Food & Wine - visit the producers: Aosta, Aymavilles, Charvensod, Gressan, Jovençan

Founded in 1981 in Gressan, Agrival became since the very beginning famous for making Aosta Valley’s traditional products with Aosta Valley’s typical apple variety.
In 2015 chef Luca Berolatti took over the brand: improving the production methods and carrying on the company with precision and passion. Indeed, he uses selected apples as well as 100% natural ingredients to make breakfast jams, sauces for cheese and meat and selecting the best apple fruits to make low temperature dried apples.
The unpasteurized apple cider vinegar, aged in oak barrels is another excellent product you shouldn’t miss.
Thanks to his various international experiences and cooking skills chef Luca introduced through the years some changes in the company creating new product ranges. However, preserving the tradition and its connection with the territory.
To make the delicious spreadable cream Reina dou Lacë he uses, indeed, fresh and local milk and gives new life to old traditional recipes, using the so called Dzenevrà, a mountain remedy made of juniper to make Daù, a very tasty cake, made also with Aosta Valley’s rye and candy apples.
Luca’s brand new product is the so called Les Valdotains, an iconic element of Aosta Valley’s coffee ritual.
All the ingredients employed in his receipts are natural products, handcrafted in each production phase, free from chemicals and dyes.
Visit the Lab: live a wonderful experience with chef Luca and discover yourself one of the 100% handcrafted production phase.

The products
Jelly, Jam, Sauces
Old remedies
Spreadable creams
Honey
You can buy all Agrival’s products during your visit.

The visit
Book your visit by calling Luca Berolatti 7 days before at the number +39 347 7818340 and you will also have the chance to buy at the shop all the products you wish.
Number of visitors required: min. 5, max. 12
Languages: Italian (French and German upon request).

How to get there
From Milan and Turin drive on the Highway A4/E64 and E25 direction E27. Take the exit Aosta-Aoste from A5/E251, then take the Road Valle D’Aosta/SS26 Strada Statale 26 towards Aosta City Center/T1/Mont Blanc. Drive on Ivrea Avenue, then follow Caduti del Lavoro Street, cross the railway and take Paravera Street up to the crossing Lancieri di Aosta.
The Lab is at number 13/I, easy to reach also on foot, for those who stay in Aosta City Center.

Over the years, the Institut Agricole Régional has taken every opportunity to innovate and improve its educational offer. In 1993 a legally recognized five-year professional course of study was activated for the achievement of an Agro-technical diploma; in 2001 it obtained the status of a state-recognized private school. With the 2010-2011 school year, a further innovation was implemented in the school organization, splitting the course of study to better respond to the different educational needs of its students.
The institute offers an important residential service (with the possibility of room and board) for students enrolled at the school.
Professional training has assumed a great deal of importance in the Valle d’Aosta agri-food sector.

The Joseph Vaudan winery: the winery currently in use came into operation with the 2005 grape harvest to replace the previous “cave expérimentale” structure commissioned in 1969 by the Vaudan Canon for teaching, training and viticultural purposes, to promote the production of quality wines. The same purposes are now pursued at the new winery, which is equipped with modern equipment and technologies that allow optimal management and control of the processes of the transformation of grapes for the different varieties and vinifications. There are also rooms equipped for the processing of small quantities of grapes that make it possible to make use of numerous experimental tests (microvinifications).The experimental activity therefore makes use of tools that allow an in-depth study of the different wine-growing issues and an analysis of new knowledge regarding production and commercial aspects. (The activities of research and production are supported, as regards the analyses, by the chemistry and microbiology laboratories located near the winery).

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Chardonnay, Pinot gris, Petite Arvine
Red DOC wines: Syrah, Gamay, Pinot noir, Vuillermin, Fumin, Cornalin, Petit Rouge, Sang des Salasses, Grains Rouges, Cuvée Saint Bernard
Rosé DOC wines: Rosé du Coteau

Other productions:
White wines: Perce-Neige, Blanc du Prieur, Mirage Floral
Red wines: Vin du Prévôt, Vin des Chanoines, Le Doyen
Spumantes: Monchoisi VSQ Classic Method

Sales points (retail outlet in Aosta):
Opening times:
- Winery (La Rochére region, 1/A): Monday to Friday 08:00 am - 12:00 p.m. / 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Montfleury Farmstead (via Piccolo San Bernardo, 39): Tuesday 8.15 am - 12.15 pm, Wednesday 1.30 pm - 5.15 pm, Friday 8.15 am - 12.15 pm. In this store it is possible to find, in addition to a limited availability of the producer’s label, dairy products, fruit, vegs and garden products, cereal flours, honey and other seasonal farm products.

