Wine: Chambave, Fénis, Nus, Quart, Saint-Marcel, Verrayes

The La Vrille holiday farm and winery is located in the municipality of Verrayes, in the centre of Aosta Valley, at 670 metres above sea level. It is located along the route of the Via Francigena, in the heart of the Valle d'Aosta vineyards, and its terraces offer a splendid view of Mont Avic and Mont Emilius. The vineyards are mainly located in a natural amphitheatre and enjoy excellent exposure to the sun throughout the year. Pinot Noir (originally from the French region of Bourgogne) and the indigenous wines Vuillermin, Petit Rouge, Cornalin, Fumin and Chambave Muscat, a historic wine in the tradition of the Valle d'Aosta, are grown here, which is processed in the dry and raisin versions.
The first vinification in the cellar took place in 2005.
In the barrel cellar, vaulted with Verrayes' green stone, the Fumin, Pinot Noir, Vuillermin and the Clairetz (the winery's latest) are aged in tonneaux. This same room, small and cosy, hosts the tasting sessions.

The products
White CDO (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Chambave Muscat
Red CDO wines: Cornalin, Fumin, Chambave, Pinot Noir, Vuillermin
CDO straw wine: Chambave Muscat Fletry

The sales point is open on request and, subject to availability, also on Sundays.

The visit
It is possible to visit the winery and the vineyards. Possibility of tastings in the cellar, in the vineyard, picnics in the vineyard, aperò on the terrace, subject to prior booking.
Cost of the tasting: to be agreed upon at the time of booking.
The winery can be visited upon phone reservation.
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.

La Crotta di Vegneron Cooperative was founded in 1980 with about 25 members. Today, with more than 50 members, it has raised its production to 200.000 bottles. The Cooperative gathers the grapes of two important areas of production that give their name to the designations of origin Chambave (which also includes the municipalities of Châtillon, Saint Vincent, Saint Denis and Verrayes) and Nus (which also includes the municipalities of Quart and Fénis) .
Valle d’Aosta DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines of this production grow in a mountain environment with steep slopes and very fragmented vineyards, whose exposure is mainly to the south. In this Cooperative red grapes represent 40% of the total production, while white grapes represent 60%. Various types of wine are produced from these grapes, 15 (reds and whites) of which have the Valle d’Aosta DOC Denomination of Controlled Origin certificate, 2 spumanti with the brand ‘Quatremillemètres Vins d’altitude’, with a complete range of typologies, ranging from aperitif wines to dessert and “meditazione” wines (“meditazione” wines include sweet passito wines, red wines that have aged for a long time or important red wines). The philosophy of La Crotta di Vegneron is markedly devoted to the enhancement of autochthonous grapevines such as Petit Rouge, Fumin, Vien de Nus as well as traditional ones such as Muscat de Chambave and Nus Malvoisie. The company’s production also focuses on vines with more international names such as Pinot Noir, Gamay and Müller Thurgau that are perfectly suited to our soils and to our climate. The altitude of the vineyards of La Crotta di Vegneron is significant: from 500 to 850 m a.s.l., the microclimate is quite peculiar with a low amount of rainfall and high average daytime temperatures as opposed to cool nights, almost cold in the summer. These morphological and climatic characteristics favor perfect ripening of the grapes and limit the attacks of parasites. As a consequence there is very little need for treatments, always carried out and planned with the utmost respect for the environment.

The products

DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) white wines: Müller Thurgau, Pinot Noir vinified in white, Chambave Muscat, Nus Malvoisie, Chambave Muscat Attente, Chambave Muscat linea miniere, Nus Malvoisie « La Griffe des Lions »

Rosé wines: Rosé Merveille 

DOC red wines: Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chambave, Cornalin, Nus, Chambave Supérieur Quatre Vignobles, Syrah Crème, Fumin Esprit Follet, Fumin linea miniere, Fumin « La Griffe des Lions »

DOC straw wines: Chambave Moscato Passito Prieuré

Other products:
Spumante wines: VS Refrain® (white), VSQ 4478 Nobleffervescence®
Grappas: L’épouvantail Müller Thurgau, L’épouvantail Muscat Petit Grain, L’épouvantail Muscat Petit Grain Flétri, L’épouvantail Malvoisie, L’épouvantail Malvoisie Flétri, L’épouvantail Fumin, L’épouvantail de Petit Rouge.

