Pinot noir is a popular grape variety all over Switzerland. In German speaking regions of Switzerland it is often called Blauburgunder. Pinot noir wines are produced in Neuchâtel, Schaffhausen, St.Gallen and Bündner Herrschaft. Neuchâtel, which is across the border from Burgundy is renowned for its Pinot noir, a full bodied dry red wine. In Valais, Pinor noir is blended with Gamay to produce the well known Dôle.
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| The Swiss wine region has an area of nearly 15
000 hectares of vineyards, and the wines are mainly produced in the
west and in the south of Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel,
Ticino, Valais and Vaud. More >> |