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The Best Wineries in Lavaux

For Lavaux in Switzerland, the page brings together 52 wineries and wine estates with that listed appellation, including A. & C. Chevalley, Anima Vins and Anne-Catherine et Sébastien Ruchonnet. Many work with Chasselas and Pinot Noir, and several estates are in Bourg En Lavaux, Chexbres and Cully.

We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Browse the entries in alphabetical order. Each shows the venue's town or city, a short description and awards from independent sources, with a link to its full guide page.

How this list is chosen: Every estate here lists Lavaux as its appellation. When more qualify than the list can hold, En Primeur Club chooses among them by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards. Entries appear in alphabetical order.

  • A. & C. Chevalley

    Lutry, Switzerland

    A. & C. Chevalley is a small family-run Lavaux winery in Lutry, shaped by Chasselas, Pinot Noir, terraced vines and the reflective light of Lake Geneva. The appeal is not architectural drama, but a classic cellar setting and a terroir-led view of Vaud wine culture, with a quiet format suited to drinkers who want the region explained through the glass.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Anima Vins

    Vevey, Switzerland

    Anima Vins is a small Vevey wine project built around organic Chasselas from Lavaux, with private tastings shaped by label art and sound design tied to each vintage. Its appeal lies less in conventional cellar-door hospitality than in the way Chasselas, place, and artistic framing are made to speak together.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Anne-Catherine et Sébastien Ruchonnet

    Rivaz, Switzerland

    Anne-Catherine et Sébastien Ruchonnet belongs to the small-estate side of Lavaux, where Chasselas is read through terraces, lake light, and family continuity rather than cellar theatrics. The Rivaz estate is strongest for guided, intimate tastings that put Grand Cru Chasselas, still reds, and the UNESCO-listed vineyard terraces into the same conversation.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bernasconi Gianni

    Chardonne, Switzerland

    Lavaux rewards estates that make geology and exposure legible rather than theatrical. Bernasconi Gianni, a family-run Chardonne winery dating to 1760, works 12 hectares in Lavaux AOC with Chasselas, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Divico, pairing small-scale production with a quiet tasting room facing Lake Geneva.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bourgeoisie de Fribourg

    Freiburg, Switzerland

    Bourgeoisie de Fribourg gives Freiburg a direct line into Lavaux, translating terraced vineyard culture into a civic wine estate with roots in 1362. The appeal is less about spectacle than continuity: Chasselas, red and rosé wines, a historic Fribourg caveau, and vineyard settings tied to one of Switzerland’s defining wine regions.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Bernard Chevalley - Les Fosses

    Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Switzerland

    Cave Bernard Chevalley - Les Fosses is a small Saint-Saphorin cellar focused on Lavaux Chasselas from its own terraced vineyards. The appeal is not spectacle but terroir literacy: a quiet village setting, limited estate-grown production, and a tasting format built around the mineral, citrus-led register of this UNESCO-listed wine region.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Communale de Saint-Saphorin

    Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Switzerland

    Cave Communale de Saint-Saphorin gives Lavaux its village-cellar face: communal, compact, and rooted in Chasselas rather than estate spectacle. The draw is the Saint-Saphorin setting within UNESCO-protected vineyard terraces above Lake Geneva, where the region’s still white wines read through slope, stone walls, reflected light, and a long cooperative tradition.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de Champ de Clos

    Chexbres, Switzerland

    Cave de Champ de Clos is a family-owned Lavaux cellar in Chexbres, shaped by terraced vineyards, Chasselas-led Vaud tradition, and a broad estate range that includes still whites, reds, and sparkling wine. The draw is not ceremony; it is a relaxed caveau setting where the region’s lake-facing slopes and local grapes remain the main subject.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de Corcelles

    Corcelles Pres Payerne, Switzerland

    Cave de Corcelles is a small communal winery in Corcelles-près-Payerne with a traditional cellar, a separate caveau, and a Lavaux AOC focus shaped by Chasselas, Pinot Noir, Gamaret and Garanoir. The appeal is not polished wine tourism; it is a modest village format that puts Vaud’s terrace-grown wines in front of the visitor with little ceremony.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de Corseaux

