Wine venues in Switzerland
96 wine venues in 14 areas, mostly wineries and outdoor spots.
Basel-Landschaft 1 venue
Bernese Oberland 25 venues
- Avocado Bar A village bar on Dorfstrasse whose garden terrace, opened in 2015, faces the Eiger; it has held the Deck Session, a freestyle event in its backyard.
- Bachalpsee A small lake about an hour's walk from First, at 2,265 m, that mirrors Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn and Finsteraarhorn on still mornings and evenings.
- Barrys The Eiger Mountain & Soul Resort's restaurant, bar and lounge on Dorfstrasse, which opens a monster magnum every Thursday, the house says.
- Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Glacier Book the Sunday 16:00 sommelier tasting in the Glacier's cellar, a former barn, for CHF 49, or order the house's own Pinot Blanc, 310 bottles made for it by Niklaus Wittwer from vines near Sion.
- Bus Stop Bar An après-ski bar since 2013 in a city bus built in 1960, by the Grindel valley run from First.
- Coop Grindelwald The Coop supermarket in Grindelwald's Eiger+ centre, with a wine department.
- Cork Club Order a glass from a list GaultMillau counts at 160 wines by the glass, or a magnum of Humagne Blanche that aged in the ice of the Jungfraujoch, at a wine bar on Grindelwald's village street.
- Eiger North Face terrace - drink wine staring at the murder wall Wengen's alcohol-fueled Eiger North Face tradition — cable-car elevation without the killer's grip — wine poured 1,000m above valley floor while the 3,970m wall looms 3km away.
- Gletscherschlucht Grindelwald A walkway leads through the 1 km long gorge of the Lower Grindelwald Glacier, between 300 m rock walls, to a 170 m² net; open daily from May to November.
- Grindelwald-First At First above Grindelwald, a walkway leads to a platform jutting 45 metres out beside the mountain restaurant's terrace; the restaurant looks out on the Eiger north face.
- Gstaad Palace A 1913 hotel on the hill above Gstaad, open only in winter and summer, where outside guests book dinner at Le Grill or Le Grand and can end the night in the GreenGo club, which, the house says, opened in 1971.
- Hotel Regina wine cellar - Belle Époque glamour since 1894, 500+ Swiss bottles Belle Époque hotel (1894) hosts Swiss Heritage status with an extensive wine cellar and the only wine shop in Jungfrau-region Wengen.
- Jungfraujoch Walk past the 30 name plates of the Italian workers who died building the railway, then order a Valais glass at Crystal, where the Humagne Blanche that aged in the Ice Palace is on the list.
- La Maison du Gruyère Watch Gruyère AOP being made from a gallery above what the house says are 4 vats of 4,800 litres, then taste it at 6, 8 and 10 months, across the road from Gruyères station.
- Männlichen Book the VIP-Bordbar 48 hours ahead and ride the Grindelwald gondola with a bottle of Swiss white wine or Champagne, then walk the Royal Walk to the crown on the 2343 m summit.
- Menuhin Festival Gstaad Yehudi Menuhin's summer festival, born in 1957 with two concerts in Saanen's Mauritius church; now seven weeks of concerts in village churches and a 1,816-seat tent in Gstaad.
- Onkel Tom's Hütte A pizzeria and wine place on Dorfstrasse with about 350 wines and a large choice of magnums; no reservations, closed Wednesday and Thursday.
- Posthotel Rössli Fondue moitié-moitié for CHF 28 under deer and chamois antlers in the Stübli, at a family inn on Gstaad's car-free Promenade that the house dates to 1845.
- Saanen Old Village and Mauritius Church Walk Saanen's main street of wooden houses, rebuilt after the fire of 1575, then climb to the Mauritius church where Yehudi Menuhin's festival gave its first concerts in August 1957.
- Schloss Spiez Spiez's castle museum, open from 1 May to 31 October in 2026; its café pours wines from the castle cellar, made by the Spiez wine cooperative.
- Spiezer Alpine Weinkultur (Rebbau Spiez) Taste the Spiez cooperative's wines a few steps from Schloss Spiez, whose walls, the house says, hold its cellar: walk in on Friday evenings and Saturday middays from May to October, or book Monday to Saturday.
- The Seven Spirits The Bergwelt Grindelwald resort's bar: signature cocktails and finds from its wine cabinet, daily 11.30–01.00. The house says Falstaff named it Hotel Bar of the Year 2026.
- Trümmelbachfälle Ten glacier waterfalls inside the mountain, reached by a tunnel lift, carry up to 20,000 litres a second, the house says; open from early April to early November.
- Wasserngrat chairlift and Bergrestaurant Ride a 6-minute chairlift above Gstaad to lunch at 1,920 m: Fondue Moitié-Moitié at the Bergrestaurant Wasserngrat, at the finish of a roped ridge hike.
