Swedes are not allowed to buy wine directly from wineries popping up here and there in the southern part of the country. A proposal to allow it (with plenty of restrictions still, mind you, state monopoly oblige) will probably be discussed in the parliament this year.
But if you live outside Sweden, you can now buy Swedish wines through Nordic Vineyards, an online wine store. (Not legal for residents in Sweden though.)
These are the wineries represented:
- Skeppards Vingård,
- Flyinge,
- Särtshöga,
- Lottenlund,
- Arilds,
- Vingården i Klagshamn,
- Kullabergs,
- Frillestads,
- Flädie,
- Åhus,
- Snårestad and
- Köpingsbergs Vingård.
The website gives you a presentation of the vineyards, the history of Swedish wine, and information about some grape varieties used in the Swedish vineyards.
Nordic Vineyards currently sells to Spain, Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus and France.
One Swede who is happy to offer his foreign guests Swedish wines is the Swedish ambassador in Paris, Håkan Åkesson who told me last week that he always serves at least one Swedish wine at dinners.
Here’s the shop NordicVineyards.
