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The Best Wineries in Switzerland

Browse 60 wineries and wine estates in Switzerland, including A & A Weinbau, aagne weingut and Abbaye de Mont. Pinot Noir is among the grape varieties used by many of the venues, and many have recognition from Falstaff. We choose venues by weighing recognition from independent critics, guides and awards.

Entries appear in alphabetical order. Each includes 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 is in Switzerland. 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 & A Weinbau

    Henggart, Switzerland

    A & A Weinbau belongs to the quieter side of Swiss wine: small-scale production in Henggart, shaped by the cool conditions of Zürich Weinland rather than by export-driven polish. Its appeal is terroir-led and local, with regional recognition through Zürcher Wein and Falstaff listings and an appointment-only format that suits drinkers interested in village-scale Swiss viticulture.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • aagne weingut

    Hallau, Switzerland

    Aagne Weingut gives Hallau’s Klettgau terroir a precise, small-scale reading: Pinot Noir, Riesling-Silvaner, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc from calcareous soils in a mild, dry corner of Schaffhausen. The Gysel Saxer family’s production is sustainable, vegan and hand-picked, with awards from AWC Vienna, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Expovina and Mondial des Pinots adding serious weight to the cellar-door simplicity.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Abbaye de Mont

    Mont Sur Rolle, Switzerland

    Abbaye de Mont belongs to the Chasselas country of La Côte, where Lake Geneva, limestone-clay soils, and slope exposure shape a restrained Swiss white-wine idiom. The estate’s civic ownership by the City of Lausanne, 13.5 hectares of vines, La Côte AOC setting, and Grand Cru Chasselas focus make it a useful lens on Vaud’s public stewardship of vineyard heritage.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Adrian & Diego Mathier Nouveau Salquenen AG

    Salgesch, Switzerland

    A Valais winery visit with substance: Grand Cru vineyard holdings, more than 60 Valais AOC wines, and a family line that reaches back centuries. Adrian & Diego Mathier Nouveau Salquenen AG suits travellers who want Salgesch terroir explained through Pinot Noir, Petite Arvine, Cornalin, Syrah, Merlot and Fendant rather than through cellar-door theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Adrians Weingut

    Oberflachs, Switzerland

    A small biodynamic estate in Oberflachs, Adrians Weingut reads the Aargau Jura through Pinot Noir, Riesling-Silvaner, Charmont and Zweigelt. The draw is scale and soil: three hectares, hillside parcels in Schenkenbergertal, Demeter-aligned farming and a cellar approach built around minimal technology rather than showmanship.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Aïda et Rolf Lips

    Leytron, Switzerland

    Aïda et Rolf Lips is a small family-run Valais cellar in Leytron, with roots dating to 1948 and a range that spans roughly 17 grape varieties under the Valais AOC. The appeal is grower-led rather than design-led: vineyard work, cellar discipline, and a tasting atmosphere that suits visitors interested in how this part of Switzerland translates slope, sun, and local tradition into still red, white, and rosé wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Alain Gerber

    Hauterive Ne, Switzerland

    Alain Gerber is a small family winery in Hauterive NE, shaped by Neuchâtel’s lake-moderated climate, limestone soils, Chasselas and Pinot Noir. The cellar’s appeal is quiet rather than performative: three generations of winemaking, a strong Non Filtre Chasselas identity, and a sweet Prélude cuvée with Grand Prix du Vin Suisse recognition.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Albaino Sagl

    Novazzano, Switzerland

    Albaino Sagl is a small family-run wine producer in Novazzano, in Ticino’s Mendrisiotto, where vineyard work rather than hospitality theatre defines the appeal. The focus is local viticulture: Bondola, Chasselas, Sylvaner and Muscat, with Anna Nespoli associated with the estate’s winemaking and a 2004 origin that places it inside Ticino’s modern quality push.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Albert Biollaz

