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Switzerland

Switzerland wine guide: the wine-producing country in Switzerland, its Pinot Noir, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Switzerland
Climate
Continental
Signature grape
Pinot Noir
Styles
red · white · rosé
3
Signature grapes
6
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Switzerland is a wine-producing country.

Pinot Noir leads the plantings, with Chasselas and Merlot alongside it.

The climate is continental, running high sunshine.

The vineyards themselves read as slopes, steep sites and terraces.

The region is known for red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus one more.

Inside it sit Valais, La Cote, Graubunden, Vaud and Ticino, plus one more.

Climate
ContinentalHigh sunshine
Terrain
SlopesSteep sitesTerraces
Styles
redwhiterosésparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 Pinot NoirDominant Read → 02 ChasselasDominant Read → 03 MerlotSignificant in Ticino Read → 04 Müller-Thurgau Read → 05 Gamay Read → 06 Syrah Read → 07 Chardonnay Read → 08 Petite Arvine Read → 09 Riesling Read → 10 Completer Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Appenzeller Quollfrisch Beer, Switzerland
  • Castello Luigi Rosso del Ticino, Switzerland
  • Domaine de la Rochette Pinot Noir Les Margiles, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Domaine de la Rochette Pinot Noir Les Rissieux, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Domaine de la Rochette Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Feldschlosschen Original Lager Beer, Switzerland
  • Gialdi Merlot Sassi Grossi, Ticino, Switzerland
  • Jean-Rene Germanier Syrah du Valais Cayas Reserve, Valais, Switzerland

Inside the region.

01 ValaisSwitzerland Read →
02 La Cote
03 GraubundenSwitzerland Read → 04 VaudSwitzerland Read → 05 TicinoSwitzerland Read → 06 NeuchatelSwitzerland Read →

Nearby regions.

01 ValaisSwitzerland Read → 02 LavauxSwitzerland Read → 03 GermanyGermany Read → 04 ItalyItaly Read → 05 AustriaAustria Read → 06 FranceFrance Read → 07 TicinoSwitzerland Read → 08 AlsaceFrance Read →

Switzerland: common questions

01.
What grapes is Switzerland known for?
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Pinot Noir is the signature grape of Switzerland. Chasselas and Merlot are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Switzerland make?
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Switzerland produces red wine, white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Switzerland?
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You will find Switzerland in Switzerland, where it is a wine-producing country.

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