The EPFL Alumni, Chapter Vaud-Valais invites you to an exceptional and rare visit of the Marie-Thérèse Chappaz wine estate on Thursday May 22, 2025.
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz is an organic winemaker with a doctorate in oenology. The care and sensitivity with which she chooses her methods are testament to her talent and enormous viticultural knowledge. In the vineyard and in the cellar, we work strictly according to biodynamic principles, and even the course of the stars and the moon are taken into account in our thinking. Marie-Thérèse, named by Gault Millau as an “icon of Swiss viticulture”, sees biodynamic agriculture as the real future. Chemical and synthetic inputs are absolutely taboo. “Biodynamic winemaker” is how she defines herself.
📅 Date : Thursday May 22nd, 2025
📍 Location : Domaine Chappaz, Fully VS
⏳ Schedule : 16h45
The vineyard tour is physically demanding and requires good hiking shoes (no sneakers allowed). The visit can also be joined only at the start of the cellar tour, which starts at 6 pm.
Program
16h45 : Welcome at Domaine Chappaz (for those who participate to the vineyard visit)
17h00 : Vineyard tour
18h00 : Presentation of Marie-Thérèse Chappaz (at the barn)
18h45 : Wine tasting under the Leadership of Marie-Thérèse
19h45 : Networking aperitif
21h15 : End of event
Address
Domaine Chappaz, Ch. de Liaudise 39, 1926 Fully
👉 Mandatory registration
Registration are open until May 20, 2025.
A contribution of CHF 35 is required for contributors and CHF 55 for non-contributors.
(This will cover the visit and wine tasting as well as an aperitif-dinner + wines during the networking session)
⚠️ The winery visit will be limited to 25 people for safety reasons.
During registration, you will have the option to indicate whether you wish to participate.
If you select "yes," you will automatically be entered into a random draw. The selected participants will receive a confirmation a few days before the event.
If the event is full, click on “interested” to be placed on the waiting list in case of withdrawal.
If you need to cancel your participation, please do so quickly on the EPFL Alumni platform to allow others to participate. Thank you for your interest!
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz’s winery
With their unique origins in terms of terroir, climate, and grape diversity, the wines of Domaine Chappaz reflect Marie-Thérèse’s approach to the environment and her passionate quest for authenticity and quality.
Her respect for nature manifests in biodynamics, a gentle agricultural method that acknowledges the close relationship between the vine and the cosmos. With the aim of excellence, Marie-Thérèse patiently and humbly seeks to create wines that fully represent their respective terroirs.
Vinification is as natural as possible at every stage, using only indigenous yeasts and a minimum of outside inputs, to produce a sensory experience that is worthy of this region that she so cherishes.
Jürg Furrer (CGC’83), President
Aurélie Flandi (PH’15), Vice President
Michèle Berner (MX’07), Secretary
Alumni