There is a point of sale located in via Circonvallazione n°3 in Chambave (AO), open from Monday to Saturday from 10.30 am to 12.15 pm and from 3.00 pm to 6.45 pm, on Sundays from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm.

The visit

For a visit to the winery, vineyards and for tastings, go to the following link.
The company can be visited every day upon reservation.
Number of visitors required for a visit in the winery: minimum 4 people.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

Accessibility

The point of sale is accessible to all. The property has toilets for disabled people.

How to get there

Going towards Aosta: 6.5 km from the Chatillon - Saint-Vincent motorway exit.
Towards Turin: 7 km from the Nus motorway exit.
From Valtournenche: 5 km towards Aosta from the crossroads with state road 26 of the Aosta Valley.

This is a small winery in the Aosta Valley, located in Nus and established in 2018 by the will of a few friends. It has always (i.e. since the owners started working the vineyards in 2015) followed the organic and biodynamic method.
The company’s philosophy can be summed up in the expression ‘less is more’: the aim is to reduce interventions to a minimum, so that nature takes its course. The focus is on eco-sustainability and the will to make the farm’s own way of working known through accompanied visits. All work is done by hand or with a draft horse.

The products
Five wines are in production, two of which are already available: the Fénic and the Pinot Noir. The other wines will be available soon.

There is no fixed point of sale, contact the company for more information.

The visit
The winery can be visited all year round. You can visit the vineyards in Fénis, on foot, by bicycle (rental is possible) or by horse-drawn carriage, with tasting of two or three wines. Visits to other agricultural activities in the area (cheeses, cured meats) can also be added, and it’s possible to have lunch in a restaurant with food from farm to fork.
The tastings can take place in the vineyard or at affiliated establishments in the municipality of Fénis (a hotel, a B&B and a restaurant).
Visits can be booked by phone or email, for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 20 people, by contacting the owner Stefano.
Languages: Italian, French, English, Spanish and Arabic.

How to get there
The company’s premises are easy to reach, but it is advisable to contact the managers to make an appointment.

Our family-run company takes its name from the village of the same name located on the hill of Nus, at the adrèt, the sunny side of Valle d’Aosta. Liana and Gualtiero started this adventure and their children Edoardo and Beatrice joined them over time.
The company’s land extends for 3 hectares and makes it possible to produce 14.000 bottles of different varieties of fine wines.
Its location directly exposed to the sun, in fact, allows it to obtain a production of high-quality grapes, with an inebriating aroma and high sugar content. The hill of Nus is traditionally suited to viticulture; the temperature range favors the production of aromas and natural acidity in the wine, in addition to the strong exposure that favors aging. During the Middle Ages, the local producers supplied wine grapes to the canons of the Great Saint Bernard, as attested by the documents of the time.
The beginning of the activity took place in 1991 with the cultivation of old family vineyards, exploited mostly as a passion and so as not to let the crops planted with difficulty by their ancestors fall into neglect. Only later, with the expansion of the cultivated area, did the business turn professional, focusing in particular on the recovery and enhancement of the ancient local vines.
Initially the grapes were given to a cooperative; since 2005, with the creation of a modern and well-equipped winery, the production of wine has been carried out directly on the company premises. The vines grown are Vien de Nus, Cornalin, Pinot nero and grigio, Fumin, Mayolet, Vullermin, Ner d’Ala and Petit Rouge, varieties that have been present in the area for centuries and deserve to be again, and adequately, enhanced. Nus Malvoisie, Nus Malvoisie Flétri, Nus, Cornalin, Fumin and Pinot Noir are produced with these grapes.
The processing in the winery is reduced to a minimum, the fermentationis spontaneous and derives from the local yeasts of the grapes; apart from a minimum dose of sulfur, there are no other additives, and no filtrations or clarifications are carried out.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Nus Malvoisie DOC, Vin Rosè “La Rose Rare”
Red DOC wines: Cornalin DOC, Nus DOC, Nus Superieur DOC, Pinot Noir DOC, Fumin DOC, Vuillermin DOC
DOC straw wine: Nus Malvoisie Flétri DOC

