Allocations: Mythopia
Mythopia
Winemaker Profile | Valais, Switzerland
Hans-Peter Schmidt founded Mythopia in 2004 in the Valais, cultivating vineyards high in the Swiss Alps. His wines are vivid, expressive, and alive—capturing the purity, energy, and biodiversity of their mountain origins while redefining the relationship between nature and viticulture through a deep commitment to sustainability, innovation, and terroir expression.
Thoughts on Natural Wine
October 29th, 2025 | Xavier Guichard, Director of Office
Natural wine polarizes. The term lacks a clear threshold; better seen as a spectrum from processed to minimally altered. Vineyard ecology matters as much as cellar practice; sulphur use is the flashpoint. True merit lies in wines that unite biodiversity, low intervention, and stability, expressing place with personality and pleasure.