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The Vaud reading
Vaud pulls between the freshness of Alpine air and the ripeness of lakeside sun, crafting reds with tension and whites of mineral grip.
ChablaisLa CôteLavauxCotes de l'OrbeBonvillars
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Region DNA
The character of Vaud
Based on 785 wines with structural data
Style profile
Experimental
Wide stylistic range — expect surprises
Vaud
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 220 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Tree fruitEarthCitrus fruitRed fruitOak
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Swiss Chasselas
Swiss Pinot Noir
Swiss Gamay Red
Swiss Chardonnay
Swiss Merlot
Swiss Pinot Gris White
Swiss Sauvignon Blanc White
Swiss Syrah
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
ChasselasPinot NoirGamayGamaretGaranoirMerlotChardonnayPinot GrisShiraz/SyrahSauvignon Blanc
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 Vaud
Joëlle & Famille Rossier
VisitAbout Vaud
Vaud is a wine region in Switzerland, home to 425 producers tracked on Femente, 8 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Chasselas, Pinot Noir, and Gamay, producing Swiss Chasselas and Swiss Pinot Noir wines with notes of Tree fruit, Earth, and Citrus fruit. It takes in Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, Cotes de l'Orbe, and Bonvillars.
Vaud — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Vaud?
- The most planted varieties in Vaud are Chasselas, Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Gamaret, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Vaud known for?
- Vaud is known for Swiss Chasselas, Swiss Pinot Noir, and Swiss Gamay Red wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Earth, and Citrus fruit.
- How many wineries are in Vaud?
- Femente tracks 425 producers in Vaud, of which 8 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Vaud?
- Vaud is a wine region in Switzerland, taking in Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, and Cotes de l'Orbe.
Vaud
Vaud pulls between the freshness of Alpine air and the ripeness of lakeside sun, crafting reds with tension and whites of mineral grip. Chasselas here tastes of stone and slate—crisp enough to challenge, full enough to linger.
Producers in Vaud
- Cave de la Cour — undiscovered
- Château d'Allaman — honest
- Henri Contesse — undiscovered
- Domaine Croix Duplex — honest
- Louis Bovard — distinction
- Domaine de Penloup — honest
- Coderey — undiscovered
- Alain Parisod — undiscovered
- Didier Imhof — honest
- La Colombe — honest
- Château de Luins — honest
- Cave Beau Réveil — honest
- Obrist — distinction
- Bernard Cavé — honest
- Cave des Viticulteurs de Bonvillars — honest
- Henri Cruchon — distinction
- Cave Bougnol — undiscovered
- Duboux — undiscovered
- Cépages Nobles — undiscovered
- Dubois Fils — honest
- La Maison du Moulin — honest
- Les Frères Dubois — honest
- Domaine Chamvalon — undiscovered
- Cave des Lilas — honest
- Cave du Sarment — honest
- Les Fils Rogivue — honest
- Daniel Cruchon & Fils — undiscovered
- Cave de la Côte — distinction
- Perroy — honest
- Domaine du Daley — honest
- Cave Du Vieux Clocher — undiscovered
- J&M Dizerens — honest
- Joëlle & Famille Rossier — honest
- Béat-Louis Bujard — honest
- Léderrey — honest
- Domaine du Burignon - Château Rochefort — honest
- Domaine de Roliebot — undiscovered
- Domaine du Feuillerage — honest
- Domaine Antoine Bovard — distinction
- Jean Marc Gay — undiscovered
- Christophe Chappuis — honest
- Domaine Bertholet — undiscovered
- Jean François Morel — honest
- Château de Saint-Saphorin-Sur-Morges — undiscovered
- Bolle & Cie — honest
- Jean-Marc Favez — undiscovered
- Domaine des Biolles — honest
- Château de Duillier — honest
- Artisans Vignerons d'Ollon — honest
- Lambelet et Fils — undiscovered
- Le Chenevier — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Brazière — undiscovered
- La Côte Aux Moines — undiscovered
- Gaillard — honest
- Château Pictet Lullin — undiscovered
- Domaine Le Portillon — undiscovered
- Domaine des Faverges — honest
- La Cave du Signal — undiscovered
- Domaine de Sarraux-Dessous — honest
- Maurice Neyroud — undiscovered
- Domaine des Rueyres — honest
- Domaine Bovy — honest
- Domaine de la Charrue — honest
- Haut Du Clos — undiscovered
