Swiss grape varieties

For a vineyard of its size, Switzerland grows a rare diversity of grapes, several of which are found almost nowhere else: Petite Arvine, Cornalin, Humagne Rouge, Heida. Each page explains how the grape tastes, the regions where it shows best, the dishes that suit it and the bottles available direct from the cellars.

• ChasselasThe emblematic white grape of French-speaking Switzerland
• Swiss Pinot NoirThe country's most planted red grape
• Petite ArvineThe indigenous jewel of the Valais
• CornalinThe “rouge du pays”, indigenous pride of the Valais
• Œil-de-PerdrixThe Pinot Noir rosé born in Neuchâtel
• Heida (Païen)The Savagnin blanc of the highest Valais vineyards
• Humagne RougeA rustic, fragrant Valais red, made for game
• JohannisbergThe Valais name for Sylvaner, a soft and generous white
• Riesling-SylvanerMüller-Thurgau, the light, floral white of German-speaking Switzerland