The best wines of Switzerland
Discover the best wines of Switzerland as well as the best winemakers of Switzerland and estates of Switzerland to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Switzerland and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Switzerland by region
Looking for a good wine of Switzerland among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Switzerland. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Switzerland with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Switzerland
See the top 100 best red wines of SwitzerlandWant to buy a red wine of Switzerland cheap or sell a red wine of Switzerland 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 Switzerland
Red wines from the region of Switzerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef skewers, oxtail confit in red wine or rabbit with prunes.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Switzerland
On the nose the red wine of the region of Switzerland. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Switzerland. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in red wine of Switzerland
- 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
- 2013With an average score of 3.62/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.58/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Switzerland
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Jura
- Merlot
- Nebbiolo
- Gamaret
- Zweigelt
Discovering the wine region of Switzerland
Switzerland may not be the most famous of wine-producing nations, but this small mountainous country in Western Europe has been producing wine for over two thousand years. The lack of awareness of Swiss wine is not due to a lack of quality or quantity, but to the fact that it is produced primarily for (and enjoyed by) the Swiss themselves.
But things are slowly changing; the world beyond the Alps is now discovering the high quality of much of Switzerland's Pinot noir and white wines made from the country's flagship grape, Chasselas. High-end Vineyards can be found in almost every corner of the country, but the vast majority are in the Alpine Valais and around Lake Geneva, in La Côte and Vaud/lavaux">Lavaux.
Entirely landlocked, Switzerland is wedged between Germany, Italy, Austria and France - to the North, South, east and west respectively. Its culture is Clearly influenced by each of these neighbours, evident in its languages (German, French and Italian are all official national languages here) but also in its wines. The Germanic influence on wine is seen in a preference for Varietal winemaking and crisp, refreshing wine styles, and is most evident in the German-speaking north between Zurich and the Rhine. The French influence is felt throughout the country, but especially in the French-speaking southwest, Geneva, Vaud and Valais.
The country's favourite grape varieties - Chasselas, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Merlot - are all of French origin.
Switzerland's main wine-growing regions are on the edges of the country, with the centre largely devoid of vineyards. Most are located in the southwest, around the northern shores of Lake Geneva (Geneva and Vaud) and along the upper reaches of the Rhone in the Valais. There are also important vineyard areas in the west (Neuchâtel), south (Ticino), east (Graubünden) and scattered around Zurich in the north (Aargau, Schaffhausen and the Zurich Weinland).
Great white wines of Switzerland
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Switzerland
White wines from the region of Switzerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs), skate wings with black butter sauce or thai beef wok.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Switzerland
On the nose the white wine of the region of Switzerland. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Switzerland. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in white wine of Switzerland
- 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2013With an average score of 4.01/5
- 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Switzerland
- Riesling
- Sylvaner
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chasselas
- Silvaner
Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt
Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)
Great sparkling wines of Switzerland
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Switzerland
Sparkling wines from the region of Switzerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Switzerland
- Cabernet Sauvignon
The word of the wine: Biodynamics
Biodynamic farming method initiated by Rudolf Steiner which forbids all chemical treatments based on synthetic products. Biodynamics is based on the interaction between the movements of the planets and the development of plants and uses preparations based on organic and mineral materials.
Great pink wines of Switzerland
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Switzerland
Pink wines from the region of Switzerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, lisbon veal sauté or broccoli gratin.
The best vintages in pink wine of Switzerland
- 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Switzerland
- Gamay
- Weissburgunder
- Pinot Noir
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon
Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
Great sweet wines of Switzerland
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Switzerland
Sweet wines from the region of Switzerland go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sausages with kale, whole salmon in aromatic broth or pasta with puttanesca sauce.
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Switzerland
- Riesling
- Sylvaner
The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)
Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.
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