The best wines of Zürich

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

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Top wines of Zürich by region

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

Great red wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Zürich

Red wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, roast veal in the oven or aiguillette of duck normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Zürich

On the nose the red wine of the region of Zürich. often reveals types of flavors of licorice, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Zürich. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Zürich

  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Zürich

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Gamaret
  • Diolinoir
  • Cornalin
  • Marechal Foch

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Zürich

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

Discovering the wine region of Zürich

Zurich is a Swiss cantonal wine region covering all winegrowing sub-regions and vineyards within the borders of the Zurich canton. It is one of the more productive cantonal appellations in the German-speaking Northern Part of Switzerland. The main viticultural area here arches to the north, above the city of Winterthur, stretching up to Schaffhausen and even crossing the Rhine briefly around Eglisau, Rafz, Rudlingen, Wil and Huntwagen. This area is generally known as Zurcher Weinland, although as an area it is not precisely demarcated.

To the east is Thurgau, the birthplace of Dr Hermann Müller, so it is perhaps not surprising that his Muller-Thurgau crossing is the most widely planted Grape variety in Zurich vineyards. Here in Switzerland, though, the variety is often still referred to as Riesling-Sylvaner, revealing its genetic identity. As is standard for the northern, German-speaking part of Switzerland, red wines made from Pinot Noir constitute the majority of the region's production. They are not dissimilar in style to those made just to the north across the Rhine, in Germany's most southerly region, Baden.

The Gamay x Reichensteiner crossings Gamaret and Garanoir are also grown here, as are the alliterative trio Dunkelfelder, Dornfelder and Diolinoir. Winterthur is Switzerland's sixth-largest city, but the landscape just to the north is a Dense patchwork of fields and forests. The region is divided by the Thur river, which eventually flows into the Rhine just north of Rudlingen.

Great white wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Zürich

White wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sliced endives with ham, rabbit in sauce or duck sleeves in cider.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Zürich

On the nose the white wine of the region of Zürich. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Zürich. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Zürich

  • 2019With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Zürich

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

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Zürich

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

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.

Great sparkling wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Zürich

Sparkling wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shoulder with cream and tarragon, roast pork in the oven or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Zürich

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Zürich. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Zürich

  • 0With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Zürich

  • Pinot Noir
  • Sylvaner
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscatel
  • Pinot Blanc

The word of the wine: Sarment

Vine shoot of the year.

Great pink wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Zürich

Pink wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of orloff roast, pizza cone or rabbit with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Zürich

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Zürich. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Zürich

  • 2019With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Zürich

  • Pinot Noir
  • Blauburgunder
  • Cabernet Jura
  • Weissburgunder
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Zürich

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

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 sweet wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Zürich

Sweet wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian fondue, andouillette and baked potato gratin or mymy's golden apples (squash).

The best vintages in sweet wine of Zürich

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Zürich

  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Sylvaner
  • Blauburgunder
  • Silvaner
  • Räuschling

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.

Great unknow wines of Zürich

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Zürich

Unknow wines from the region of Zürich go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover other regions and appellation of Zürich

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

    • Benken zh
    • Berg am irchel
    • Grüningen
    • Hornussen
    • Lindau
    • Meilen
    • Niederweningen
    • Ossingen
    • Schwyz ch
    • Stationsstrasse
    • Stäfa
    • Teufen
    • Uerikon
    • Uster
    • Watt
    • Wiesendangen
    • Wil
    • Winterthur
    • Zweidlen-dorf