The visit
The winery can be visited from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to noon and from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (grape harvesting period excluded), with at least 3 days’ notice, by email or telephone, for a maximum of 54 people.
The visit is organized in such a way as to highlight the three aspects (training-experimentation-production) that characterize the company, by visiting the processing rooms (reception of the harvested grapes, fermentation, aging in steel and barriques, packaging) and the illustration of the winemaking systems and technologies adopted. It is also possible to visit, upon request, the room of micro-vinification, the vineyard and to taste some of the company’s products.
It is possible to have tastings, with at least 3 days notice by email or telephone, for a maximum of 32 people.
The costs for visits and tastings are to be arranged at the time of booking.

How to get there
From Turin along the A5 motorway, take the Aosta Est exit and continue on State Highway 26 towards Mont Blanc; from France, along the A5 motorway, exit Aosta Ovest, continuing on State Highway 26 towards Aosta; from Switzerland, along State Highway 27, continuing on towards Aosta.

Les Petits Riens farm, with its vineyards, occupies a small corner of the panoramic hill of Aosta, at an altitude between 600 and 800 meters above sea level.
Thanks to the perfect southern exposure, on the orographic left of the valley, it remains sunny for most of the day. There is pleasant daily ventilation and rainfall is around 500 mm/year. Such a favorable microclimate for the vineyard allows us to work in an exclusively natural way.
Ours is an artisanal and artistic type of work in collaboration with nature, in full respect of it.

The products
The company does not produce DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines.
White wines: “Petit bout de lune” (association of Chardonnay and Erbaluce), “Enticelle” (Erbaluce), “L’air des Cimes” (Gamay and Petit Rouge vinified into white)
Red wines: “L’essence de la forêt” (Cornalin), “Si” (Petit Rouge), “esprit pourpre” (Gamay) “Au coin du feu” (Petit Rouge, Vien de Nus, Fumin, Pinot Nero, Dolcetto and other varieties in lesser quantities), “Ici et maintenant” (Syrah and Mondeuse), “Entre terre et ciel” (Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc, Pinot Nero, Gamay), “Comptine d’automne” (Pinot noir), “Grain de neige” (Petit verdot and Cabernet franc)

The visit
It is possible to visit the winery and the vineyards, located in a panoramic area with a view of the city of Aosta.
During the visit it is also possible to taste the different wines. A contribution is requested according to the quantity of bottles opened for the tasting.
The winery can be visited all year round, in accordance with our work and family, by booking via telephone or e-mail, for a maximum of 10 people.

Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
Directions will be provided at the time of booking.

In Ilaria’s family no one can explain how she chose to work the vineyards. There are no farmers among her ancestors and she has always studied the classics. But it was precisely the obstinacy which her literary career required that taught her to resist the hardships and take her own path. The first encounter with the grapevine dates back to her university days, in Piedmont, when, to support herself, she found employment in a cooperative that followed some winegrowers. Taking advantage of the knowledge acquired, she returned to Valle d’Aosta, to work the vineyards of others at first, then her own, investing the legacy of her grandfather, Vieux Joseph, in the land. Soon she added new plots to the initial nucleus, owned by the neighboring eldery. Today Ilaria takes care of two hectares, from which she produces three different wines.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Petit Prince Pinot Gris, which has a small percentage of Muscat Petit Grain
Red DOC wines: Mariadzo, a blend of Cornalin, Vien de Nus and Pinot Noir, and makes a 10% barrique

It also produces the Clos de Cartésan red wine, a cru of older vines, aged for 18 months and a 25% barrique.

The visit
You can visit the winery and the vineyards and during the visit you can taste 3 wines produced by the winery.
The winery can be visited all year round, by reservation, for a maximum of 7 people.

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

How to get there
Directions will be provided by telephone at the time of booking.