    Chamoson, Switzerland

    Albert Biollaz is a Chamoson winery shaped by Valais rather than fashion: alluvial soils, Alpine light, native and regional varieties, and a family line dating to 1917. Its 14 hectares feed three wine ranges across still white, red, and rosé styles, with the Heida Cuvée des Chasseurs 2023 carrying a medal from Sélection des Vins du Valais 2024.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Albert Mathier & Fils

    Salgesch, Switzerland

    Albert Mathier & Fils is a family-run Valais winery in Salgesch, founded in 1918 and rooted in the village’s red-wine tradition. The draw is terroir-led rather than theatrical: Valais AOC fruit, biodynamic production, Dôle de Salgesch heritage, and a cellar program that includes amphora-aged wines alongside Pinot Noir, Fendant, Heida, Petite Arvine, Syrah, and Humagne Rouge.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • ALDI SUISSE AG

    Schwarzenbach, Switzerland

    ALDI SUISSE AG in Schwarzenbach belongs to Switzerland’s retail wine conversation rather than its cellar-door circuit. The draw is pragmatic: a casual, discount-grocery format with a broad everyday assortment that includes still red, still white and sparkling wines, plus occasional third-party bottles noted by competitions or critics.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Alexandre de Torrenté Sàrl

    Vetroz, Switzerland

    Alexandre de Torrenté Sàrl is a tiny Valais domaine in Vetroz, working about one hectare on the coteau de Sion with a clear emphasis on Petite Arvine, Chasselas, Pinot Noir and Gamay. The draw is not hospitality theatre but scale, locality and a quiet reading of hillside Valais viticulture, with visits handled by appointment rather than through a large tasting-room model.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Ambros Thüring

    Ettingen, Switzerland

    Ambros Thüring is a small family winery and distillery in Ettingen, working from about 3.3 hectares in Basel-Landschaft and selling wines and schnaps through a modest Wylaube. The interest here is terroir at village scale: Chardonnay, Kerner, Johanniter, Blauburgunder and Cabernet Cortis shaped by Leimental soils rather than by a polished visitor circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Andrea und Peter Strübin-Lichtin

    Maisprach, Switzerland

    A small family wine farm in Maisprach, Andrea und Peter Strübin-Lichtin belongs to Basel-Landschaft’s direct-from-farm wine culture rather than the polished tasting-room circuit. Expect a rural, appointment-led format, estate-grounded Baselland varieties, and a portfolio shaped around Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Gutedel, with Urs Jauslin named as cellarer and producer of the wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Antoniazzi Oreste & Fils

    Savièse, Switzerland

    Antoniazzi Oreste & Fils is a small Valais cellar in Savièse, built around estate-grown wines and a quiet, family-run tasting format. The draw is not scale or spectacle, but a compact view of Valais AOC through Chasselas, Sylvaner, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Diolinoir and Garanoir, with a Gold medal at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2019 for its Fendant 2018.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Azienda Agricola Bianchi

    Arogno, Switzerland

    Azienda Agricola Bianchi belongs to Ticino’s quieter organic wine conversation, where resistant varieties, estate farming, and biodiversity carry as much weight as cellar technique. Founded in 1998 in Arogno, the family-run producer links wine, honey, distillates, olive groves, and herbs into a compact portrait of Swiss-Italian agriculture above Lake Lugano.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Azienda Mondò

    Sementina, Switzerland

    Azienda Mondò is a family-run Ticino winery in Sementina, shaped by steep hillside plots, Merlot-led production, and the preservation of Bondola, a local red grape with pre-Merlot roots in the canton. The experience is quiet and rural rather than showroom-polished, with guided tastings, local pairings, and a clear sense of how the Magadino plain and terraced vineyards define the wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bagnoud Vins

    Flanthey, Switzerland

    Bagnoud Vins belongs to the intimate Valais cellar tradition: small-scale, family-run, and rooted in vineyards spread across altitude rather than spectacle. The draw is terroir-led range, from indigenous grapes such as Petite Arvine and Cornalin to a broader Swiss portfolio, tasted in a rustic carnotzet or outdoor reception setting in Flanthey.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Baumann Weingut

