Swedish wine at its peak as Sweden goes head-to-head with Europe.
PRESS RELEASE – Båstad, August 28, 2024 – For immediate release
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Principal: Emma Serner, chairman, The Swedish Industry Association for Oenology and Viticulture
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The long-awaited tasting where outstanding Swedish wines meet their Europe counterparts is over. The result was very positive for the Swedish wine industry: a Swedish wine topped the list when the 18 international wine tasters made their decision.
The Swedish Wine Tasting 2024 ended on Wednesday afternoon at Koenigsegg in Ängelholm. Among the 18 tasters were some of the world's most influential sommeliers, wine writers and Masters of Wine. Their task was to blind taste Sweden's best wines against corresponding wines from all over Europe. It all took place under strict rules developed by Kristianstad University, Center for Food Health and Retail, and Adam/Albin and A.S.I Education Committee Director Sören Polonius.
The Swedish winning wine is Immelen, 2021 vintage, from Kullabergs Vingård on the Kulla Peninsula in Skåne. Then followed a French classic, Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé 2022; and in third place an English surprise: the sparkling wine Classic Cuvée Extra Brut from Langham Culver from England.
A total of 24 wines were tasted, of which 12 were Swedish and 12 were European. The former are those that received the highest rating in an extensive blind tasting of Swedish wines in June. The European wines are selected to match the Swedish ones in style and price.
However, The Swedish Wine Tasting 2024 will not end with this tasting, explains the project group behind the event – instead, it is a launch for Swedish wine into the future, with a comprehensive report on Swedish wine and quality to be published in September.
See the full result below.
- The Swedish Wine Tasting has been a unique opportunity for Swedish wine producers to be compared with established winemakers from Europe. But it is also a unique opportunity to showcase Swedish wine production to an international audience. Swedish wine production has a great potential to become an important and established branch of agriculture and it contributes both to more jobs and to raising Swedish gastronomy, says Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren.
- This blind tasting really shows the quality that exists in the Swedish wine industry today. I am convinced that the Nordic light will shine even brighter when the world discovers Sweden’s potential for cultivating and producing high-class wine of the future, says Mikael Mölstad, initiator of The Swedish Wine Tasting.
- We see a potential for Swedish food exports, new job opportunities and a new basic industry for Sweden in harmony with local craftsmanship, know-how and quality, says Maria Kärnerud, program manager for Try Swedish, Business Sweden's food export program.
- We think this is a perfect investment that we are convinced will lead to a boost in the hospitality industry in terms of food tourism and drinking experiences at vineyards, says Anna Ek-Gustavsson, head of Gastronomy Tourism at Visit Skåne.
Scoring points all wine
Place, origin, Wine, Vineyard, Scoring point out of 100
1. Sweden, Immelen 2021, Kullabergs Vingård, 81,81
2. France, Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé 2022, Louis Jadot, 81,00
3. England, Classic Cuvée Extra Brut, Langham Culver, 80,81
4. France, NV Collection Organic Extra Brut, Nicolas Feuillatte, 80,69
5. Italy, Franciacorta Brut, Santa Lucia, 80,63
6. Sweden, Midnattssol, Flädie Vingård, 80,63
7. Sweden, Aniara Renässans 2023, Flädie Vingård, 77,44
8. Sweden, Askesäng 2021, Kullabergs Vingård, 77,31
9. France, Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre J M Brocard 2021, Chablis, 75,81
10. Portugal, Arinto dos Acores Sur Lie, Antonio Macanita, 75,50
11. Spain, 2019 Barco del Corneta (Verdejo), Barco del Corneta, 75,25
12. Sverige, Lotima Selense 2021, Lottenlund Estate, 74,44
13. Österrike, Wachauer Liebedich Grüner Veltliner 2022, Veyder-Malberg, 73,38
14. Sverige, Four Barrels Barrique 2023, Flädie Vingård, 72,63
15. Sverige, Aniara Barrique 2019, Flädie Vingård, 71,75
16. Sverige, Mousserande NV 2020, Ästad Vingård, 70,69
17. Sverige, Inkognito, Klagshamns Vingård, 70,69
18,. Italien, Winkl Sauvignon blanc 2023, Winkl, 69,75
19,. Spanien, Terrers Corpinnat Brut Nature 2019, Recaredo, 69,63
20. Frankrike, Bott-Geyl Les Elements Pinot Gris 2018, Bott-Geyl , 69,63
21. Österrike, Weingut Tement Gelber Muskateller Sand & Schiefer 2021, Weingut Tement, 69,50
22. Sverige, Josefinelust ZD 2019, Kullabergs Vingård, 68,94
23. Sverige, Mousserande Vintage 2020, Ästad Vingård, 67,50
24. Sverige, Ebba Renässans Brut 2019, Flädie Vingård, 65,44
The wine experts in The Swedish Wine Tasting 2024
Raimonds Tomsons, World's Best Sommelier 2023 (LT)
Pascaline Lepeltier, Master Sommelier (US)
Marc Almert, World's Best Sommelier 2019 (DE)
Heidi Mäkinen, MW, Master of Wine (FI)
Jamie Goode, Wine Writer, Wine Folly (UK)
Robert Joseph, Wine Writer, Meininger's Int (UK)
Julia Harding, MW, Master of Wine, Wine Writer at Jancis Robinson (UK)
Piotr Kamecki, President Association de la Sommellerie Europe (PL)
Darrel Joseph, Wine Writer Decanter (SE/DE)
Merete Bø, Wine Writer, Dagens Næringsliv, Sommelier Champion (NO)
Andreas Larsson, World's Best Sommelier 2007 (SE)
Rubén Sanz Ramiro, Master Sommelier, Wine Director (SE)
Maya Samuelsson, Sommelier Educator, Swesomm (SE)
Janni Berndt Dahl, Chairman of the Swedish Sommelier Organization (SE)
Mats Lindelöw, Chairman of the Wine tasting organization Munskänkarna (SE)
Per Styregård, Journalist, Chairman of SVF, the Swedish Wine Writer’s Guild (SE)
Johan Magnusson, Owner av Magnusson Fine Wine, Appointed valuer for wine and spirits by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. (SE)
Helena Lindberg, internationally renowned winemaker (SE)
The Swedish Wine Tasting is organised on behalf of The Swedish Industry Association for Oenology and Viticulture (SBOV) in collaboration with The Swedish Industry Association of Swedish Wine producers (FSV), The Swedish Wine writers Guild (SVF), Kristianstad University, The Try Swedish Export Programme by Business Sweden, Visit Skåne, Visit Sweden, Båstad Tourism & Business , Gram Group, Hotel Riviera Strand, Norrviken, Still Sparkling water, From Sweden, and Koenigsegg. The project team consists of Mikael Mölstad, Sören Polonius, Karsten Thurfjell, Frida Rönnlund, and Ami Hovstadius.