Winemaker
Anita Lauber
- Discipline
- Winemaker
Portrait of Anita Lauber
i. Biography
Anita Lauber is part of the working continuity of Lauber Weinbau in Malans, Grisons, Switzerland, where the Lauber family has held the estate since 1928. In that setting, the work is defined less by a single crop than by a farm structure that keeps wine and orchard production side by side. Since 1991, Anita Lauber has shared leadership of Lauber Weinbau und Edelobst, maintaining a family-held operation whose identity rests on practical stewardship and long-term continuity.
The Path
Betriebsleitung at Lauber Weinbau und Edelobst has been Anita Lauber’s role since 1991, and the length of that span matters. This is not a short appointment but a sustained responsibility across seasons, tied to the same land and the same working patterns year after year. In a family estate owned by the Lauber family since 1928, leadership functions as part of the farm’s daily discipline, not as a title apart from the work. That structure also defines the estate’s agricultural logic. Anita Lauber’s role sits within a model where wine and fruit farming are handled together, not as separate enterprises but as linked parts of one property. Her work since 1991 has helped maintain that balance while keeping the estate within the Lauber family line.
The Work Today
About 4 hectares of vines sit alongside apple orchards on the estate. At that scale, the work stays close to the ground: the vineyards, the orchards, and the decisions around them remain tightly connected to the same site and the same management. Lauber Weinbau und Edelobst is shaped by that mix of crops, with wine and fruit production carried in parallel under family control. The estate’s character is local and practical, with family continuity built into its operating model. Under Anita Lauber’s co-leadership, the farm has remained anchored to its place and its established balance between vines and apples.
Career - Betriebsleitung / Co-leader of Lauber Weinbau, Lauber Weinbau und Edelobst, Malans, Grisons, Switzerland (1991–present)
Acclaim
What distinguishes Anita Lauber’s work is not novelty but continuity. Lauber Weinbau and Edelobst remains a family-run wine-and-fruit farm carried forward by the Lauber family, with roots in 1928 and leadership held since 1991. The recognition here comes from keeping that structure intact: sustaining a working estate with consistency, and maintaining its local, practical character over time.
FAQ What is Anita Lauber's current role? Anita Lauber is Estate co-leader. What is Anita Lauber known for? Wine and fruit farming.
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