About Sitenrain Organic Winery
The Sitenrain organic winery lies in Meggen on Lake Lucerne, overlooking Mount Pilatus and the Rigi. It produces Lucerne AOC wines from strictly organic vineyards, hand-harvested and carefully vinified in its own cellar.
Sitenrain specialises in fungus-resistant PIWI grape varieties such as Solaris, Souvignier Gris, Divico and Maréchal Foch – robust vines that need little plant protection and yield aromatic, distinctive wines, awarded among others with PIWI International gold and 92 Falstaff points.
Our range: Sitenrain Brut (traditional method), the white wines Solaris, Souvignier Gris and Solaris Barrique, the fruity Lucerne Schiller rosé and the red cuvée Maréchal Foch Divico.
All Sitenrain wines are sold exclusively in cases of 6 bottles of 75 cl. Delivery across Switzerland, free shipping from CHF 149. Sold to customers aged 18 and over only.
The Sitenrain organic winery in Meggen
Since 2003 the former Sitenrain farm in Meggen has been an organic vineyard. Erika and Ueli Breitschmid bought the land and planted only robust new grape varieties – strictly organic, north of the Alps.
Today Nora Breitschmid, winemaker and manager, tends 5.5 hectares with almost 30,000 vines by hand, producing mainly white wines plus red and sparkling wine.
Four PIWI grape varieties
Solaris – the aromatic one: bred in Freiburg in 1975; very sweet grapes and intense, fruity whites, aged in steel and Burgundy barriques.
Souvignier Gris – the mineral one: robust thanks to thick skins, with high acidity and freshness.
Maréchal Foch – the intense one: early ripening, small berries, an elegant red with velvety tannins.
Cabernet Cortis – the powerful one: a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris with cassis aromas; only about 4 hectares exist in Switzerland.