Fabien Vallélian is a leading figure in Swiss natural winemaking, based at Clos Calamin in Lavaux’s Saint-Saphorin. Head of Culture at historic Domaine des Faverges (est. 1138), he crafts additive-free wines from secret neighboring plots and his grandfather’s 1957 Gamay vines (“Le Grand-Papa,” <300 bottles).

Natural Pioneer
36-year-old Fabien learned viticulture locally before touring New Zealand, embracing biodynamics with his father Gérald. Now leasing Pierre Fonjallaz’s Calamin-Dézaley parcels, he experiments with extended Chasselas skin contact, muté Garanoir, verjus, and pétillants—earning BioVino medals for “Arlequino” and “O Vin Orange.”

Advocacy and Style
President of Association Suisse Vin Nature, he champions copper alternatives and sustainable trials like VitiBasalte. Wines emphasize intuition, parcel voice, and convivality: crisp, textural, terroir-transparent—Gamay, Chasselas, and field blends for joyful, low-intervention drinking.