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Zurichsee

Zurichsee wine guide: the wine region 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
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Zurichsee comes out of Switzerland, where it sits as a wine region.

The signature grape is Pinot Noir, backed by Rauschling and Müller-Thurgau.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and lakeside.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fresh and fragrant and crisp character.

Pour them alongside grilled fish, chicken dishes, light pasta and salads.

Climate
Continental
Terrain
ElevatedLakeside
Styles
redwhiterosé

In the glass.

White: Fresh and fragrant, Crisp character.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Bechtel-Weine Saignee Rose, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Bechtel-Weine Selection Chardonnay, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Bechtel-Weine Selection Pinot Noir, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Luthi Weinbau Pinot Noir Eleve en Barrique, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Luthi Weinbau Rauschling, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Luthi Weinbau Riesling x Madeleine Royale Eleve en Futs de Chene, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • R3 Rauschling, Zurichsee, Switzerland
  • Weinbau Schwarzenbach Chardonnay Selection, Zurichsee, Switzerland

At the table.

  • Grilled fish
  • Chicken dishes
  • Light pasta
  • Salads

Nearby regions.

Zurichsee: common questions

01.
What grapes is Zurichsee known for?
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Pinot Noir is the signature grape of Zurichsee. Rauschling and Müller-Thurgau are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Zurichsee make?
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Zurichsee produces red wine, white wine and rosé wine.
03.
Where is Zurichsee?
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Zurichsee is a wine region in Switzerland.
04.
What food goes with Zurichsee wine?
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Try grilled fish, chicken dishes, light pasta and salads.

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