Maison Agricole D&D Fleurie is a small farm founded in 2002 with the aim of maintaining the family’s land and recovering abandoned plots on the hill of Aosta. The family-run company has taken up the work done by the grandparents who, at the beginning of the 1900s, cultivated the vine, and then by the parents who participated, in the 70s, in the first exhibitions of D.O.C. (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines of Valle d’Aosta, with an increase in surface area of about 3.000 square meters to the current 3 hectares. The cultivation of the vineyards, all steeply sloping, mainly manual, foresees a limited use of pesticides and exclusively organic fertilizers, according to the practices of an integrated struggle to protect the environment. Both the experience and knowledge of past times and modern technology are used for the vinification, obtaining wines that express the essence of the mountain ‘terroir’.

The products
White DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines: Muscat Petit Grain Valle d’Aosta DOP, Petite Arvine Valle d’Aosta DOP
Red DOP: Pinot Noir Valle d’Aosta DOP, Gamay Valle d’Aosta DOP, Torrette Valle d’Aosta DOP, Torrette Supérieur Valle d’Aosta DOP, Syrah Valle d’Aosta DOP, Fumin Valle d’Aosta DOP
Rosè DOP wines: Rosé Laetitia Valle d’Aosta DOP
Other wines: Deux Petits Doux (wine from overripe grapes)

Honey: different types of organic honey, including acacia, rhododendron, chestnut, three types of mountain wildflower honey.

There is no shop permanently open, but it is possible to taste and buy the products during the visit.

The visit
The company can be visited all year round upon reservation to be made by phone some days before the visit.
The winery, the vineyards and the honey laboratory can be visited.
Number of visitors required for a visit: max 20 people
Languages spoken: Italian and French

How to get there
Coming from the motorway Turin-Aosta, take the Aosta Est exit and continue on State highway 26 towards Courmayeur. At the fourth roundabout, take the second exit on the right, direction Bioula, after about 1 km uphill on the left you will find the company sign.

The Ottin winery was founded in the early nineties from the passion of a young farmer for wine and for his land. A passion that comes from afar, inherited from the family, mountain winemakers for generations. In 2007 a new challenge: vinification of the grapes on his own, until then it had been carried out by a local cooperative.
Ottin wines are produced largely from local vines, grown in areas naturally suited to viticulture, where the vine thrives with balance, according to environmentally friendly production techniques.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Petite Arvine Vallée d’Aoste DOC,
Red DOC wines: Pinot Noir Vallée d’Aoste DOC, Torrette Supérieur Vallée d’Aoste DOC, Fumin Vallée d’Aoste DOC.
Other wines:
White wines: Nuance (Petite Arvine)
Red wines: L’Emerico (Pinot Noir)

There is a sales point open upon appointment.

The visit
The company can be visited all year round upon reservation to be made by email or by telephone (Elio Ottin) with a few days’ notice.
The winery offers three tasting experiences (details are available here).
Number of visitors required to visit: min 1 / max 20.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
From the centre of Aosta, take the regional highway to Roisan. The company is located about 3 km from the town.

The winery was born out of the dream of bringing the noises, smells and emotions deriving from the transformation of an agricultural production back to the centre of the city of Aosta, within the historic premises of the ancient Mulino della Ressaz.
The great-grandparents Tanteun and Marietta, with their life’s work and their stubbornness, gave their great grandchildren the opportunity to take their first steps in the great and wonderful world of wine.
Tanteun bequeathed the space in which the winery is located, where with foresight he kept the old mill hidden and protected; Marietta passed on her passion for wine and vine cultivation, making her grandson Emiro promise to replant his vineyard in Champagnole, where it all started.
Since 2012, the creators of the company Federico and Alessandra have been cultivating two hectares of old vineyards and transforming the grapes into 10.000 bottles of white and red D.O.C. (Controlled Denomination of Origin).

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: La Tocca, Vallée d’Aoste Muscat Petit grain, Valle d’Aosta Pinot gris “Bizelle”
Red DOC wines: Lo Toque, Valle d’Aosta Pinot noir “R.E.M.”, Valle d’Aosta Pinot noir “R.E.M. X”, Valle d’Aosta Rouge “Farouche”, Valle d’Aosta Rouge “Boheme”

There is a sales point open upon appointment.