    Corseaux, Switzerland

    Cave de Corseaux is a small cooperative cellar in Corseaux village, set within the Lavaux AOC and shaped by the steep vineyard terraces above Lake Geneva. The draw is not polish or spectacle, but a direct reading of Vaud wine culture: Chasselas, local reds, cellar tastings, and a communal model dating to 1916.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Hug

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Cave Hug belongs to the small-scale Lavaux tradition: Chasselas-led, village-minded, and shaped by terraces above Lake Geneva rather than cellar theatrics. Expect a relaxed winery atmosphere in Bourg En Lavaux, with tastings tied to caveaux, market settings, and panoramic terrace moments across the UNESCO-protected vineyard region.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Jacques et Aurélia Joly

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Lavaux’s terraced vineyards reward small-scale visits, especially when Chasselas is treated as a marker of place rather than a neutral aperitif. Cave Jacques et Aurélia Joly works in that intimate register: a family-run cellar in Bourg En Lavaux, focused on local varietals, guided tastings, food pairings, and the quieter side of Swiss wine tourism.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave l'Abbatiale

    Payerne, Switzerland

    Cave l'Abbatiale brings Swiss wine tasting into Payerne’s civic frame: a municipal cellar tied to the town’s historic wine heritage, with Lavaux AOC Chasselas and Pinot Noir at the center. The draw is not a grand estate performance, but a compact, social cellar format where terroir, local ownership, and event culture meet in a distinctly Swiss register.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Morel

    Chardonne, Switzerland

    Cave Morel is a small family domaine in Chardonne, set inside Lavaux’s terraced vineyard culture rather than a polished destination-winery format. The interest is Chasselas, Lavaux AOC terroir, and a compact guided tasting model shaped by four generations of Morel family farming under Delphine Morel’s current stewardship.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Commune de Belmont-sur-Lausanne

    Belmont Sur Lausanne, Switzerland

    Commune de Belmont-sur-Lausanne is better understood as a civic wine marker than a conventional estate: a municipal label tied to En La Portaz, Chasselas, and the Lavaux AOC Grand Cru tradition. Its interest sits in terroir and public stewardship, not cellar-door hospitality, with Belmont Sur Lausanne offering a quieter lens on the UNESCO-listed Lavaux terraces above Lake Geneva.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Commune de Bourg-en-Lavaux

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Commune de Bourg-en-Lavaux is a municipal wine estate rather than a private domaine, rooted in the UNESCO-listed Lavaux terraces above Lake Geneva. Its story is the land: Chasselas from Lavaux AOC sites including Calamin, Epesses and Villette, plus Plant Robert, a historic local red variety rescued from near disappearance in 1966.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Constant Jomini Sàrl

    Chexbres, Switzerland

    Constant Jomini Sàrl is a small family-run Lavaux cellar in Chexbres, built around local still whites, reds and rosés rather than estate spectacle. The draw is the scale: Chasselas, a traditional cave setting, vineyard and mountain views, and a calm tasting format that suits visitors who want Lavaux at ground level.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Antoine Bovard

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Antoine Bovard fits the quieter side of Lavaux: a small family domaine in Bourg En Lavaux where cellar tasting, vineyard proximity and lake-and-Alps views matter more than staged hospitality. The draw is terroir rather than spectacle, with Lavaux AOC wines tied to Chasselas, Pinot Noir and the steep vineyard culture above Lake Geneva.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Blondel

    Cully Lavaux Suisse, Switzerland

    Domaine Blondel is a small family-run Lavaux cellar in Cully, focused on estate-grown Chasselas from the slopes around Lake Geneva. Its strongest argument is terroir rather than scale: holdings tied to Villette, Epesses, Calamin Grand Cru, Dézaley Grand Cru and St-Saphorin, with regional medals giving the wines a clear local benchmark.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Bovy

    Chexbres, Switzerland

    Domaine Bovy gives Lavaux wine tourism its clearest setting: a family estate in Chexbres where tasting is tied to terrace, garden, verandah and the slope above Lake Geneva. The draw is not technical spectacle but Vaud continuity, large oak cellar tradition and a convivial format that treats wine as part of the region’s social rhythm.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Chappuis