    Oberhallau, Switzerland

    Baumann Weingut is a small, family-run winery in Oberhallau, a Schaffhausen village where Swiss Pinot Noir and white varieties are shaped by fragmented vineyard parcels and a quiet cellar-door culture. The draw is not spectacle: it is direct sales, tastings, vineyard context, and a rural Swiss wine setting that keeps the focus on place rather than production theatre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Baur Weine

    Rafz, Switzerland

    Baur Weine brings Zurich Unterland wine into focus through PIWI varieties, Merlot, sustainable vineyard work, and a cellar culture tied closely to Rafz. The draw is not polished spectacle but a small family-run specialty cellar where vineyard walks, cellar tastings, and granite Steinfass ageing point to a practical Swiss answer to climate pressure and local terroir.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bazzocco Weine

    Itingen, Switzerland

    Bazzocco Weine belongs to the quieter side of Swiss wine culture: small-scale, local, and rooted in Itingen rather than built around spectacle. The draw is the Basel-Country context, where compact producers work within a canton with 37 wineries ranked on Falstaff’s 100-point scale, and where appointment-led visits suit travelers who prefer a direct producer setting over a polished tasting circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Berghof Dättlikon

    Dattlikon, Switzerland

    Berghof Dättlikon belongs to the quieter, sustainability-led side of Swiss wine: a small third-generation family estate in Dattlikon working organically with PIWI varieties. Its appeal is not scale or trophy culture, but a hillside vineyard setting, Bio-Suisse Knospe certification from 2023, and a tasting format suited to visitors who want calm, practical wine education.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bétrisey & Albrecht Vins

    St Leonard, Switzerland

    A small Valais wine address in St Leonard, Bétrisey & Albrecht Vins is built around cellar tastings, vineyard access, and organic viticulture. The draw is not grand hospitality theatre but a close reading of Wallis AOC grapes, from Chasselas and Heida to Pinot Noir, Sylvaner, and sparkling styles shaped by central Valais sun and altitude.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bio Hof Alpbad

    Sissach, Switzerland

    Bio Hof Alpbad is a Bio Suisse organic hill farm above Sissach, shaped more by orchards, pasture and small-scale farming than by polished tasting-room ritual. Its appeal is the land-first reading of Basel-Country agriculture: fruit trees, mother cow husbandry, bread grain and modest still red and white wine production in a quiet rural setting.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Biocave

    Miege, Switzerland

    Biocave is a family organic estate in Miège, Valais, founded in 1979 and now shaped around Bio Suisse farming, estate-grown fruit and a broad cellar range. The draw is not spectacle but terroir literacy: 18 Rhône right-bank plots, local varieties such as Fendant, Petite Arvine, Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, and tastings that keep the focus on Valais rather than performance.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bioweingut Sitenrain

    Meggen, Switzerland

    Bioweingut Sitenrain brings Central Switzerland’s PIWI movement into a Lake Lucerne setting: organic farming, resistant grape varieties, small-estate scale, and a hospitality style closer to a village gathering than a formal cellar appointment. The draw is not trophy architecture or grand-region ceremony, but a hillside vineyard culture where Solaris, Souvignier Gris, Maréchal Foch, and Cabernet Cortis carry the argument for lower-intervention Swiss wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bonvin

    Sion, Switzerland

    Bonvin gives Sion’s wine culture a clear Valais frame: terraced slopes, native varieties, and a historic house founded in 1858. The draw is not spectacle but context, with Petite Arvine, Amigne, Humagne, Cornalin, Marsanne, and Syrah tied to dry calcareous schist soils above the Rhône valley.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bopplisser Weinbau

    Boppelsen, Switzerland

    Bopplisser Weinbau is a small Boppelsen grower estate shaped by the sunny south-facing Lägern slope and a restrained Swiss farming logic. Founded in 1997, it works with Pinot Noir, Riesling-Silvaner and Rivaner under Vinatura guidelines, with traditional vinification at Spitaltrotte Ennetbaden and recognition including gold and silver medals at Expovina.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Bosshart + Grimm Bio-Weingärten

    Berschis, Switzerland

    Bosshart + Grimm Bio-Weingärten is a small family-run organic winery in Berschis, shaped by St. Gallen AOC vineyards near the Walensee and a practical, low-gloss cellar culture. Its draw is terroir-led Swiss organic wine, especially Piwi varieties such as Souvignier Gris, with Mathias Grimm connected to a production style focused on farming discipline rather than scale.