- Pierre-André & Stéphane Blondel — undiscovered
- Domaine des Vaugues — undiscovered
- Domaine des Sieurs — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Commune de Bourg-en-Lavaux — undiscovered
- La Lance — undiscovered
- Monneyres — undiscovered
- Jacques Mugnier — undiscovered
- Terres de Lavaux — honest
- Kursner — distinction
- Domaine de la Commune de Cully — undiscovered
- Des Deserts — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Balle — undiscovered
- Ponnaz & Fils — undiscovered
- Cave Mon Pichet — undiscovered
- Tendance9 — undiscovered
- Schmutz — undiscovered
- Bernard Gorjat — honest
- Domaine du Montet — honest
- Château d'Es Bons - Viticole d'Aubonne — undiscovered
- Jomini — honest
- Daniel Rossier — undiscovered
- Union Vinicole Cully — honest
- Domaine Chatelanat — undiscovered
- Preverenges — undiscovered
- J.D. Gallay — undiscovered
- Domaine La Capitaine — honest
- Cave du Consul — honest
- Domaine d'Aucret — honest
- Domaine de Penloup — undiscovered
- Ancienne Chartreuse — undiscovered
- J. D. et Marc — undiscovered
- Le Champagnoux — undiscovered
- Chentres — undiscovered
- Cave de Pully — undiscovered
- Domaine d'Alluet — undiscovered
- Denis Fauquex — undiscovered
- Lonay — undiscovered
- Trait d'union — undiscovered
- Rochat — undiscovered
- Capite — undiscovered
- La Vaudoise — undiscovered
- Domaine du Moulin - Jean-Daniel Vautier — undiscovered
- Pascal Dance — undiscovered
- Bernard Girardet — undiscovered
- Montreux — undiscovered
- Marina Bovard — undiscovered
- Bernard Gauthey — undiscovered
- Claude et Yves — undiscovered
- Domaine Wannaz — honest
- Le Fils du Soleil - Neyroud — undiscovered
- S Cossy — undiscovered
- Domaine La Passion — undiscovered
- Tour de Peilz — undiscovered
- Famille Walther - Cave de La Rose d'Or — honest
- Cave Du Vallon — undiscovered
- Cave l'Abbatiale - La Ville de Payerne — undiscovered
- Domaine des Abbesses — honest
- La Bacchanale — undiscovered
- Martial Neyroud — honest
- De Founex — undiscovered
- A Massy — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Maison Blanche — undiscovered
- Domaine des Ours - Robin Mani — undiscovered
- Samuel & Fabiola Chapuis Champvent — undiscovered
- Commune d'Yverdon Les Bains — undiscovered
- Laurent Blondel — undiscovered
- Francey-Vins — undiscovered
- La Chataigneraie — undiscovered
- Alain Chollet — undiscovered
- Famille Chapuisat — undiscovered
- Le Corsalin — undiscovered
- SwissGrapes — undiscovered
- Coteau de Vincy — undiscovered
- La Terrade — undiscovered
- Isabelle Marechal — undiscovered
- Charles Rolaz — honest
- Cave La Ratinière — undiscovered
- Jean Jacques Monnier — undiscovered
- Cave de la Combe Marendaz — undiscovered
- Domaine Agassis — undiscovered
- Fête des Vignerons — honest
- Domaine du Clos des Moines — undiscovered
- Pierre Trottet — undiscovered
- Jean & Pierre Testuz — distinction
- Domaine de Chantegrive — honest
- Domaine de Fischer — honest
- Charly Blanc — undiscovered
- Domaine Aguet — honest
- Morges — undiscovered
- Domaine Du Coteau — honest
- Domaine de la Croix - Yvan Parmelin — honest
- Artisans Vignerons d'Yvorne — honest
- Cave Beetschen — undiscovered
- Château de Crans — honest
- Cave de la Crausaz — honest
- Cave du Bon — undiscovered
- Domaine de Corbière — undiscovered
- Cave de la Muscadelle — undiscovered
- Capitaine — undiscovered
- Martial du Pasquier — honest
- Domaine La Boulaz — undiscovered
- Domaine la Brinaz — undiscovered
- Gourmandaz — undiscovered
- Domaine du Clos des Grillières — undiscovered
- Cave des 13 Coteaux — honest
- Domaine de la Maison Rose — undiscovered
- Cave de Marterey - Famille Y. Martin — undiscovered
- Yann Morel — undiscovered
- Domaine de l'Orme — undiscovered
- Domaine du Manoir — undiscovered
- Cave des Contremones — undiscovered
- Château d'Eclépens — honest
- Domaine Duboux — undiscovered
- Henri et François Montet — undiscovered
- Domaine Vitis Musicalis — undiscovered
- Le Parrain — undiscovered
- Montimbert — undiscovered
- Les Vignes du 22 — undiscovered
- Les Coteaux de L'Harmonie — undiscovered
- Cave de l'Hôpital — undiscovered
- Domaine Paschoud — undiscovered
- Chateau de Burier — undiscovered
- Château d'Hauteville — undiscovered
- Domaine Chaudet — honest
- Cave Champ de Clos — honest
- Marc-Henri Leyvraz — undiscovered
- Cave Jacques et Aurélia Joly — honest