The visit
The winery, located in the historic premises of the old Ressaz Mill, can be visited all year round, by reservation, and during the visit it is possible to taste the products.
There is no minimum number of people required, large groups can be split into smaller groups if necessary.

Languages spoken: Italian, French, English and Portuguese.

How to get there
The company is located in a courtyard of the 1700s, opposite the central bus station of Aosta; it can therefore be reached by public transports, by car or on foot.

La Cave inaugurated its production with the 1990 grape harvest.

La Cave des Onze Communes has made it possible right from the start to recover territories doomed to abandonment in time and, thanks to the union of small and medium-sized enterprises, to use the best technologies to produce only high-quality wine, focusing above all on increasing the cultivated area for DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines.
Its vineyards, located in eleven municipalities, cover an area of about 70 hectares, worked by the 160 wine growing members, and they make it possible for the cooperative to produce more than 500.000 bottles every year.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Vigne Alte DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin), Chardonnay DOC, Petite Arvine DOC, Pinot Gris DOC, Müller-Thurgau DOC, Traminer Aromatico DOC
Red DOC wines: Syrah DOC, Fumin DOC, Anciens Cépages DOC, Cornalin DOC, Fumin Barrique DOC, Gamay DOC, Pinot Noir Barrique DOC, Torrette DOC, Pinot Noir DOC, Petit Rouge DOC, Torrette Supérieur DOC, Mayolet DOC, Rosé DOC
DOC straw wine: Flétry Muscat Petit Grain DOC
Other products: table wines

Opening of the retail outlet
Monday to Friday from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Saturday from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
In July, August, September and Christmas holidays open from Monday to Saturday from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm; Sunday from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm.

The visit
The company can be visited all year round upon reservation to be made by email or telephone. The visit to the wine cellar and the vineyards is enriched by a collection of antique equipment of the viticulture in the Aosta Valley. The visit can be followed by a wine tasting, or wines accompanied by local products.
Languages spoken: Italian, French, English and Spanish.

Accessibility
The cooperative is accessible and has a bathroom for disabled people, as well as convenient parking.

How to get there
Aosta Ovest motorway exit; continuing on the regional highway to the Cogne Valley, the Cave des Onze Communes is located to the left of the Aymavilles castle.

The Didier Gerbelle winery was officially founded in 2006 as a continuation of the family traditions which have their roots at the beginning of the 20th century. Didier, who graduated in oenology in 2006 from the glorious oenological school of Alba, took over the company run first by his paternal grandparents and then by his parents, and embarked on his own along the path of winemaking.
The company has about 2.8 hectares of vineyards and produces grapes that are almost in their entirety the company’s own grapes. The vineyards are located in the municipalities of Aymavilles and Villeneuve. The main vines cultivated are Petit Rouge, Cornalin (Broblanc biotype), Premetta and red-berried Fumin (authoctonous); Pinot Grigio and Gewurztraminer with white-berried grapes.
The vines are grown using the espalier systemby adopting the simple Guyot system and grown on poor and stony soils. Production is very limited and is around 15.000 bottles per year. All of the stages of production, from processing the vineyard to bottling, including subsequent marketing, are followed directly by the owner.
In 2019 Didier Gerbelle acquired the company L’Atoueyo also located in the municipality of Aymavilles, making it possible to increase and diversify the bottles produced.

The products
White DOC (Protected Designation of Origin) wines: Jeux de Cepages (blend)
Red DOC wines: Petit Rouge Vigne Plan Valle d’Aosta DOC, Torrette Valle d’Aosta DOC, Torrette Supérieur Vigne Tsancognein Valle d’Aosta DOC, Rouge Peque-na! Valle d’Aosta DOC, Fumin Valle d’Aosta DOC, VDA DOC Gamay, VDA DOC Pinot Nero, VDA DOC Rosé, VDA DOC Rouge L’Ainé

There is a sales point open from Monday to Sunday, from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm.

The visit
You will visit the winery and the vineyards of the company, which has been family-run since the beginning of the 20th century. It is possible to taste the different wines on offer.
The company can be visited all year round, upon reservation, from Monday to Sunday, from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
Coming from the Turin - Aosta highway, take the Aosta Ovest exit. Take the road to Aymavilles - Cogne and continue on to the centre of the town (about 1 Km). The company and a winery are located 200 meters from the main square of Aymavilles; a second winery and the store are located in the hamlet Urbains n. 9.

