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Naturpark Pfyn-Finges - The Felizitas Mathier Benicchio family business is now in its 3rd generation of managers and has been undertaking pioneering work in natural winegrowing dedicated to the wine varieties of Valais for the last half a century.
Franz-Josef Mathier began to press grapes in 1950 and his son André Mathier-Gsponer took over the management in 1992. True to the family tradition, his daughter Felizitas Mathier Benicchio has now been running the business since 2006 as a qualified winegrower. She was the first woman in Switzerland to train as a Swiss-certified wine technologist in line with the company motto of ‘natural, personal, authentic’.
Natural – 50 years of pioneering work in the planting of vineyards; today the company operates an biological production practice and maintains a comprehensive and sustainable approach to the vineyard ecosystem.
Personal – a priority since the outset: personal contact with the customer. Doing justice to the wines of Valais with some exceptional grape varieties.
Authentic – handed-down expertise combined with innovative competence and a passion for high quality wines creates a unique blend bringing together originality and authenticity.
Sampling room with old cellar of wooden casks
Sales stores
Experience the wine area and get to know the world of wine. Along the 6km wine trail you will discover wine villages, the wine regions and the wine technology.
On the way through vineyards and wine villages in the nature park.
The perfect route for an e.bike tour. Ride along the Valais language border and at the same time through diverse typical Valais villages such as Muras, Veyras and Miège. Enjoy the wonderful panorama over the valley.
Start with the cable car ride: Gampel - Jeizinen. From Jeizinen the route leads to Erschmatt and/or Feschel-Guttet. Between Leuk and Varen one crosses the Dala gorge. The descent goes directly down through Salquenen to the railway station at Sierre.
Discover wine and water between Sierre and Salgesch. The walk goes from Sierre past the Gironde Lake and along the wild Rhone to Salgesch. A wine-tasting stop at one of the wine partner companies is well worthwhile.
The artists' village of Veyras, where Rainer Maria Rilke lived, the Raspille Gorge, the Valais Wine Museum in the Zumofenhaus in Salgesch and the village of Varen are all well worth seeing. Another possibility goes through the forest of Pfyn/Finges.
The second stage takes you to wine-growing villages through the Mediterranean vineyard.
All season
Franz-Josef Mathier AG
Felizitas Mathier
Bahnhofstrasse 55
3970 Salgesch
Tel. + 41 (0)27 455 17 57
Fax +41 (0)27 455 72 33
www.fjmag.ch
