Definition: Swiss wine industry (statistics)

Vineyard area in French-speaking Switzerland 11,531 ha

Vineyard area in German-speaking Switzerland 2,590 ha

Vineyard area in Italian-speaking Switzerland 1,030 ha

Area planted with white grape varieties 6,965 ha - 46%

Area planted with red grape varieties 8,048 ha - 54%

Vineyard area in the ten most important wine-producing cantons:

Wine-growing cantons Vineyard area ha White wine Red wine

Valais 5,225 42% 58%

Vaud 3,875 71% 29%

Geneva 1,475 52% 48%

Ticino 1,000 7% 93%

Zurich 624 35% 65%

Neuchâtel 606 53% 47%

Schaffhausen 481 20% 80%

Graubünden 414 17% 83%

Aargau 397 35% 95%

Thurgau 266 31% 69%

Bern 242 62% 38%

St. Gallen 219 22% 78%

Average annual wine consumption in Switzerland is around 300 million hectolitres. Consumption of white wine used to match production, but with the liberalisation of imports, there has been a slight overproduction since the 2000s. On the other hand, two-thirds of the red wine consumed in Switzerland comes from abroad, particularly France, Italy and Spain, but also from New World vineyards.

Wine consumption in Switzerland 2000/2001

Total red wine consumption 2,058,390 hl

Swiss red wine share 590,602 hl

Share of foreign red wine 1,467,788 hl

Origin France 493,246 hl

Origin: Italy 490,271 hl

Origin: Spain 245,084 hl

origin: other countries 239,187 hl

Wine consumption in the main consumer countries, per person per year

Luxembourg 62.80 l

France 56.70 l

Italy 54.15 l

Portugal 49.90 l

Switzerland 40.55 l

Spain 39.48 l

Argentina 38.39 l

Germany 23.00 l

Sweden 12.60 l

Japan 2.50 l