The Les Crêtes winery was founded in 1989 by Costantino Charrère and is now managed by his family who, owners of a historic 18th-century water mill and the ancient wineries of Via Moulins, have been involved in the production of agri-food for five generations. The area devoted to the cultivation of vineyards extends for 25 hectares, and the total annual production is 200.000 bottles.
The Rifugio del Vino (Wine refuge) of Les Crêtes was founded in 2016, as an emotional tasting room, next to the historic winery, to which it is structurally connected. The Charrère family opens its doors to enthusiasts who intend to undertake the philosophy and knowledge of the world of Les Crêtes.
Rifugio del Vino, because it lies in the Alps with a reference to the typical high-altitude architecture and because it is a construction designed to protect wine, has an authentic heritage of the mountain terroir. Its profile is reminiscent of a mountain massif, the same that becomes the symbol of Les Crêtes and distinguishes its brand. Under this large covered courtyard there is space for the production of wine and a wine shop, held together by an interesting itinerary for a visit.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Petite Arvine V.d.A.(Valle d’ Aosta) DOC, Chardonnay V.d.A. DOC, Chardonnay Cuvée Bois V.d.A. DOC, Petite Arvine Fleur Valle d’Aosta DOC, Pinot Gris Valle d’Aosta DOC, Neige d’Or Valle d’Aosta DOC
Red DOC wines: Torrette V.d.A. DOC, Pinot Nero V.d.A. DOC, Syrah V.d.A. DOC, La Sabla, Fumin V.d.A. DOC, Merlot Valle d’Aosta DOC, Nebbiolo Sommet Valle d’Aosta DOC
Rosé DOC wines: Rosé Valle d’Aosta DOC

Other wines:
White wine Mon Blanc (blend of native and international white-berried grapes)
Mon Rouge red wine (blend of local and international dark-berried grapes)
Wine from Doré overripe grapes (aromatic variety with white Muscat grapes)
Neblù Brut Rosé - Classic Method Quality Spumante Wine

There is a sales point open from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.45 pm to 6.30 pm, Saturday from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm. Closed on Sundays and public holidays, except Sundays of July and August (open from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm).

The visit
The company can be visited all year round upon reservation to be made by email or by telephone +39 0165 902274, or on the company website. You can visit the winery and the vineyards. It is also possible to make visits with tastings in the tasting room called “Il Rifugio del Vino”, located in a very suggestive place near a vineyard with a privileged view over the city of Aosta, with the possibility of tasting local cheeses and cured meats, too.
Tasting programms are available on the website.

Languages: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
Coming from the A5 motorway, take the Aosta Ovest-St. Pierre exit. Take the state highway 507 keeping to the right at the crossroads, and continue on towards Cogne/Aymavilles until the roundabout of Piazza Chanoux in Aymavilles. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit (direction Gressan) to the village of Ferrière. The company is located 400 m on the right.

The farm is located in the municipality of Charvensod, on a promontory that looks down onto the city of Aosta and offers views out over the surrounding mountains.
His own extremely positive experience of allowing his children to help with the everyday work on the farm prompted Fabio to offer a similar opportunity to other children. Following the example of an adult engaged in common-sense activities, children have the opportunity to learn about the age-old connection with the land, tuning back into the natural rhythm of nature through manual work, as well as contact with natural materials and with animals.
The farm is surrounded by fields, woodland and vineyards.
The main activity is cattle rearing, and the farm also has a vegetable and flower garden, orchard and walnut trees.

Educational activities
A day with the farmer to observe how jobs on the farm vary from season to season:

• sowing crops and the pace of growth of flowers and vegetables;
• taking care of the animals indoors;
• out in the pastures with the farmer;
• preparing the meadows in the spring;
• gathering and baling hay in the summer.

A journey through nature: the chance to discover our body on the move with the numerous routes around the farm during the various seasons.
A number of activities take place in the barn, in the hayshed or in the farmer’s home, but most are outdoor activities, sometimes involving the animals.