    Rivaz, Switzerland

    Domaine Chappuis is a Rivaz wine estate for readers who want Lavaux through its terraces rather than through cellar-door theatrics. The draw is Chasselas shaped by limestone-rich slopes, Lake Geneva’s moderating influence, and a family lineage traced to 1335, with a compact 7-hectare holding across St-Saphorin, Dézaley, and Chardonne.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Commune de Corcelles-le-Jorat

    Corcelles Le Jorat, Switzerland

    A small municipal domaine in Corcelles Le Jorat, Domaine Commune de Corcelles-le-Jorat belongs to the quieter side of Swiss wine travel: Chasselas, Lavaux AOC, vineyard work, and cellar craft rather than polished visitor theatre. Its interest lies in the link between communal stewardship and a regional grape that carries Vaud’s limestone, lake influence, and terraced-vineyard culture with unusual clarity.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Denis Fauquex

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Denis Fauquex works in the classic Lavaux register: family-run, Chasselas-led, and closely tied to the terraced vineyard culture above Lake Geneva. The appeal is not spectacle but scale, with cellar and terrace tastings that frame Bourg-en-Lavaux through its signature white grape and vigneron-encaveur tradition.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine du Burignon

    Chardonne, Switzerland

    Domaine du Burignon puts the Lavaux terraces in the foreground: Chasselas, Pinot Noir, a historic vineyard estate and guesthouse, and a terrace looking across Lake Geneva toward the Alps. The appeal is not luxury polish but place, with by-reservation tastings, a quiet bed-and-breakfast format, and a 2024 Chasselas rated 90 points by Falstaff in 2025.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine du Daley

    Lutry, Switzerland

    Domaine du Daley is a historic Lavaux wine estate in Lutry, founded in 1392 and set above Lake Geneva within Switzerland’s UNESCO-listed vineyard terraces. Its appeal is strongest for travellers who want Chasselas country, estate-grown production, traditional cellar spaces and a quiet terrace setting rather than a high-volume tasting-room circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Jean Duboux

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Jean Duboux gives Lavaux its proper scale: small holdings, steep terraces, Chasselas at the centre, and hospitality built around cellar visits rather than formal ceremony. The Bourg En Lavaux estate works 2.7 hectares across Epesses, Calamin Grand Cru and Dézaley Grand Cru, with 13 wines and a format that suits travellers who want terroir explained at ground level.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Jean-Daniel Porta

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Jean-Daniel Porta is a small, family-run Lavaux cellar in Bourg En Lavaux, rooted in the terraced vineyard culture above Lake Geneva. Its interest lies less in spectacle than in scale: AOC Lavaux wines, a direct cellar format, and a regional identity shaped by Chasselas, heritage varieties, and the disciplined rhythms of Swiss family estates.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Les Dryades

    Rivaz Vd, Switzerland

    Domaine Les Dryades is a small Lavaux AOC micro-estate in Rivaz, founded in 2023 by vigneron-oenologist André Bélard. Its 2.3 hectares in Saint-Saphorin and Dézaley put the focus on Lake Geneva’s terraced viticulture, bio- and agroecological farming, and a compact range spanning still white, still red, and orange wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Louis Bovard

    Cully, Switzerland

    Domaine Louis Bovard is a historic Lavaux estate in Cully, rooted in Chasselas, Dézaley Grand Cru and the terraced vineyard culture above Lake Geneva. The draw is not cellar theatrics but terroir literacy: clay-limestone soils, lake-reflected light, steep hand-worked slopes and a portfolio that also makes room for Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Syrah.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Louis Fonjallaz

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Louis Fonjallaz belongs to Lavaux’s old-school cellar tradition: Chasselas, steep vineyard terraces, and a family estate history dating to 1552. The appeal is not polish or design theatre, but the direct reading of Calamin, Dézaley and Lavaux AOC through a small, traditional tasting format above Lake Geneva.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Mermetus – Henri et Vincent Chollet