- Wengen car-free village - arrive by cog railway from 1893, leave on foot never Wengen: car-free Alpine village accessible only by 1893 cog railway — no cars, just wine terraces and hiking.
Engadin 1 venue
Graubünden 18 venues
About Graubünden- Badrutt's Palace - 30,000 Bottles & The 1864 Bet 30,000 bottles stacked in a legendary Alpine palace cellar — the 1864 Badrutt bet that St. Moritz would become the world's first winter resort sealed a wine collection rivaling European dynasties.
- Chesa Veglia - Wine in a 1658 Farmhouse St. Moritz's oldest farmhouse (1658, 'Chesa Veglia' = old house) converted into a 3-restaurant complex — Patrizierstuben, Grill, Pizzeria each with Northern Italian wine lists and Romansh heritage.
- Chur (Curia Raetorum) Roman outpost meets modern wine — Chur's Curia Raetorum sits at the crossroads where Italy's Valtellina wines arrived in 139 BCE, and a 27km trail through Graubünden still follows their historic route.
- Herrschäftler Wine Festival - Village Becomes Wine Party St. Moritz's Alpine village transforms annually into a wine celebration, blending mountain tradition with Swiss wine tasting experiences.
- Jakobshorn Bolgenschanze - Davos's wildest après-ski turns into wine bar at dusk Legendary snowboard party venue (1990s) with Bolgenschanze apéro bar serving après-ski drinks 150m from Jakobshorn valley station.
- Kirchner Museum - expressionist genius painted Davos obsessively, then wine 1992 museum holds world's largest Ernst Ludwig Kirchner collection (1880–1938), the German Expressionist who obsessively painted Davos after moving here in 1918.
- La Marmite - "World's Best Mountain Restaurant" Reto Mathis's Michelin-starred mountain bistro (1967 origins) at 2,486m serves truffle pizza + caviar to St. Moritz's jet set with valley vistas.
- Maienfeld wine day trip - Heidi's village is actually Switzerland's best Pinot Noir Swiss Pinot Noir paradise where Johanna Spyri found Heidi - 350 hectares of Blauburgunder on the slopes above her famous village
- Muottas Muragl - Sunset Wine at 2,456m Romantik Hotel at 2,456m with Silver-award wine list—Ticino Merlot + Swiss alpine views from the funicular
- Parsenn descent - 12km longest ski run to Küblis, wine at the finish 1895 legend: 4 lost English tourists discovered the 12km Parsenn descent—now ski it down 2,034m to Küblis and toast at the finish
- Piz Nair - Wine at 3,057m Above the Clouds 3,057m—highest restaurant in St. Moritz with panoramic windows, Swiss soups + wine selection above the clouds
- Restaurant Stern 330-year-old Veltliner Weinstube in Chur (core building from 1677) — 14 Gault Millau points for Grisons dishes and the region's largest wine cellar.
- Schatzalp Hotel Art Nouveau masterpiece built 1900 as a TB sanatorium (Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain" setting) — now hosts WEF parties at 1,860m above Davos.
- Schatzalp Hotel - Thomas Mann wrote Magic Mountain here, drink where he drank The Davos sanatorium where Thomas Mann wrote The Magic Mountain in 1924 — sip from the 110-year-old wine cellar where literary history was poured.
- Weingut Gantenbein Martha and Daniel Gantenbein produce cult Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a gravity-fed winery since 1982 — sold out every vintage.
- Weingut Sprecher von Bernegg 17th-century Sprecherhaus in Jenins where Jan Luzi crafts elegant Pinot Noir and Blanc de Noir from 3 hectares of family vineyard.
- Weinwanderweg - 6km Free Wine Hiking Trail Weinwanderweg — 6km free wine hiking trail near St. Moritz, connecting three tasting stops and Alpine views.
- World Economic Forum wine culture - where Davos Man drinks Graubünden Pinot Noir Graubünden Pinot Noir flows at Davos economic summits — WEF's official wine is from this Alpine region.
Grindelwald 2 venues
- Eiger Express The tricable gondola from Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher in 15 minutes. Its cabin 888 has a champagne bar, but only for Platinum Club members and up to four guests.
- Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald Book a two-person fondue sitting in a retired Männlichen gondola cabin outside a Grindelwald family hotel, or a table in its six-table «1910» room, one of two Grindelwald restaurants with a star in the Guide MICHELIN Switzerland 2025.
Jungfraujoch 1 venue
Kleine Scheidegg 1 venue
Maienfeld 1 venue
St. Moritz 4 venues
- Badrutt's Palace Wine Cellar + Krug Stübli Krug Stübli inside Badrutt's Palace — a chalet room carved into the 30,000-bottle cellar where truffle fondue pairs with Krug Champagne at 1,850m elevation.