How to reach the farm
In the Turin-Aosta direction, take the “Aosta Est” motorway exit and follow the indications for Pila. When you reach the village of Charvensod, take the first road on the right that climbs up to the centre of the village. At the top of the climb, turn right again and go along the road for about 400 metres until you reach the private road that leads to the farm.

The ‘La Borettaz farm’ was established in 2000 to carry on a family tradition which had been alive for centuries in the history of farming in the Aosta Valley. Breeding Aosta Valley red spotted cattle and Aosta Valley brown cattle. The large surface area of the Farm allow to feed the cattle in the best way possible, using the fodder and the hay produced on the farm, all year round.

Products
Milk, DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) Alpine Pasture Fontina, DOP Fontina, Matured cheeses, Toma cheese, Toma cheese flavoured with thyme, chilli, kummel or garlic, Fresh cheeses such as reblec, ricotta, stracchino, mozzarella, Brossa, Butter, Yoghurt and Dessert, fresh meat and sausages. 
The farm has a 24-hour raw milk vending machine.

The point of sale is open every day from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Visit
The farm can be visited all year round upon reservation by e-mail or telephone (Bisson Fabrizio, Viérin Gabriele or Matthiou Thierry) at least three days in advance.
You will visit the cattle shed, the calf shed, the milk processing room and the cheese maturing room. A final tasting is also available.

For further information about availabilities and prices per person, please contact the owners.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.

Accessibility
All the rooms are on the ground floor, easily accessible even for disabled people in wheelchairs.

How to get there
The farm is located on the regional road for Gressan, two km from Aosta.
Exit the motorway at the Aosta Est toll gate, follow the signs to the Pila ski resort until the junction for Gressan and then carry on for about 1.5 km.

La Cave de Gargantua of the brothers Laurent and André Cuneaz was founded in 2013 from a family passion handed down in particular by grandfather Pierino Cuneaz, who passed on to his grandson Laurent the love for vineyards, land and wine. «Since 2004 - says Laurent Cuneaz - I have been working at the Institut Agricole Régional where I have been able to gain experience, study many aspects in depth and to experiment. At a certain point, however, I felt the need to do something of my own and, thanks to the help of my parents, we were able to create our small family business starting right from the garage of our home which was transformed into a winery».

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Vda (Valle d’Aosta) Bianco “Vin de la Fée”, Vda Pinot Gris, Vda Bianco “Daphne”.
Red DOC wines: Vda Gamay, Vda Pinot Noir, Vda Gamaret, Vda Torrette Supérieur “Labié, Vda Rosso” Impasse”.

There is not a permanently open sales point, but it is possible to purchase products by contacting us via telephone.

The visit
The winery can be visited upon reservation with the possibility to taste the company’s products.
Number of visitors required for a visit: max 6 people.
Cost of the visit / tasting per person: this varies according to the time and the products available.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.

How to get there
From the centre of Gressan, at the roundabout go in the direction of Pila, second road on the right (follow the sign to the library), 80 metres and the winery is on the left.

Since 1981 Diego Curtaz has personally been involved in the wine production started by his paternal grandfather. The company covers about 25.000 m² in the territory of the municipality of Gressan: 10.000 m² are used for viticulture and 15.000 m² for orchards. The small size of the company allows for a cultivation on a human scale: manuring with aged manure and fungicidal treatments with integrated pest management methods for a maximum of five treatments per year.
The company makes about fifty hectoliters of red wine available per year; the wines that are produced and bottled in the company are a table wine called “Di meun” and four Valle d’Aosta DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wine: Chardonnay
Red DOC wines: Torrette, Petit Rouge, Gamay
Other products: fruit

There is a sales point open upon telephone booking.

The visit
The winery, the vineyards, the orchards and the production rooms can be visited. Tastings are possible upon payment.
The price of the tasting varies from a minimum of € 5.00 to a maximum of € 15.00 per person, depending on the wines tasted.
The company can be visited all year round via telephone booking (Diego Curtaz) at least 1 day in advance.
Number of visitors required for a visit: The tastings are carried out for a maximum number of 12 people.

Languages spoken: Italian and French.

How to get there
The company is located along the regional highway to Gressan, about 3 km from Aosta.

