St. John's

Description (detail)

A particularly elegant white wine with a fruity attack and floral secondary aromas. It is wonderfully balanced on the palate and reminiscent of well-known Riesling wines with its fine acidity and round finish.
Johanniter from the DIROSO winery is the ideal accompaniment to traditional cheese specialties.

The striking emerald lizard that adorns the label is a frequent sight for the Baumann family in their green vineyards. It and numerous other small creatures thrive in the carefully cultivated ecological diversity.

Made from the Johanniter variety, a fungus-resistant German grapevine cultivated in 1986. Johanniter has also been recognized as a Valais AOC grape variety since 2004.

White wine
White PIWI
Prozent
12.5
Option 1: Beschrieb
50cl
Option 1: Jahrgang
2022
Option 1: Preis
CHF 40

Matching mood

cheerful & sociable

Characteristics

Aromen (Nase)
fresh, floral-fruity
Aromen (Mund)
Aromas of ripe apricots, honey, and apple, elegant acidity paired with delicate residual sweetness.
Light & fruity
Semi-dry
Stainless steel tank
Integrated production
Pure-sorted
Salads
Cheese
4 years

Words from the winemaker

What Roman Baumann says about this wine

Our Johanniter is one of the most organically produced white wines in the Valais, and as an accompaniment to Valais cheese specialities, it really comes into its own.

Our story

What connects us with this winery...

Our employee Augusto often works at the Diroso winery in his free time and he introduced us to it. We admire the Baumann family's great commitment to sustainability in dealing with flora and fauna and we can particularly recommend their white PIWI wines to you.

DIROSO Winery

As winegrowers, the Baumann family works in and with nature all year round. Sustainability in dealing with flora and fauna is therefore a top priority for them and the DIROSO winery is setting new standards in Valais in terms of winegrowing that is suitable for grandchildren.

The almost 4 hectares of vineyards are planted with grass and they do not use weedkillers. The traditional vines are only treated with organic products. They are also the driving force in Valais when it comes to natural viticulture with fungus-resistant grape varieties. These relatively unknown grape varieties allow them to produce organic grapes without the use of pesticides.

Since September 2019, the brothers Diego and Roman have been managing the company in the second generation. They are actively supported on site by Nina Baumann-Salzmann. Sonja Geoffray-Baumann is on hand to advise on oenological matters. She is also responsible for our fantastic label designs. Hans-Peter & Irene Baumann have - after twenty intensive years of development - taken their well-deserved retirement and are now taking it a little easier, but are still indispensable to the family business.

Incidentally, the company name was created back in 1989 and combines the first letters of the three siblings Diego, Roman & Sonja.

White PIWI wines

«Grape varieties with resistance properties»

PIWI wines are made from grapes of fungus-resistant grape varieties. These forward-looking varieties were created by crossing European noble varieties with American original vines, which have a natural resistance to fungal diseases. PIWI vines are - like all traditional grape varieties - the result of conventional cross-breeding and have nothing to do with genetic engineering. For several decades, «PIWI's» have been bred at various viticultural institutes in Europe, selected and released for cultivation if they are well suited.

In the traditional wine-growing canton of Valais, people did not want to know about fungus-resistant grape varieties for a long time. In the last few years, interest in these robust varieties has also increased on the part of Valais winegrowers, so that now PIWI vines are also increasingly being cultivated in our canton. We are curious to see how the development of PIWI wines in Valais will continue...

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