Patrick Cosandier

Coming Up

Since 2021, Patrick Cosandier has held the roles of owner and winemaker at Patrick Cosandier Weinbau, and the estate now reads as a direct expression of that authorship. The work under his name is less about reset than continuation: a steady tightening of the link between place, vines, and cellar. What emerges is a property handled with care, where the maker’s presence is visible in the day-to-day discipline of the work.

Where They Are Now

"We offer fine, easy-to-digest Schafis wines that were planted, cared for, harvested, and therefore personally vinified by us from A to Z." That line sets out the method plainly: vineyard work and cellar work held in one chain, with no distance between them. Patrick Cosandier frames Patrick Cosandier Weinbau as an estate of full accountability, where each stage of production remains traceable from the first work in the rows to the finished wine. The emphasis is not on ornament, but on clear process and control. As he puts it, "The Schafis wine benefits from the mild Lake Biel climate, which provides an optimal foundation especially for the vines and grapes." Lake Biel is not treated as scenery here, but as working context. In Cosandier’s account, the climate is part of the material of the wine, shaping the conditions under which the vines and grapes develop. The estate’s character is tied to that setting, and the wines carry the mark of a place that contributes balance without noise.

Career - Owner, Patrick Cosandier Weinbau, Ligerz, Switzerland (2021–present) - Winemaker, Patrick Cosandier Weinbau, Ligerz, Switzerland

Signature

Patrick's signature wines include Schafiser Pinot Noir Hausmarke, Pinot Noir Barrique, and Diolinoir. Taken together, they show an estate working across familiar varietal ground and oak-aged expression, with Diolinoir completing the range. The grouping points to a cellar approach built on structure, varietal clarity, and careful vinification.

In Their Words “The Schafis wine benefits from the mild Lake Biel climate, which provides an optimal foundation especially for the vines and grapes.”

FAQ What is Patrick Cosandier's current role? Patrick Cosandier is Winemaker. What is Patrick Cosandier known for? Chasselas and Pinot Noir.