    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

  • Brunner Weinmanufaktur

    Eich, Switzerland

    Brunner Weinmanufaktur gives Lucerne wine country a contemporary reference point: a first-generation estate in Eich working from 20 hectares across Seetal, Sempachersee, and Lenzburg. The draw is not old-cellar romance but site-led Swiss wine in a modern, quiet setting, with lagencuvées, Pinot Noir, still whites, reds, and sparkling wines anchoring the portfolio.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Büchli Weine

    Effingen, Switzerland

    Büchli Weine is a low-key Aargau vineyard estate in Effingen, framed by the Effinger Rebberg rather than by luxury design cues. The draw is regional Swiss wine culture at close range: Pinot Noir, Riesling-Sylvaner and specialty varieties, cellar tastings, vineyard tours, and group formats shaped around the land rather than spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Burgweine Enk

    Luchingen, Switzerland

    Burgweine Enk is a small family-run Swiss estate winery in Lüchingen, shaped around regional still red, white, and rosé wines rather than spectacle. The appeal is the quiet Rhine Valley setting: vineyard views, private tastings, outdoor seating, and a calm rural scale suited to small groups, celebrations, and low-key wine-focused gatherings.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Buurehöfli

    Kleinandelfingen, Switzerland

    Buurehöfli brings Zurich wine-country hospitality into a working-farm setting in Kleinandelfingen, with a heated barn, garden areas and a cellar-master-led wine identity under Roland Lenz. The draw is not formal luxury but the rural Swiss format: tastings, farm-style food, and celebrations shaped by the land around Zürcher Wein.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cantina alla Maggia

    Ascona, Switzerland

    Cantina alla Maggia is an Ascona wine estate where Ticino’s delta agriculture matters as much as the cellar. The draw is the link between Merlot, Bondola, Chardonnay, Kerner, rosato and the broader farm estate: vineyards, fields, an enoteca format, guided tastings and a quiet Lake Maggiore-side setting shaped by nearly a century of cultivation.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cantina Giubiasco

    Giubiasco, Switzerland

    Cantina Giubiasco gives Ticino Merlot a cooperative frame: founded in 1929, supplied by more than 350 local winegrowers, and rooted in the hills around Giubiasco. The draw is not glossy cellar-door theatre but a quiet, tradition-led look at how a canton-scale producer channels local fruit into Merlot del Ticino DOC, with cellar and shop tastings suited to travelers who want context as much as wine.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cantina Monti

    Cademario, Switzerland

    Cantina Monti gives Ticino Merlot a precise hillside reading: steep terraces, sandy soils, south/south-east exposure, and small-scale hand work shape the estate’s style. In Cademario, the family-run winery is better understood as part of Malcantone’s mountain viticulture than as a conventional tasting-room stop, with guided visits focused on terrain, gravity handling, and low-yield production.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cantina Pelossi SA

    Pazzallo, Switzerland

    Cantina Pelossi SA belongs to the small-producer side of Ticino wine: Merlot-led, estate-farmed, and shaped by the hills around Lugano rather than by hospitality gloss. Founded in 1995 by Sacha Pelossi, it works about 7 hectares across several microclimates and has earned Falstaff recognition for Bianco della Piana.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cantunada Wein & Sein

    Maienfeld, Switzerland

    Cantunada Wein & Sein is a small Maienfeld wine address rooted in the Bündner Herrschaft, with Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, a leafy garden and vaulted cellar shaping the experience. Its appeal is less about formal winery theatre than village-scale Swiss wine culture: historic rooms, conversational tastings, small food pairings and a relaxed rhythm suited to private groups or low-key celebrations.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Castello Luigi - Zanini

