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Discovering Swiss Wines

Chasselas, Petite Arvine, Cornalin & more: underrated Swiss wine country and its best food partners — from Lake Zurich to Valais.

What's inside

  1. 1.Why Swiss Wine Is Barely Exported (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
  2. 2.Chasselas/Fendant: The Apéro King with Cheese
  3. 3.Valais: Petite Arvine, Cornalin, Humagne Rouge
  4. 4.Bündner Herrschaft: World-Class Pinot Noir
  5. 5.Ticino: Merlot in All Its Facets
  6. 6.Swiss Classics & Pairings: Raclette, Fondue, Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

Reading sample

Sample: Raclette doesn’t call for a big red, but for a Fendant — its gentle acidity and restrained body wash away the cheese fat without clashing with the salt. That’s exactly what it has been drunk for in Valais over the centuries.

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About this content

Editorially created and reviewed by the wine-pairing.online sommelier team led by Isidoro Celentano (MYSYMP AG, Switzerland). It is based on the 12-variable methodology (acidity, tannin, body, sweetness, aromatics, texture) building on the work of Tim Hanni MW, Gordon Shepherd and Hervé This, and on a database of 30,000+ wines, 313 grape varieties and 1,900+ regional pairings.

Last updated: August 2026

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