This small winery is located in Gressan, on the outskirts of Aosta. Established in 2009, the winery rests its foundations on the family’s agricultural business, managed first by Nadir's grandfather and then by his father and which, in fact, until 2009 aimed essentially at self-consumption.
With a few thousand bottles produced, they apply a kind of agriculture that respects the environment and the ecosystem as much as possible, for which the plants do not experience the use of synthetic herbicides or pesticides, but are treated exclusively with copper and sulfur, on average four or five times a season.In the winery, they follow a philosophy aligned with the choices that are implemented in the vineyard: the use of sulphites is reduced to the bare minimum, winemaking does not require the use of additional adjuvants and fermentations are spontaneous in order to enhance the characteristics of the grapes and the Terroir. Natural wines, not in recognition or legislative certification, but, more importantly, natural in their substance. Petit Rouge, Vien de Nus, Fumin and Vuillermin are the natives, Pinot Noir, Moscato, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer are the internationals: Grapes that have labels originating from vines planted over a century ago. Bottles that are the fruit of love and an unconditional passion for the land and the origins.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Pantagruel, Gewurztraminer, Valle d’Aosta DOC
Red DOC wines: Badebec, Rosso Valle d’Aosta DOC, Grandgosier, Pinot Noir Valle d’Aosta DOC, Les Gosses, Rouge Vallée d’Aoste DOC
Other wines: L’Entso Red Wine (Fumin 80%, Barbera 20%), Vin des Géants Red wine (33% Crovassa, 33% Neyret, 33% Petit Rouge), Pic Ten Red Wine (90% Nebbiolo, 10% Neyret), Gargamelle Wine from overripe grapes (100% Moscato)

There is no sales point open permanently, but it is possible to buy the products directly at the winery upon phone reservation.

The visit
The winery and the vineyards can be visited with the possibility of wine tastings.
The company can be visited every day by reservation for groups of up to 10 people with one week’s notice.
Cost of the visit / tasting per person: at the time of booking, based on the type of visit or tasting, any costs are communicated.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.

How to get there
The company is easily accessible by following the directions on Google Maps.

The Clos Blanc farm-wine making company owned by Alberto Blanc is located in the center of the enchanting, mountainous Valle d’Aosta with its hills yet to be discovered; it is located in the municipality of Jovençan, 5 km from Aosta, and is at an altitude of about 600 m. The vineyards are divided up between the municipalities of Jovençan and Aymavilles. Currently, about 30.000 bottles are produced.
The company was founded in 2009 with a production of about 11.000 bottles (previously the grapes were turned over to other producers).
The company has a large parking area (which can also be used for buses) and inside, there is a tasting room where the customers can taste the wines. There is also a facility for overnight stays for those wishing to stay on site.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Vda (Valle d’Aosta) Müller Thurgau DOC, Vda Chardonnay DOC
Red DOC autochthonous wines: VdA Fumin DOC, Vda Petit Rouge DOC, Vda Cornalin DOC
Red non-autochthonous DOC wines: Vda Merlot DOC, Vda Pinot noir DOC
Other wines: Charmat method “Réflì” spumante, “La Toupie” table wine

Sales point on the company premises open by appointment.

The visit
Visits to the winery and vineyards with the possibility of tastings in the tasting room.
The company can be visited every day by reservation, by calling at least 10 days in advance.
Cost of tasting per person: starting from € 5; no charge for the visit alone.
Number of visitors required for a visit: min 6 / max 20 people.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.

How to get there
The winery is located in the municipality of Jovençan on the border with the municipality of Aymavilles.
Coming from the municipality of Aymavilles, at the roundabout that also leads to Cogne, take the road towards Jovençan and continue on for about 2.5 km. At the sign indicating the village of Jovençan-Pompiod, about 100 meters further along, on the right, you’ll seea signindicating the winery.
Coming from Aosta, it is necessary to go through the entire village of Jovençan. After about 1 km you will reach some houses (before taking the uphill road leading to the top of alittle hill) on the left, next to a vineyard, there is a sign indicating the Clos Blanc company.