- Restaurant Engiadina - Best Fondue + Completer Hunt St. Moritz's best cheese fondue + raclette + game dishes—Engadin, Veltliner + Bergell specialties on Lake St. Moritz at Inn Falls
- Restaurant Piz Nair - Wine at 3,057m Alpine wine at 10,000 feet on Corviglia — panoramic views of St. Moritz's Engadin Valley from Switzerland's highest restaurant terrace.
- White Turf - Champagne & Horse Racing on Frozen Lake Since 1907, champagne and horse racing on frozen Lake St. Moritz every February — Skikjöring (skiers pulled by thoroughbreds at 50 kmh) exclusive to this event.
Upper Valais 1 venue
Valais 27 venues
About Valais- Bar Farinet - named after a Swiss Robin Hood counterfeiter, nightlife wine Named after a 19th-century Swiss Robin Hood who counterfeited coins to feed the poor — Verbier's 30-year après-ski institution with live bands every night and 30+ cocktails starring local wines.
- Bisse du Ro - walk a medieval water channel carved into a cliff face above vineyards Medieval irrigation aqueduct carved directly into a 600-meter cliff above Crans-Montana vineyards — a 70m hanging bridge with wine tastings at trailside caves makes this a vertical wine walk.
- Cabane du Mont Fort - alpine hut wine at 2,457m, glacier sleeping optional SAC alpine hut at 2,457m serving regional Valais wines under 1,000 stars — sleep in a mountain refuge with Mont Blanc and Grand Combin as your bedroom window frame.
- Cave du Chevalier - family winery ON the Crans-Montana slopes since 1958 Family winery rooted in the Crans-Montana slopes since 1958 — produces Alpine wines in a region where ski runs and vineyards share the same southern exposure.
- Cave du Rhodan Salgesch's biodynamic vineyard (1962) won Swiss Winery of the Year 2022 — leads guided walks through 10 hectares where every parcel has its own tasting terroir story.
- Cave La Liaudisaz Marie-Thérèse Chappaz's family winery (1943) works 8.5 hectares across 5 communes — traditional no-tech approach: limited filtration, long maceration, wine aged as nature intended.
- Cave Les Celliers de Sion Oenoparc (wine park) where the 1858 Bonvin family merged with Varone Vins (1992) to create a showcase at the foot of the Clavau vineyard — won 2018 Swiss Wine Tourism Award.
- Chalet Carlsberg - fondue on the slopes, Fendant mandatory, no excuses Sun-soaked mountain restaurant between Attelas and Ruinettes slopes serving fondue with mandatory Fendant white — now replaced by L'Inkontro but a classic Verbier ski-lunch spot.
- Domaine Chappaz Marie-Thérèse Chappaz — 2022 first Swiss wine to score 100 Parker points (Petite Arvine noble) — pioneered biodynamics in Valais where granite slopes climb to 800m overlooking the Rhone.
- Domaine Jean-René Germanier Since 1896 — four generations of oenologists with 34 certified BIOSUISSE hectares in Balavaud's warm, dry Valais microclimate, blending tradition with contemporary technique in Switzerland's top tier.
- Fully wine pilgrimage - Valais's steepest vineyards, 30 min from Verbier Fully's slopes climb to 800m with some of Switzerland's steepest angles — 30 minutes from Verbier's après-ski, ancient terraces where hand-labor harvests still happen on stone steps.
- Haute Route history walk - the ski traverse that connects Chamonix to Zermatt Legendary Haute Route ski traverse from Chamonix (France) to Zermatt (Switzerland) follows 6-day mountain path through Alpine wine country.
- Hostellerie du Pas de l'Ours 15-room Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel (1988) in Crans-Montana pairs alpine cuisine with Valais wines in Michelin-starred L'Ours + rustic Bistrot des Ours.
- Hotel Monte Rosa Whymper's mountaineering headquarters (1839) now serves Valais wines in a 4-star setting where Matterhorn views pair with 13-point Gault-Millau dining.
- Kreuzboden sunset deck - 18 four-thousanders turn gold while you drink Cornalin Panorama restaurant at 2,405m in Saas-Fee serves regional wines under 18 four-thousanders, with terrace sunset views of the Mischabel range.
- Le Pas de l'Ours Michelin star - Chef Reynaud pairs Alps with the slopes outside Chef Franck Reynaud earns 1 Michelin star + 18 Gault-Millau at Hostellerie du Pas de l'Ours, with curated Valais wines paired to seasonal discovery menus.
- Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Europe's highest restaurant at 3,883m—Sunset Dinner with Valais wines while Matterhorn turns gold
- Omega European Masters golf + wine - where Phil Mickelson drank Valais Syrah PGA golf tournament since 1939 + Valais wine region 1km below—Champagne bars and local Syrah at 3 exceptional event spaces
- Petite Arvine masterclass - Valais's greatest white in its glacier fortress Petite Arvine—Valais's native white considered the "diva of Swiss grapes"—masterclass + tasting in glacier-fortress Saas-Fee
- Piste des Vignes - the world's only ski run THROUGH working vineyards World's only ski run descending THROUGH active Valais vineyards—140km of slopes kiss the vines at 1,500-3,000m
- Plaine Morte glacier - Switzerland's largest plateau glacier, wine at Cry d'Er 2,750m plateau glacier + 2,200m Cry d'Er—Europe's flattest glacier with fondue restaurant and Matterhorn/Mont Blanc views
- Saas-Fee car-free village since 1951 - wine stroll without a single engine Car-free since 1951 by design — Saas-Fee was built without roads so you sip wine strolling 13,000m of Alpine peaks reflected in pristine air.
- Saaser Museum - 400 years of glacier life in a traditional Walser house A 1732 Walser house museum in car-free Saas-Fee — four centuries of Alpine glacier life and mountain traditions, 1,800m up in the Pearl of the Alps.
- Savoleyres descent to Valais vineyards - ski from 2,354m to wine country Savoleyres descent from 2,354m plunges skiers into Valais wine country — the only Alpine ski run ending in a tasting room.
- Summer glacier skiing at 3,600m then Fendant on the terrace at noon Saas-Fee glacier skiing at 3,600m year-round — Fendant (dry Valais white) on the afternoon terrace is the ritual.
- Valais Alpine Vineyards Valais produces one-third of Swiss wine on terraced slopes from 270–1,100m — 22,000 growers craft Cornalin, Humagne, and rare Amigne.
- Xtreme Verbier - world's craziest freeride competition, Valais wine after Xtreme Verbier freeride competition in January — local Valais wine celebration after the gnarliest ski runs.
Vaud 8 venues
- Caveau des Vignerons d'Epesses Drink Epesses, Calamin and Dézaley poured by the grower who made it, Thursday to Sunday evenings from April to October, in a vaulted cellar in the village of Epesses.
- Domaine Croix Duplex Taste the Vogel family's wines, from Calamin Grand Cru and Argile Dézaley Grand Cru to a Bonvillars Oeil de Perdrix, a few steps below Grandvaux station, by an open fire in winter.
- Domaine Louis Bovard Buy Médinette, the Dézaley Grand Cru Chasselas whose label shows the Bacchus of the 1905 Fête des Vignerons, for CHF 33 at the Bovard family's own shop on Cully's lakeside square.
- Lake Geneva Wine Route UNESCO World Heritage Lavaux terraces (1171 origins) span 800 hectares with 10,000 stone-walled terraces and a 32km wine-tasting path.
- Lavaux Express A road train that climbs from the Cully and Lutry piers into the Lavaux terraces and stops in the vines for a glass, from 1 April to 1 November.
- Lavaux Vinorama Nearly 300 wines from the Lavaux terraces in one building by the Forestay waterfall, with flights from CHF 17 and a film on a grower's year in eight languages.
- Musée de la Confrérie des Vignerons The free museum of the brotherhood behind the Fête des Vignerons: costumes from 1797 to 2019, models of every arena since 1927 and film of past festivals, in the Château de Vevey.
- Peak Walk by Tissot – Glacier 3000 Cross a 107-metre suspension bridge between two summits above Les Diablerets; the operator calls it the only one of its kind in the world. Then order a glass of Yvorne from the valley below at the summit restaurant.
Visperterminen 1 venue
Zermatt 5 venues
- After Seven - Michelin Star Valais Pairing Chef Florian Neubauer's two-Michelin stars paired with the Valais wine cellar — Europe's youngest dual-star chef serves Alpine terroir wines in a custom-built artist's kitchen overlooking Zermatt.
- Elsie's Wine Bar - 145 Years of History Elsie's since 1961 — in a building dating 1879 opposite the St Mauritius church, oysters + Champagne after ski, in Zermatt's car-free center with Matterhorn views.
- Mountaineers' Cemetery - Where Legends Rest Zermatt's mountaineers cemetery holds climbers who fell on the Matterhorn — somber Alpine memorial amid wine culture.
- Weinzeit - The Hidden Natural Wine Cellar Hidden natural wine cellar beneath The Rex Hotel in Zermatt — Chef Thomas Haugstvedt pairs 80+ small-producer wines with seasonal Swiss dishes (105 CHF).
- Whymper Stube - Where the 1865 Tragedy Began Historic Hotel Monte Rosa bar where Edward Whymper plotted the first Matterhorn ascent (1865) — rustic fondue and raclette amid antique paintings.