WINE IN SWEDEN

New wines will be available from Systembolaget on Wednesday May 2nd (well mostly; there is another "delivery" on May 14th). Wines ...

During August 2006, I visited Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande for a tour. The tour itself was private i.e. nobody else but us...

This is a blend of 55% cabernet sauvignon with 45% merlot that was aged in Troncais oak barrels, 30% of which were new. The wine was aged be...

This wine is sealed with a screwcap. It is imported by AB Nigab, Sweden. When kept cold it threw a lot of tartaric acid crystals. This would...

I just received my copy of the April 2007 edition of Wayward Tendrils (Vol 17 No 2). It contains book reviews, book announcements and excell...

This is 55% Syrah, 35% Grenache and 10% Mourvedre and other varieties. The average age of the vines is 35 years. It has spent 1 1/2 years i...

This is bottled under screwcap by Loosen Bros of Bernkastel. It is imported by Modern Wines Sweden. Aroma : Lemon, honey Colour : pale lem...

The Regional Oral History Office of the University of Berkeley's Bancroft library has published a large set of transcripts of oral inter...

The first Napa Valley Winegrowers annual "Ahead of the Curve" conference was held yesterday. Website : Presentations Website : R...

I noticed today that BonVino in Gamla Stan, Stockholm offer wine cellaring. There prices are : 500 Kr per month for 60 bottles 625 Kr per mo...

The Champagneshop Sweden is a Stockholm based company that focus only on champagne. It conducts tastings regularly for the public. It also ...

This is 100% Pinot Noir from vineyards across Burgundy. The grapes were all hand harvested and de-stemmed. They grapes were then left to mac...

I listened to the latest 3 Wine Guys Blogcast on the way to work this morning : " What Are We Drinking ? Blogcast 20 ". It was men...

I started to rewatch my Big Wine Adventure DVD yesterday - started off with the Bordeaux episode. The idea behind the programme is that wine...

This wine is imported by Oenoforos and produced and bottled by GP Winery GmbH, Gruenstadt, Germany. It is shipped in a 1 litre sized bottle....

I visited Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, Bordeaux in August 2006. The tour started with a film describing a short history of the cha...

This is 100% Cabernet Franc. 3 weeks fermentation and skin maceration at 25 degrees. A small proportion was stored for a short time in oak f...

The Cotswolds has the potential to become a region for grape growing. So says Richard Selley, the man who advised English wine company Denb...

100% Riesling Qualitaetswein from Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Bottled for Enosvezia AB, Stockholm. Colour : Very pale yellow Aroma : Spice, honey, f...

This had a bright mauve synthetic cork. This Rose wine is made from Montepulciano grapes. The grapes were pressed and the must, including sk...