Orange weekly: Albert Mathier et Fils - Amphore Assemblage Blanc 2010

Valais, Switzerland isn't the first place you'd expect to find a Georgian qvevri, but Amédée Mathier has no less than 20 of them. Since 2008, his estate Albert Mathier et Fils (he's the extant "Fils") has been making two amphora, or rather qvevri mature

Every week, I select an orange wine (a white wine made with extended skin contact) that grabbed my attention. View the whole series here.

Valais, Switzerland isn't the first place you'd expect to find a Georgian qvevri, but Amédée Mathier has no less than 20 of them. Since 2008, his family's estate Albert Mathier et Fils has been making two amphora, or rather qvevri matured wines, one white and one red. Sorry, I mean one orange and one red.

The Assemblage Blanc is a blend of rare Swiss variety Rèze and Ermitage (aka Marsanne). Amédée describes Marsanne affectionately as "the king of white wine grapes", noting that "Riesling is the queen".

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