There is a sales point open all year round at any time, upon reservation.

The visit
The best times to visit the winery and vineyards are winter, early spring and summer.
It is possible to organize tastings, as well as dinners. Visits and tastings are to be arranged by telephone reservation, as are the number of visitors and the costs.

Languages spoken: Italian, French and a bit of English.

How to get there
From the Nus state highway, turn towards the Nus hill at the Rovarey village, from there, there are signs for Les Granges.

Since 1947, the La Valdôtaine distillery has been producing grappa and other distilled spirits, liqueurs and bitters, in addition to jams, marrons glacés and dry-cured ham.
The grappa is strictly steam-distilled in small copper stills in line with the ancient tradition. The boilers dating back to 1932 and 1947 are loaded with 400 kilos of marc and produce 16 litres of grappa in around 2 and a half hours. The alcohol content of the grappa can vary between 58 and 65 degrees.

Products
Liqueurs, jams, dry-cured ham.
The onsite shop offers locally manufactured handicrafts and a rich selection of DOC wines (wines with Controlled Designation of Origin) from the Aosta Valley region, in addition to products from the La Valdôtaine distillery.
Shop opening hours: from Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Visit
The visit includes a tour of the distillery and the dry curing factory as well as access to the snack & tasting area, followed by tasting sessions.
Costs of the tastings:
Spirits only: free
Tasting for groups with spirits and dry-cured ham: € 6.00 per person
Full tasting for couples: € 15.00 per person.
The farm can be visited all year round upon telephone reservation (Paolo Fabris) to be made at least one week in advance.
Number of visitors per visit: min 2 / max 50.
Languages spoken: Italian and English.

Accessibility
The factory, tasting area and shop are fully accessible to wheelchairs.

How to get there
Coming from the Turin-Aosta A5 motorway, exit at the Nus toll gate and proceed towards Fénis and then Saint-Marcel.

Cave MONAJA was born from the idea of recovering and enhancing Farys’s monumental grapevine, but at the same time saving those “small family vineyards” in the process of being abandoned, preferring a completely eco-sustainable approach. “I like to think that this choice of keeping the territory alive, enhancing a product that is part of the social fabric, is my small contribution to making our tomorrow better”. CK
The company produces 5.000 bottles from 1.5 hectares of vineyards. The grapevines grown are Petit Rouge, Fumin, Vien de Nus, Muscat Petit Grain, Pinot Noir, Traminer.
The company is undergoing certification for the Sustainability of Viticulture in Italy.

The products
White DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines: STAU - Vallée d’Aoste AOC Blanc
Red DOP wines: FOEHN - Vallée d’Aoste AOC Rouge, MONAJA300 - Vallée d’Aoste AOC Rouge, SM Souvenii - 2020 - Vallée d’Aoste DOC Rouge

There is not a retail outlet that is permanently open, but it is possible to purchase products by contacting us via telephone.

The visit
Wineries and vineyards are visitable from Monday to Sunday upon reservation (min. 6, max. 8 participants). It is also possible to make reservations for tastings, too.
Languages spoken: Italian, French, English and Spanish.

How to get there
Near the Aosta Est motorway exit just before the SEA dealer.