La Crotta di Prado is a family-run fruit and wine-growing company (2 hectares of vineyards and 15.000 bottles per year + 1.6 hectares of apple orchards for 120 quintals of apples produced annually), located in the village of Jovençan which is 6 km away from the town of Aosta. The vineyards are located in a hilly area between 650 and 750 m a.s.l. northern exposure (Envers), while the orchards are at a lower altitude, at 600 - 650 m asl. The company was founded in the mid-1980s (previously, wine was produced for family consumption) with the production of 3.000 bottles of two types of table wine. In the early 1990s, they changed to the production of red DOC wines, and the white vineyards were planted in the mid-2000s. The cultivation of the vineyard is carried out completely by hand, from pruning to the harvest of the grapes, both on the steep slope and on the parcellings of the land (17 plots per 2 hectares). Particular attention is given to the use of pesticides and herbicides (integrated struggle).
The types of wine produced are all certified controlled designation of origin. Three red wines are produced, the Torrette (80% Petite Rouge vinesplus another 20% autochthonous vines such as Fumin, Premetta, Cornalin), 100% Gamay and Pinot Noir, and three white wines, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Müller Thurgau , all 100%.

The products
DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) white wines: Valle d’Aoste Müller Thurgau DOC, Gewürztraminer DOC, Pinot Gris DOC
DOC red wines: Valle d’Aosta Torrette DOC, Pinot Noir DOC, Gamay DOC

There is no sales point, but it is possible to purchase the products directly, after phone reservation.

The visit
The winery and the vineyards can be visited and it is possible to taste the wines produced here: 3 reds and 3 whites.
The company can always be visited by prior phone reservation. As it is a small family-run business, there may be the possibility of not guaranteeing the presence.
Number of visitors required for a visit: small groups.
Languages spoken: Italian and French.

How to get there
Once you have arrived in Jovencan, you go to the center of the village, go up the street and continue on until you reach the last houses in the village at the top of the hill, before reaching the vineyards you can see the winery on the left, a renovated stone cottage with green walls.

The Edoardo Braga wine-growers company was founded in 2014.
The current business area of about 2.5 hectares is characterized by a high degree of parcelling up; in fact, it spreads over 18 lots with an average area of 1.000 m². All this, together with the slopes, makes mechanization difficult, that is why more than 80% of the operations are done manually.
The vineyards are located in the municipalities of Quart, Jovencan, Aymavilles, Saint-Christophe and Nus between 500 and 700 m above sea level, high altitudes, but which, thanks to a good exposure and a very suitable climate, are able to produce grapes of high quality. Great attention is paid to autochthonous vines such as the Petit Rouge, Vien de Nus, Cornalin and Fumin.

The products
White DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) wines: Valle d’Aosta DOC Chambave Muscat
Red DOC wines: Valle d’Aosta DOC Torrette, Valle d’Aosta DOC Torrette Supérieur, Valle d’Aosta DOC Pinot Nero, Valle d’Aosta DOC Fumin, Vda DOC Cornalin, Vda DOC Gamay
Other products: Vin Rouge Incipit, Vin Blanc Incipit

There is not a store that is always open, but it is possible to purchase products after phoning the winery.

The visit
It is possible to visit the winery and the vineyards with the possibility of wine tastings.
The company can be visited all year round by making a reservation by phone (Braga Edoardo) or by email.
Number of visitors required to make a visit: max 10.
Languages spoken: Italian, French and English.

How to get there
The company is located in the municipality of Jovençan in the Etral 1/3 hamlet.

The Le Clocher company is a medium-large family-run winery that was started 30 years ago out of the passion of Danilo Charrère, a passion passed on to him by his grandmother. The company cultivates 4 hectares made up of 35 different vineyards and annually produces about 40.000 bottles of wine.

The products
White DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) wines: Pinot Grigio, Gewürztraminer, Petite Arvine
Red DOP wines: Fumin, Cornalin, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Torrette, Torrette Supérieur, Chanì (Rosé Cornalin)

Direct sales at the company, every day with 30 minutes’ notice by telephone.

The visit
The vineyards, the winery and the tasting room (maximum 45 people) can be visited, with the possibility of wine tastings.
Cost per person:
Visit only: free
Tasting of 3 wines: 15 €
Tasting of 5 wines: 20 €
It is possible to visit the company all year round, by calling the number +39 349 6134408 (Danilo) or +39 339 7036603 (Nicole), with 24 hours’ notice.

Languages spoken: Italian, French and basic English.

How to get there
Coming from Aosta, it is the first house on the left as you enter Jovençan, immediately after the small roundabout on the stream.