    Besazio, Switzerland

    Castello Luigi - Zanini is a small, high-end Ticino DOC estate in Besazio, focused on Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay from calcareous soils. Its defining feature is an 18.5-meter-deep helicoidal underground cellar beneath a French château-inspired winery, a gravity-flow design that matches the estate’s low-yield, reservation-led approach.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave & Domaine Les Perrières

    Satigny, Switzerland

    Cave & Domaine Les Perrières brings Geneva AOC wine into a cellar-tasting setting shaped by Peissy’s old village fabric. The estate dates to 1794, works with Chasselas, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Gamaret, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and reads as a useful introduction to Satigny’s broad, locally grounded wine culture rather than a trophy-label stop.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Alain & Etienne Bétrisey

    Ayent, Switzerland

    Cave Alain & Etienne Bétrisey belongs to the small-cellar side of Valais wine culture: family-run, locally grounded and focused on Alpine vineyard expression rather than polished tasting-room theatre. In Ayent, the draw is the combination of sustainable viticulture, a broad red-wine range led by Gamay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, and a relaxed cellar format shaped by the surrounding slopes.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave au Soleil Levant

    Savièse, Switzerland

    Cave au Soleil Levant is a family-run Valais cellar in Savièse with a broad local-varietal program and a panoramic indoor tasting room facing the Alps. Its interest lies less in spectacle than in the Valais equation of altitude, sun, limestone-clay soils and native grapes, expressed across still white, red, rosé and sparkling wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Aymon Dominique

    Anzere, Switzerland

    Cave Aymon Dominique is a small Valais wine cellar in Anzère, shaped by Alpine altitude rather than grand-estate theatre. The draw is the carnotzet format: seated, intimate tastings built around mountain-vinified wines, small-group hospitality, and a direct reading of Swiss high-country wine culture.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave BBN

    Grimentz, Switzerland

    Cave BBN is a small Valais winery in Grimentz, shaped by an alpine village setting rather than a grand estate model. Its clearest signal is Pinot Blanc under the Valais AOC, with recognition through Mondial du Pinot Noir participation and a Falstaff Sierre winery listing.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Berthod-Vogel

    Bramois, Switzerland

    Cave Berthod-Vogel belongs to the small-cellar side of Valais wine: family-run, Bramois-based, and tied to direct producer relationships rather than export theatre. The interest here is terroir expression, with the Rhône Valley’s warm days, alpine nights, and traditional Swiss varieties framing the experience.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Biber SA

    Salquenen Salgesch, Switzerland

    Cave Biber SA is a small Valais AOC winery in Salquenen Salgesch, shaped by sunny vineyards, mountain air and a cellar culture built around slow-matured wines. Founded in 1971 and now working organically, it suits travelers who prefer a low-key carnotzet tasting over a high-volume wine-tour circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Bonvin - Gaston et Eric Bonvin

    Flanthey, Switzerland

    A small family-run cellar-door in Flanthey, Cave Bonvin - Gaston et Eric Bonvin belongs to the Valais tradition of slope-grown, direct-sale Swiss wine rather than polished tasting-room tourism. Founded in 1940, it works around 8 hectares on Les Coteaux de Sierre, with local varieties such as Humagne Rouge, Chasselas and Petite Arvine shaping the visit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Bourgeois SA

    Ballaigues, Switzerland

    Cave Bourgeois SA belongs to the practical, trade-facing side of Swiss wine: production, selection and distribution rather than leisure-estate theatre. In Ballaigues, its value sits in Vaud context, La Côte AOC bottlings and a broad portfolio spanning Chasselas, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, rosé, red, sparkling and white styles.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Constantin François

    Argnou Ayent, Switzerland

    Cave Constantin François is a small family-run Valais AOC winery in Argnou Ayent, shaped by estate-scale farming, still red and white wines, and a quiet cellar-tasting format. Its appeal lies less in spectacle than in the Valais tradition of compact vineyard holdings, mountain-influenced fruit, and direct producer hospitality.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave Cybèle

