is a witness handed down by generations of men who have linked their lives to the land and its fruits: it is a story of passion, effort, work, it is the life of the Anselmet family. The first certain trace of an Anselmet winemaker is in 1585 through a contract for the purchase of a vineyard in Villeneuve. From then on, the passion for making wine was handed down from generation to generation, until the end of the seventies.
In 1978 Renato Anselmet, Giorgio’s father, decided to continue the family tradition, but to start producing wine not only for his own personal consumption, thus laying the foundations for what would become in a few years one of the most important and esteemed wine producers in the Aosta Valley: Maison Anselmet. Year after year, the vines were selected, the surface of the vineyards expanded and the production increased in terms of quantity and quality. Technical and technological innovations have been introduced, courageous choices have been made that have transformed a small company into a reference point for viticulture, not only in Valle d’ Aosta. From the 70 bottles bottled by Renato in 1978 with labels made by the same hands that worked the vineyard, Giorgio exceeded 70.000 bottles in 2008.The next milestone, ambitious but soon reachable, will be the 1.000 hectoliters, after the 100.000 bottles of 2015. The most recent date that the Maison engraves in its history is the one linked to the inauguration of the new winery in the village of Vereytaz, a facility that in the area of reception has maintained the values and characteristics of the historical buildings of the valley: recovered ‘old’ wood, ancient stone only brushed, recent wrought iron but respecting the handmade work of local artisans. In the area of production, on the other hand, thanks also to Beppe Caviola’s valuable advice and passionate suggestions, technology reigns: no frills, but all that is needed to optimize procedures and work. And the collaboration with Beppe continues, with great satisfaction, and brings increasingly comforting results.
The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Main et Coeur, Chardonnay Barrique, Petite Arvine, Chambave Muscat, Chardonnay, Müller Thurgau, Pinot Gris
Red DOC wines: Semel Pater, Pellerin, Henri, Fumin, Pinot Noir Tradition, Torrette Superieur, Broblan, Rune Brune
The sales point is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm.
The visit
Each guest will be taken on a tour of the cellar and vineyards, followed by a tasting. There are two tasting sessions to choose from:
Tasting of classic wines: 20 € per person
Tasting of the best crus and reserves: 40 € per person
The company can be visited all year round upon booking to be made at least 2 days in advance. For tastings and visits, fill out the form on the company's website or contact the company by phone.
Number of visitors required: minimum 2, maximum 15 people.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.
How to get there
Beyond the village of Saint-Pierre you will find the La Meridiana Hotel. Turn right onto the uphill road. After the first intersection, turn left and, after the bridge, turn right.