    1091 Aran, Switzerland

    A small Lavaux family domaine in 1091 Aran, Domaine Mermetus works seven hectares of steep terraced vines across many parcels, with Chasselas, Plant Robert and a wider set of cépages at the center of the story. The draw is not spectacle but terroir range: more than 30 estate-vinified wines, organic cultivation and a quiet tasting format tied closely to the UNESCO Lavaux slopes.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Pascal Dance

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Pascal Dance is a small family-run Lavaux AOC winery in Bourg En Lavaux, shaped by terraced vineyards, Chasselas, and the direct cellar-door culture of the Vaud lakeside. The draw is not spectacle but scale: estate-grown wines, a simple terrace, and a village setting that keeps the focus on land, grape, and producer rather than polished wine-tourism theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Pierre Fonjallaz - Vins Biodynamiques

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    A small biodynamic family domaine in Bourg En Lavaux, Domaine Pierre Fonjallaz works within Lavaux AOC’s steep vineyard culture rather than the polished tasting-room circuit. The draw is terroir: Chasselas from a manual, organic and biodynamic approach, shaped by Lake Geneva’s tempering influence and the terraced Vaud tradition.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Potterat

    Cully, Switzerland

    Domaine Potterat is a small family-run Lavaux estate in Cully, anchored by Chasselas, Gamay, and Pinot Noir from terraced vineyards above Lake Geneva. The draw is the old-school cellar culture: a 600-year-old stone setting, large wooden barrels, hand-picked grapes, and a manual press tied to a family history that reaches back to 1881.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Domaine Wannaz

    Chenaux, Switzerland

    Domaine Wannaz gives Lavaux’s terraced-vineyard tradition a biodynamic reading, with Chenaux, Lake Geneva and the old Tour de Chenaux site shaping the estate’s identity. Expect a small-scale Swiss wine address built around Chasselas, Pinot varieties and broader biodynamic farming rather than trophy labels or critic-score theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Fischer Vins

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Fischer Vins is a small Lavaux AOC winery in Bourg En Lavaux built around terrace drinking, local wines, and a self-service format rather than formal cellar theatre. Its appeal sits in the meeting point between vineyard walking culture, lake-facing scenery, and low-friction Swiss hospitality, with a relaxed price level and walk-in-friendly rhythm.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Gaillard et fils SA

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Gaillard et fils SA is a Lavaux AOC wine estate experience in Bourg En Lavaux shaped by terrace drinking, house wines, and vineyard views over Lake Geneva. The draw is not a technical cellar narrative but the way the steep Lavaux setting frames guided tasting, food pairings, and a quiet, rustic rhythm.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • J. & M. Dizerens SA

    Lutry, Switzerland

    J. & M. Dizerens SA is a small family wine estate in Lutry, rooted in Lavaux AOC and shaped by five generations of vineyard work. Its appeal is quiet rather than showy: a terroir-led stop for visitors interested in local wine culture, estate production since 1979, and a portfolio that includes still wines plus a no-alcohol line.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Jean et Pierre Testuz SA Le Treytorrens

    Cully, Switzerland

    A historic Lavaux wine estate in Cully, Jean et Pierre Testuz SA Le Treytorrens belongs to the quieter, tradition-led side of Swiss wine travel. The appeal is terroir rather than theatre: Lavaux AOC, vineyard views, private tasting format, and a portfolio spanning red, white, and rosé wines under the Schenk Family Holding umbrella.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • La Maison Massy SA

    Epesses, Switzerland

    La Maison Massy SA sits in Epesses, where Lavaux’s terraced vineyards put Chasselas and other Swiss wines in direct conversation with slope, lake light, and vintage variation. The domaine is strongest as a terroir-led cellar visit: appointment-only, quiet in tone, and anchored by Lavaux AOC wines, including Epesses La Crosse 2023 with 88 Falstaff points and a Dézaley Chemin de Fer noted at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Les Fils Rogivue

    Chexbres, Switzerland

    Les Fils Rogivue gives Chexbres a firmly Lavaux reading: family-run, Chasselas-led, and organized around named crus rather than a broad Swiss wine catalogue. The estate works about 10 hectares across lakeside and slope parcels, with 14 crus and a cellar beneath an 18th-century family house shaping a compact, place-first wine experience.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Les Frères Dubois

