The best wines of Graubünden

Discover the best wines of Graubünden as well as the best winemakers of Graubünden and estates of Graubünden to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Graubünden and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines by regions >Switzerland>Graubünden

Top wines of Graubünden by region

Looking for a good wine of Graubünden among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Graubünden. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Graubünden with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best red wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a red wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a red wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Graubünden

Red wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, veal liver in vinegar or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Graubünden

On the nose the red wine of the region of Graubünden. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Graubünden. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Graubünden

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.37/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Graubünden

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Dorsa
  • Zweigelt
  • Cabernet Dorio
  • Diolinoir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Graubünden

A wine route planned in the region of Graubünden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Graubünden.

Discovering the wine region of Graubünden

Graubunden (or Grisons, in the French language) is the easternmost administrative canton and wine appellation of Switzerland. Bordering Austria, this alpine region boasts just over 400 hectares (990 acres) of Vineyard, predominantly Pinot Noir grown in the Bündner Herrschaft and wider valleys of the Maienfeld region. The largest canton by land area in the country and the source of the Rhine river, Graubunden is basically divided into fertile valley floor and soaring alpine peaks. After making its way down from its source at the Tomasee, high in the Alps, the Rhine turns Northwards, through the substantial valley it has carved for itself over many millennia.

The valley floor alternates between relatively flat areas - well irrigated and highly fertile - and steeper, faster-draining slopes which enjoy sunnier aspects. It is on the latter that the finest Graubunden vineyard sites are located. The better soils in the area are a mixture of schist and gneiss, loosely structured and warmed by the Bright mountain sunshine. Typically the vineyards are planted on the right bank of the river as this offers a westerly aspect and more manageable slopes.

The Rhine tightly hugs the base of the mountains here, leaving little room even for terraced vineyards. The prime sites are located just across the river from Bad Ragaz (itself only a few kilometers from the border with Lichtenstein), on the steep South-west-facing slopes below the Vilan peak and the wider Rätikon mountain range. This area is known as the Bündner Herrschaft and, in terms of wine, is further divided into four communes, or municipalities: Fläsch, Maienfeld, Jenins and Malans (from north to south). It is common to see these names on labels, for example: "Malanser" or "Fläscher" Pinot Noir are regularly encountered.

Great white wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best white wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a white wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a white wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Graubünden

White wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, summer tuna quiche or potato cakes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Graubünden

On the nose the white wine of the region of Graubünden. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Graubünden. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Graubünden

  • 2006With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.48/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Graubünden

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Completer

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Graubünden

A wine route planned in the region of Graubünden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Graubünden.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

Great sparkling wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best sparkling wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a sparkling wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Graubünden

Sparkling wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with caramelized carrots, endives au gratin without béchamel sauce or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Graubünden

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Graubünden. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Graubünden

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Graubünden

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Rivaner
  • Completer

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Graubünden

A wine route planned in the region of Graubünden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Graubünden.

The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.

Great pink wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best pink wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a pink wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a pink wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Graubünden

Pink wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sliced endives with ham, pork roll with tomato sauce or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

The best vintages in pink wine of Graubünden

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Graubünden

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris
  • Blauburgunder
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Graubünden

A wine route planned in the region of Graubünden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Graubünden.

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

Great sweet wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best sweet wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a sweet wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a sweet wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Graubünden

Sweet wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of quick brioche sausage, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or algerian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Graubünden

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Graubünden. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or vegetal.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Graubünden

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.06/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Graubünden

  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Silvaner
  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Graubünden

A wine route planned in the region of Graubünden? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Graubünden.

The word of the wine: Effervescent

Any wine loaded with CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is revealed in the form of bubbles, reinforcing the freshness effect in the mouth. This gas production is the result of what is called the second fermentation in the bottle. It occurs in champagnes and sparkling wines such as crémants.

Great natural sweet wines of Graubünden

See the top 100 best natural sweet wines of Graubünden

Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Graubünden cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Graubünden at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Graubünden

Natural sweet wines from the region of Graubünden go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal veal tendrons, rougail sausage or potjevleesch.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Graubünden

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Graubünden

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other regions and appellation of Graubünden

A wine route in the region of Graubünden ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Boniswil
  • Fläsch
  • Jenins
  • Maienfeld
  • Malans
  • San vittore grigioni
  • San vittore schweiz