Winemaker
Christian Hermann
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Fläsch, Switzerland
i. Biography
Winemaker Christian Hermann’s work is centered on Christian Hermann Weinbau in Fläsch, Switzerland, where the work gathers around Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Completer. The arc has the force of focus, narrowing toward a precise cellar language and a specific address in the Canton of Grisons.
Beginnings
The strongest through-line is winegrowing under his own name. At Christian Hermann Weinbau, the vocabulary is exact rather than sprawling: Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Completer, with particular attention to Pinot ageing in barriques. A sense of place comes through plainly in the location itself. The operation is at Unterdorf 17, 7306 Fläsch, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, a specific Grisons address rather than an abstract origin story.
The Rise
Momentum here is measured less by public spectacle than by method. Hermann describes the farming position directly: "We work organically and use a cover crop every year that promotes biodiversity (various plants and insects). Sustainable work means a lot to us." That sentence gives the cellar work a vineyard frame. Cover crops, biodiversity and organic work are not decoration in his account; they are part of how the wines move from ground to bottle. The conviction also has duration. "For 17 years we have worked herbicide-free out of conviction." In a field where claims can blur, that phrasing is direct: herbicide-free work is presented as a choice sustained over time. The wines themselves are described with the same insistence on character. "For 35 years we have produced wines that are idiosyncratic and without fining. Character and typicity, above all fruit, length and finesse, fascinate us."
Today
Today, Hermann works as winemaker at Christian Hermann Weinbau in Fläsch. The present role is tied to a compact but demanding range: Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Completer, along with the barrique ageing of Pinot. That combination gives the work its tension. Riesling and Chardonnay bring their own clarity; Pinot Noir demands delicacy; Completer carries a different regional charge; barrique ageing asks for proportion, timing and restraint. The result is a profile built from concrete choices: organic work, yearly cover crops, herbicide-free practice, wines made without fining, and an address in Fläsch that fixes the enterprise in the Canton of Grisons. Hermann’s story arrives not as expansion for its own sake, but as a narrowing of attention around fruit, length, finesse, character and typicity.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Christian
What roles has Christian Hermann held?
He has held the role of winemaker at Christian Hermann Weinbau.
