Delinat Weinbar & Shop: 100 organic wines by the glass!

Since 1980, family-run wineries have been producing characterful wines for the Swiss organic wine pioneer according to the Delinat guidelines – the most demanding in all of Europe. What makes a Delinat wine? The secret lies in the cultivation. In over one hundred points, the guideline defines the unique Delinat method. The vines grow amidst a colourful mix of herbs, bushes, hedges, and trees – habitats for songbirds, butterflies, ladybugs, and thousands of other beneficial insects that maintain the ecological balance and protect the vines from diseases. They, in turn, produce healthy, aromatic grapes which are turned into great wines in the finest terroir quality.

In the last few years, the Delinat wine bar by the “Loebegge” (corner of the LOEB department store) in Bern has become a popular meeting place and insider’s tip for wine connoisseurs. Their offer is the only one of its kind in Switzerland: 100 Delinat wines can be ordered by the glass. All wines can also be purchased in bottles to take home. But that’s not all the spacious wine cellar has to offer: it is also a place of relaxation and conscious indulgence. Wines are tasted and compared, there’s shop talk and small talk, relaxing and enjoying. The menu with tapas-style food is simple but varied. Only certified Delinat wines and tasty organic specialities from the region are served.

Our recommendation: the already-iconic “Schnägge-Abe” (“snail evening”). Every Saturday from 6 p.m., you can try a selection of wines for five Francs a glass.