Switzerland · Cantonal AOC
AOC Valais
Appellation
AOC Valais is an appellation of Valais in Switzerland. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.
Switzerland's largest wine canton, in the dry upper Rhône valley protected by the Alps. Chasselas (called Fendant here) and Pinot Noir lead, with a wealth of native varieties: Petite Arvine, Amigne, Cornalin, Humagne Rouge and Heida.
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Key facts Type Cantonal AOC Extent N–S × E–W 87.94 × 131.44 km Centre 46.2559° N, 7.6247° E Wine region Valais Where it is Nearest town 7.9 km south-east of Sierre Nearest city 21 km east of Sion 34,708 people To the sea 224 km Rivers nearby Rhône (7.7 km) Same latitude Candy Mountain (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 372–4,463 m Mean elevation 2,141 m Measured over the whole outline on 29,582 elevation cells of about 423 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Bedrock Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)38% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)19% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)15% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
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