Mythopia

A kingdom of biodiversity

You have probably already heard of Mythopia... perched on the heights of Sion, in the village of Arbaz, Romaine and Hans-Peter Schmidt have taken up residence in order to put into practice their vision of biodiversity and of a rich and balanced ecosystem.

At an altitude of more than 800m, on chalky soil, they have gradually transformed the barren vineyard into a real wine garden. From the very first day they gave up synthetic products and started to plant trees, shrubs, flowers, hedges and plants, to install beehives, to place piles of stones for the lizards, to grow fruits and vegetables between the rows of vines. To increase biodiversity, to reactivate the soil, to give back this complex balance to the terroir, in order to gain in grape quality and aromas.

Nature seemed to have only waited for their initial impulse to be able to regain, by itself, its living complexity. No work on the land, very little intervention, let the vine and nature live. In the cellar, long maturation, without unnecessary interventions.

The Chasselas, Pinot Noir, Sylvaner and Rèze wines are of a rare purity, of a rare expressiveness. Wines of meditation, to be tasted with as much respect as Romaine and Hans-Peter devote to shaping them.