The best wines of Genève
Discover the best wines of Genève as well as the best winemakers of Genève and estates of Genève to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Genève and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Genève by region
Looking for a good wine of Genève among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Genève. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Genève with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Genève
Red wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or rabbit provencale (mario style).
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Genève
On the nose the red wine of the region of Genève. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of cassis, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Genève. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in red wine of Genève
- 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
- 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
- 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Genève
- Gamaret
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Merlot
- Garanoir
- Pinot Noir
Discovering the wine region of Genève
Geneva, at the western end of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), is the second-largest city in Switzerland and the country's third-largest wine producing canton after Valais and Vaud. Although not famously associated with wine, the city and its environs are home to numerous Vineyards and wineries, some within just a few miles of the Center.
At 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres), Geneva accounts for 10 percent of the country's vineyard area. Gamay is the predominant variety here, with the Swiss workhorse Chasselas (often labelled "Fendant") and Pinot Noir taking second and third place respectively.
Other popular regional grapes include the hardy, oft-blended combination of Gamaret and Garanoir as well as the more international Merlot and Chardonnay. The red-white split is 56 percent in favor of red.
The canton is home to numerous (around 95) small, generally family-run, wineries often with a large number of Varietal wines (albeit in small quantities). While many producers are clustered around the larger viticultural areas of Dardagny, Satigny, Peissy, and Soral, wineries are dotted around the city, some a stone's throw from the French border nearby.
The region also boasts 22 Premier Cru appellations, including Coteau de Bossy, Grand Carraz and Rougemont.
Broadly speaking, the vineyards around Geneva are separated into three officially named areas:
the Right Bank (790 hectares/1,900 acres), known as Mandement, encompassing the large Satigny and Dardagny zones as well as vineyards further northeast in Collex-Bossy and Céligny (towards the wider Vaud area on the "right bank" of the lake);
Entre Arve et Lac (283 hectares/699 acres), nominally on the Left Bank of the Rhône river and the lake, this encompasses the Southeastern quadrant of the canton (south of the lake and east of the Arve river that flows northwest into the Rhône, joining it in the city) out towards the French side of the lake; it forms a Rough triangle between the towns of Cologny, Anières and Jussy;
Entre Arve et Rhône (270 hectares/660 acres), on the western side of the city, including the areas of Lully, Veyrier, Soral and Laconnex
The region also counts just over 120 hectares (300 acres) of vineyard officially in France but worked by Genevan viticulturists for decades. These vineyards, in what is called the "zone franche" ("Open zone"), are appended to the Geneva appellation.
The Climate in Geneva is moderated significantly by the presence of the lake, which prevents summer temperatures from rising dramatically and slows the effects of frost and snow in winter.
Great white wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Genève
White wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian, poultry or lean fish such as recipes of quiche without eggs, cajun jumbalaya rice or fish fingers for dummies.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Genève
On the nose the white wine of the region of Genève. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of oak, butter or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Genève. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in white wine of Genève
- 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
- 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
- 0With an average score of 3.93/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Genève
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Chardonnay
- Viognier
- Scheurebe
- Riesling
Discover the grape variety: Muscatel
Great sparkling wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Genève
Sparkling wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of filet mignon in a crust, sliced tuna with tomato sauce or quiche without eggs.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Genève
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Genève. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The best vintages in sparkling wine of Genève
- 0With an average score of 3.60/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
- 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Genève
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Pinot Meunier
- Gamay
- Pinot Gris
The word of the wine: Biodynamic (agriculture)
Organic agriculture is part of a vision of the world linking the plant and all living beings to the cosmos and basing work in the vineyard and the cellar on the cycles of the moon.
Great pink wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Genève
Pink wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, breaded veal cutlets or the garbure.
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Genève
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Genève. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
The best vintages in pink wine of Genève
- 0With an average score of 3.60/5
- 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.32/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Genève
- Gamay
- Pinot Noir
- Gamaret
- Merlot
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
Great sweet wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Genève
Sweet wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche, carri of shrimps with chillies or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Genève
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Genève. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or non oak.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Genève
- 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
- 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
- 0With an average score of 4.00/5
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Genève
- Gewürztraminer
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sauvignon Gris
- Gamaret
- Sémillon
- Chardonnay
The word of the wine: Alcohol content
The alcohol content of wine expressed as a percentage of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine.
Great natural sweet wines of Genève
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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Genève
Natural sweet wines from the region of Genève go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken curry samoussas or real chocolate cake.
The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Genève
- 0With an average score of 4.20/5
The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Genève
- Muscat Blanc
Discover the grape variety: Garanoir
Intraspecific cross between Gamay and Reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From this same crossbreed, Gamaret and Mara were also born.
A wine route in the region of Genève ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
- Bernex
- Choulex
- Cologny
- Céligny
- Dardagny
- Dardagny geneva
- Le puy sainte réparade
- Lully
- Meyrin
- Perly
- Satigny
- Soral &ndash suisse