Sémillon "Fernand Cina"

Hard-working and complementary are the adjectives used to describe the brothers Cina, Manfred and Damian. Both studied viticulture and oenology, but above all learned the trade. From a very young age with their parents Fernand & Rose-Marie, Saturdays were spent in the vineyard rather than on the football pitch with friends. Despite the hard work, Manfred and Damian saw the great development potential of their father's business early on and rightly envisioned a promising future.

The Cina brothers have been working in their business for more than 30 years, surrounded by a meticulous and enthusiastic team. Their motives? Always one step ahead, producing excellent wines, developing innovative grape varieties in Valais, being positive and, above all, close to the customer. The winery is known for its diverse range of specialties. They cultivate an exceptionally large number of grape varieties on 20 hectares of their own vineyards, which enables them to offer around 40 different wines.

In their work in the vineyard, they focus on natural and quality-oriented care of the vines. The work in the vines is the most important activity in the annual calendar and forms the basic building block for high-quality wine. From the vine to vinification and bottling, the two brothers cultivate the wine with great dedication. Wine production is far more than just a job for them, it is a passion and a pleasure for both of them to marvel at this phenomenon every year and to be a part of it.

Important old vine, widespread throughout the world. Of particular importance, however, is its cultivation in the Bordeaux region. There, together with Sauvignon Blanc, it produces the Sauternes and Barsac wines. The wines are sometimes not very fruity in bouquet and taste. One finds typical aromas such as figs and citrus fruits. A green apple tone is often noticeable in young, dry wines. They are therefore often blended with Sauvignon blanc and Muscadet. The vine is the most widely cultivated variety for top wines worldwide. Due to its thin berry skin, it is susceptible to noble rot and thus ideal for the noble sweet wines in Sauternes and Graves. Château d'Yquem, for example, contains 80% of this variety. The most important growing regions are Sauternes, California, Australia and Chile. It is also widely grown in South America and South Africa.

The grape variety, which is only found sporadically in Switzerland, produces wines that are characterised by a bouquet of herbs and waxy and lemony aromas.

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