Outstanding houses in Ticino.
Merlot dominates Ticino's south-facing slopes, yielding wines of plump cherry and leather that age into something closer to Bordeaux than Italy—a Swiss bet on ripeness over restraint.
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Region DNA
The character of Ticino
Based on 894 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 159 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Ticino
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VisitTicino wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Ticino with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Delea
Via Zandone 11, 6616, Losone, Switzerland
Critics' peak 93 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 02Kopp von der Crone Visini
Ticino, 6907, Barbengo, Switzerland
Critics' peak 93 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 03Tenuta San Giorgio Della Famiglia Rudolph
Via al Bosco 40, 6990 Cassina d'Agno, Switzerland, Switzerland
Critics' peak 92 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 04Adrien Stevens Viticoltore Indipendente
10 Riva da Sant Antoni, 6922, Morcote, Switzerland
Critics' peak 92 · Wine Advocate · Vivino
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- 06Agriloro
Via Castello, 6864, Mendrisio, Switzerland
Critics' peak 92 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 07Christian Zündel
6980 Castelrotto, Ticino, Switzerland, Switzerland
Critics' peak 91 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 08Tenuta Castello di Morcote
Strada al Castel 27, 6921, Vico Morcote, Switzerland
Critics' peak 91 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 09Trapletti
Via Pier Francesco Mola 34, 6877, Coldrerio, Switzerland
Critics' peak 91 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Vivino
- 10Guido Brivio
3 Via Vignóo, 6850, Mendrisio, Switzerland
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Falstaff · Vivino
- 11Tamborini Carlo
Via Serta 18, 6814, Lamone – Svizzera, Switzerland
Critics' peak 89 · Falstaff · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 12Vinattieri Ticinesi
Via Siro E Gianmaria Comi 4, 6853, Ligornetto, Switzerland
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator · Vivino
Ticino is a wine region in Switzerland, home to 297 producers tracked on Femente, 20 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Merlot, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon, producing Swiss Merlot and Swiss Chardonnay wines with notes of Oak, Red fruit, and Black fruit.
Ticino — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Ticino?
- The most planted varieties in Ticino are Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Ticino known for?
- Ticino is known for Swiss Merlot, Swiss Chardonnay, and Swiss Sauvignon Blanc White wines and flavors of Oak, Red fruit, and Black fruit.
- How many wineries are in Ticino?
- Femente tracks 297 producers in Ticino, of which 20 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Ticino?
- Ticino is a wine region in Switzerland.
Ticino
Merlot dominates Ticino's south-facing slopes, yielding wines of plump cherry and leather that age into something closer to Bordeaux than Italy—a Swiss bet on ripeness over restraint.
Producers in Ticino
- Colle d'Avra — honest
- Trapletti — distinction
- Valsangiacomo — honest
- Famiglia Klausener — honest
- Fontana — undiscovered
- Daniel Huber Monteggio — honest
- Domingo Rubio — undiscovered
- Vini Bettoni — undiscovered
- Chiodi Ascona — honest
- Fratelli Corti — honest
- Gialdi — distinction
- Tenuta Bally Von Teufenstein — honest
- Azienda Viti Vinicola Hostettler — undiscovered
- Matasci — honest
- Tenuta Agricola Luigina — honest
- Delea — distinction
- Moncucchetto — honest
- Carlevaro — undiscovered
- Guido Brivio — distinction
- Casa Laffranchi — undiscovered
- Gnora — undiscovered
- Cantina Il Cavaliere — honest
- Agriloro — distinction
- Cormano — honest
- Cantina Mazzola — undiscovered
- Ronco Dragon — undiscovered
- Mendrisio — honest
- Robin Garzoli — honest
- G. Lucchini — undiscovered
- Vinattieri Ticinesi — distinction
- Cantina Blass — undiscovered
- Cagi Cantina Giubiasco — honest
- Pian Marnino — honest
- Parravicini — honest
- Cantina Ratti — undiscovered
- Christian Zündel — distinction
- Cavagna — undiscovered
- Andrea Michael Weingartner — honest
- Fa'Wino — honest
- Cantina Pizzorin — honest
- Settemaggio — honest
- Joe Pfister Vini — undiscovered
- Cantina Carrara — undiscovered
- Ortelli Vini — honest
- Gerardo Frosio — undiscovered
- Tenuta Castello di Morcote — distinction
- Stario — undiscovered
- Azienda Vitivinicola Giromit Sagl — honest
- Luciano Cavallini — honest
- Fattoria S.Martino — undiscovered
- Chiericati Vini — honest
- Cantina Monti — honest
- Ronchi Biaggi — honest
- Tenuta San Giorgio Della Famiglia Rudolph — distinction
- Ristorante Della Posta — undiscovered
- Miriam Hermann — undiscovered
- Soledì — undiscovered
- Tre Perle di Pedmonte — undiscovered
- Albaino — undiscovered
- Sunstar Selection — undiscovered
- Boldini — honest
- Torricella — undiscovered
- Mamma Leone — undiscovered
- Cantine Riva Morcote — honest
- Adrien Stevens Viticoltore Indipendente — distinction
- Tagliabue — undiscovered
- Agriturismo La Vigna — undiscovered
- Crivelli & Bonato — undiscovered
- Campaccio — undiscovered
- Borgovecchio — honest
- Cantine Stucky-Huegin — undiscovered
- Motto Della Torre — undiscovered
- Dante Lorenzetti — undiscovered
- Paolo Basso — honest
- Boscherina — undiscovered
- Ghidossi Paolo — undiscovered
- Tenuta Montalbano — honest
- Cantina Helvetica — undiscovered
- Hefti Vini — honest
- La Civetta — undiscovered
- Azienda vitivinicola Biologica 'Ca di Cisser' — undiscovered
- Divini Pazzi — undiscovered
- Azienda Vinicola L'Orizzonte Bellinzona — undiscovered
- Collegio Papio — undiscovered
- Ambrosini — undiscovered
- Azienda Vitivinicola Catapicch — undiscovered
- Stradivini — undiscovered
- Fabbroni Vini — undiscovered
- La Brüta Bestia — undiscovered
- Coldesina — undiscovered
- Tamborini Carlo — distinction
- Lugano — undiscovered
- Kopp von der Crone Visini — distinction
- Mondò Sementina — honest
- Cantina Ra Canva — undiscovered
- Grotto Sbardella — undiscovered
- Simon e Werner Stucky — honest
- Terreni alla Maggia — honest
- San Matteo — undiscovered
- ASSP — undiscovered
- Davide Cadenazzi — honest
- Cantina Ghidossi — honest
- Kloster Einsiedeln — honest