- Château de Chillon — honest
- Cave du Vieux Pressoir Grandvaux — undiscovered
- Pierre-Luc Leyvraz — distinction
- Cave Hug — undiscovered
- Andre Chevalley — honest
- Domaine Mermetus - Henri et Vincent Chollet — honest
- Domaine Badoux-Parisod — undiscovered
- Domaine Monachon — honest
- Luc Massy Vins — distinction
- Melanie Weber — undiscovered
- Cave de Corcelles — undiscovered
- Patrick Fonjallaz — distinction
- Commune de Paudex — undiscovered
- Hubert Testuz et fils — undiscovered
- M & JM Paschoud — undiscovered
- Domaine Clos des Roches — undiscovered
- Maison Buttin-de-Loës — undiscovered
- Blaise Duboux — honest
- Hegg & Fils — undiscovered
- Cave de Moratel — undiscovered
- Yves Porta — undiscovered
- Domaine du Dézaley — undiscovered
- Château de l'Hôpital — undiscovered
- Bernard Bovy — honest
- Domaine de la Saint-Germandaz — undiscovered
- Les Fosses — honest
- Chevalley — undiscovered
- Cave du Château de Glérolles — honest
- André Rézin - Fonjallaz et Fils — undiscovered
- Marina Forney — undiscovered
- Toveyre — undiscovered
- Olivier Ducret — honest
- Gianni Bernasconi — undiscovered
- Domaine Porta — honest
- Domaine de Joli Clos — undiscovered
- Domaine Stoky — undiscovered
- JDC Yens — honest
- La Grande Vigne — undiscovered
- Caves Mövenpick — undiscovered
- Petit Truet — undiscovered
- Thierry Molliex — undiscovered
- Le Tilleul — undiscovered
- Domaine des Chantailles — undiscovered
- Château le Rosey — honest
- Cave de Jolimont — honest
- Les Trois Terres — honest
- Domaine du Capitole — undiscovered
- Domaine de Maison Blanche — honest
- Domaine de la Dolle — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Vissenche — honest
- Domaine du Martheray — honest
- Château de Vufflens — honest
- Guy et Christophe Parmelin — undiscovered
- Barraud Muller — undiscovered
- Château de Trévelin — honest
- Cave Dupuis - Christian Dupuis — undiscovered
- Château d'Etoy — undiscovered
- Wine Not ? — undiscovered
- Château de Vincy — honest
- Cave du Treyblanc — undiscovered
- Domaine La Diligence — undiscovered
- Cave de la Pinaudaz — undiscovered
- Blaise Hofmann — undiscovered
- Domaine Du Brantard — undiscovered
- Au Grand Clos — undiscovered
- Château de Dully — undiscovered
- Parcelle 168 — undiscovered
- Clair Obscur — undiscovered
- Cave des Rossillonnes — undiscovered
- La Vaudoise des Quatre Vents — undiscovered
- Château de Lully — undiscovered
- Les Frères Dutruy — honest
- Bertrand de Mestral — undiscovered
- Cave de Mont le Grand — undiscovered
- Domaine de Crochet — honest
- Château de Châtagneréaz — distinction
- Es Gaillottes — undiscovered
- Les Dames de Hautecour — undiscovered
- Domaine Au Point du Jour — undiscovered
- Montbenay — undiscovered
- Domaine Rilliet — undiscovered
- Domaine de Autecour — undiscovered
- Domaine de Gobelet — undiscovered
- Domaine de Bellevue — undiscovered
- Domaine de Luze — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Ville — honest
- Chateau de Vullierens — honest
- Domaine du Secheron — undiscovered
- Château de Denens — undiscovered
- La Cave Du Signal — undiscovered
- Swan — undiscovered
- Vieux Réservoir — undiscovered
- Henri Badoux — distinction
- Clos de La George - Famille Rolaz Thorens — honest
- Clos du Châtelard — honest
- Pierre Latine — honest
- Domaine de Trécord — undiscovered
- Marcel Bacca — undiscovered
- Ollon — undiscovered
- Domaine de l'Ovaille — honest
- Villeneuve — honest
- Stephane Borter — undiscovered
- Famille Cochard Gaillard — honest
- Nicole et Pierre Carminati — undiscovered
- Rapaz Frères — undiscovered
- Villeneuve (CH) — undiscovered
- Domaine le Luissalet — honest
- Hammel — honest
- Claude Chappuis — undiscovered
- Domaine Christinat — honest
- Anex — undiscovered
- Clos de la Crettaz — undiscovered
- Abbaye de Salaz — undiscovered
- Domaine du Chêne — undiscovered
- Domaine La Croix — undiscovered
- Les Celliers du Chablais — honest
- Cave du Prieuré — honest
- La Baudelière - Christine et Stéphanie Delarze — honest
- Henri Lagnaz — undiscovered
- Eric Waldvogel & Fils — undiscovered
- La Myriade — undiscovered
- Ville d'Aigle — undiscovered
- Domaine du Scex du Chatelard — undiscovered
- Domaine Diserens - Les Moines — honest
- Christophe Schenk — honest
- Château Maison Blanche — distinction
- Domaine Dillet — undiscovered
- Anne Müller — honest
- Neyroud Fonjallaz — honest