The history of the company began in 2001, when the Rosset family decided to cultivate their land in the Senin area of Saint-Christophe with grapevines. The first cultivated plot is about three hectares and has the international shoots of Chardonnay as its first planting, followed by Syrah and the autochthonous Cornalin. In the expansion of the range, the Petit Rouge was planted, another indigenous grape variety, selected with great attention by Matteo Moretto, the company’s agronomist and oenologist.
In recent years we have invested in the favorable area of Chambave, with 2 hectares of Moscato Bianco vineyards, where our Chambave Muscat Vallée d’Aoste DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) is born and in the area of Villeneuve with another 2 hectares located in truly heroic places, over 900 meters in altitude; here we grow our Petite Arvine and Pinot Gris.
About 50.000 bottles are produced annually.
In addition to the vineyards, agricultural products such as Rubusidaeus (raspberries), Artemisia umbelliformis (Génépy) and the precious Crocus sativus (saffron) have always been cultivated for the production of liqueurs.

The products

White DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines: Prémisse DOP, Chambave Muscat Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Chardonnay Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Pinot Gris Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Petite Arvine Vallée d’Aoste DOP

Red DOP wines: Trasor DOP, Cornalin Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Syrah Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Pinot Noir Vallée d’Aoste DOP, Nebbiolo Vallée d’Aoste DOP

Some non-DOP wines are also produced: Sopraquota 900 (white).

There is a sales point open from Monday to Friday from 8am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm.

The visit

The winery can be visited all year round and tastings are possible, by reservation, from Monday to Friday from 8am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm.

The winery is equipped with a Repower charging station for electric cars. Guests who come to visit the company can use this service.

Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there

Aosta east motorway exit, follow the direction of Quart, at the roundabout, take the third exit and continue towards Torrent de Maillod.

At the end of the 1800’s the Levi family founded a distillery in Aosta, in the town of Sant’Orso, that produces the unique Grappa di Saint’Orso. Years passed and, in 1968, Natalina Levi created the Saint-Roch distillery together with her husband. The business, which is now bigger, has moved to Quart, at the outskirts of Aosta, and creates traditional spirits and liqueurs. The ingredients are few, but necessary: love for the territory and passion for their work.

Products
Grappa, liqueurs, génépy, chocopy, syrups and sweets.
The shop is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Visit
Focusing on innovation, local raw materials and cohesion with the territory, the distillery allows visitors to visit and observe how the grappas and distillates are made.
Tasting sessions are available.
Cost per person: €6.00
The distillery can be visited all year round upon reservation at saintroch@saintroch.it.
Languages: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
The distillery is in Quart, in the resort Torrent de Maillod, no. 4.

Founded in 1968 by grandfather Dauphin Grosjean, this family business soon established itself at the top of the Valle d’Aosta mountain viticulture tradition.
Having obtained the organic certification in 2011, the Grosjean family has always tried to enhance the territory and the local grapes. With the passage to the third generation at the dawn of 2018, in its 22 cultivated hectares, the Grosjean Winery confirms a solid family tradition that continues the work started half a century ago.

The products

White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Chardonnay, Petite Arvine, Chambave Muscat, Gewurzstraminer
Red DOC wines: Fumin, Pinot Noir, Cornalin, Torrette, Premetta, Gamay
Other wines: Forcé 1968 "Charmat" method, Montmary rosé extra brut classic method, Mas du Jario extra Brut classic method

There is a point of sale open without reservation from Monday to Saturday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

The visit

The winery and the vineyards can be visited from Monday to Saturday upon reservation at the following number +39 0165 775791 or +39 379 1289169 (also Whatsapp) or via the web page.
It is possible to have tastings; for details and reservation, please click here.

Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there

Coming from the highway, exit at Aosta Est. Take the road to Villair de Quart, pass by the church and follow the signs for “Quart Castle”, “Monastery”, “Frères Grosjean”. The winery is about 3 km from the motorway exit.