    Chamoson, Switzerland

    Cave Cybèle is a small owner-run cellar in Chamoson, built around Valais AOC varieties and a 1.5-hectare estate worked by Carlo Carruzzo. The interest here is scale: guided tastings, cave visits and vineyard context give a close reading of Chamoson terroir rather than a polished destination-winery circuit.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave David Rossier

    Leytron, Switzerland

    Cave David Rossier is a small Valais cellar in Leytron shaped by six hectares of vines between Saillon, Leytron and Chamoson. The interest is the breadth: around 30 wines spanning local varieties such as Amigne, Petite Arvine, Heida, Humagne Blanc, Cornalin and Humagne Rouge, with tastings framed around place rather than spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de Bellecour SA

    Rolle, Switzerland

    Cave de Bellecour SA is a production-led Swiss cave in Rolle, tied to the Schenk family wine group and focused on La Côte AOC and Mont-sur-Rolle expressions of Chasselas. The appeal is less about staged hospitality than about understanding Vaud’s white-wine identity through a functional cellar operation connected to a producer-distributor with roots in 1893.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de Bretton

    Corin De La Crete, Switzerland

    Cave de Bretton is a small Valais AOC family cellar in Corin-de-la-Crête, shaped by the sunny Coteaux de Sierre slopes and limestone-schist soils above the Rhône. The draw is not spectacle but scale: quiet tastings, classic still wines, and a portfolio that includes Pinot Noir, Viognier, Johannisberg, Gamay and Fendant, with past medals at the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse and Mondial des Pinots.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de L'Orlaya

    Fully, Switzerland

    Cave de L'Orlaya is a small Valais winery in Fully, shaped by steep hillside farming, indigenous Swiss varieties and a quiet tasting format built around education rather than spectacle. Mathilde Roux’s biodynamic approach, hand-harvested fruit and cellar-led visits make it a focused stop for travellers who want Petite Arvine, Humagne Rouge and Cornalin explained through place.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de la Côte

    Tolochenaz, Switzerland

    Cave de la Côte gives Swiss wine visitors a cooperative view of La Côte rather than the small-estate narrative common elsewhere. In Tolochenaz, its scale, vinothèque format, Chasselas focus, and 2019 Swiss Winery of the Year title make it a useful lens on how Vaud’s lakeside vineyards translate place into a broad, accessible portfolio.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de la Crettaz

    Venthone, Switzerland

    Cave de la Crettaz is a small family Valais cellar in Venthone, founded in 1987 and working about 2.5 hectares in the Coteaux de Sierre. The appeal is the scale: appointment-based tastings, a quiet cave setting, and a portfolio that moves through Fendant, Petite Arvine, Humagne, Pinot Noir, Syrah and sweet wine without the gloss of a formal visitor centre.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de la Fournaise Sàrl

    Veyras, Switzerland

    Cave de la Fournaise Sàrl is a small family-run Valais cellar in Veyras, shaped by hillside vineyards, mountain light, and a portfolio that leans into local grape identity rather than estate theatre. Since 1993, it has worked in the intimate Swiss winery register: still wines across white, red, rosé, sparkling, and dessert styles, with tastings built around terroir rather than spectacle.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de la Pierre

    Venthone, Switzerland

    Cave de la Pierre is a small family-run Valais AOC estate in Venthone, set above Sierre on the right bank of the Rhône. The draw is not polish or spectacle but scale: about 4.5 hectares, roughly 40,000 bottles a year, alpine altitude, vineyard views and a cellar format built around direct contact with the people behind the wines.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

  • Cave de la Rayettaz

    Corin Sur Sierre, Switzerland

    Cave de la Rayettaz is a small family-run Valais cellar in Corin-sur-Sierre, focused on hillside fruit from a 2.5-hectare estate in the Côteaux de Sierre. The draw is not design theatre but terroir: Petite Arvine, Humagne Rouge, Pinot Noir, Syrah and other Valais varieties shaped by steep terraces, mountain influence and a quiet cave-tasting format.

    Also recognized by Falstaff

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