Ô FÂYA FARM

Valais, Switzerland

Ilona Hunkeler, originally from Lucerne, was on track to become an actor before moving to the Valais region to pursue winemaking. She established Ô Fâya Farm in Switzerland's Saxon region where she originally cultivated and sold apricots within Switzerland. In 2019, she began producing wines, initially buying grapes and borrowing space from friends, before establishing her own cellar and planting her own vines. She works with grapes like gamay, chasselas, merlot and petite Arvine. Her wines are vibrant and hugely exciting - some of the first Swiss wines on the American market in this fresh and contemporary style, they're also comparably affordable! Her very charming labels are designed by her daughter Emma.