    Cully, Switzerland

    Les Frères Dubois is a Lavaux-focused wine stop in Cully, set around guided tasting, historic cellars and the region’s Dézaley identity. The draw is not spectacle but context: Chasselas, still reds and whites, a family-run house dating to 1927, and a tasting format that treats the terraced Vaud landscape as the main text.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Les Vignes de Vevey

    Vevey, Switzerland

    Les Vignes de Vevey is the City of Vevey’s municipal wine estate, tying Lavaux vineyard culture to a historic urban cellar rather than a private domaine narrative. Its 11 hectares span five vineyard sites, with Chasselas-led regional identity, a Galotta Vevey Grand Cru in small production, and Terravin and Vinatura labels anchoring its quality and sustainability credentials.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Neyroud-Fonjallaz

    Chardonne, Switzerland

    Neyroud-Fonjallaz reads as old Lavaux rather than tasting-room theatre: a family hillside estate in Chardonne, working 7.4 hectares and producing roughly 50,000 to 70,000 bottles on site. The draw is the terrace-and-cellar format, where Chasselas and local red varieties are framed by Lake Geneva, the Alps, and the steep logic of a UNESCO-listed vineyard region.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Pierre-André et Stéphane Blondel

    Lutry, Switzerland

    Pierre-André et Stéphane Blondel gives Lutry a small-scale Lavaux reading rather than a polished cellar-door performance. The interest is the terrain: steep UNESCO-listed terraces above Lake Geneva, a family-run cellar, eight grape varieties, and a compact estate scale that keeps the experience close to vine and bottle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Pinget Vins

    Grandvaux Vd, Switzerland

    Pinget Vins belongs to Lavaux’s quieter register: a historic Grandvaux wine estate founded in 1884, shaped by steep vineyard terraces above Lake Geneva and a Chasselas-led regional identity. The appeal is not spectacle but scale, place and a traditional winegrower atmosphere, with appointment-only visits keeping the experience small and measured.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ponnaz et Fils

    Bourg En Lavaux, Switzerland

    Ponnaz et Fils is a small family-run Lavaux domaine in Bourg-en-Lavaux, working from a traditional vigneron-encaveur cellar and simple caveau in Cully. The draw is terroir rather than spectacle: Chasselas, Pinot Noir and a broader Vaud range tied to terraced vineyard culture above Lake Geneva.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Raymond Chappuis

    Chexbres, Switzerland

    Raymond Chappuis is a family-run Vaud cellar in Chexbres, focused on Lavaux AOC and Chablais wines rather than destination-winery theater. Its appeal lies in a broad regional portfolio, Grand Cru-labelled bottlings, and a cellar-shop format that keeps the experience close to the working wine culture of the area.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Stéphane Porchet

    Epesses, Switzerland

    Stéphane Porchet is a small Lavaux family domaine in Epesses, focused on Chasselas and appellation-led whites from Epesses, Calamin and Dézaley. Its appeal is quiet and terroir-specific: terraced vineyards, lake-influenced exposure, fifth-generation continuity and Terravin Lauriers d’Or recognition rather than hospitality spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ville de Vevey

    Vevey, Switzerland

    Ville de Vevey is a civic wine-culture address rather than a conventional estate visit, rooted in Vevey’s city-center relationship with Lavaux AOC and Lake Geneva. Its appeal lies in the urban cellar setting, local grape range, and easygoing access for visitors who want Swiss wine context without leaving town.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Vinicole de Cully

    Cully, Switzerland

    Vinicole de Cully is a 1937 cooperative winery in Cully, built around Lavaux AOC terroir rather than single-estate theatre. Its appeal is practical and place-led: guided tastings, wine-and-chocolate pairings, Chasselas, Pinot Noir, Gamay, and an event-ready cellar setting that makes the region’s village wine culture easy to read.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Xavier Fonjallaz

    Corsier Sur Vevey, Switzerland

    A small Lavaux AOC cellar-door in Epesses near Corsier Sur Vevey, Xavier Fonjallaz is built around vineyard contact rather than large-scale wine tourism. Expect a quiet, rustic tasting-room mood, biodynamic production, Chasselas alongside red and white varieties, and a garden option when weather allows.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

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