Scandinavian Wine Could Be The Next Big Thing As Unpredictable Weather Hits Southern Europe

Scandinavia isn't exactly what connoisseurs would define as a prime wine country.

Kullabergs Vingård is a vineyard and winery at the vanguard of producers seeking to redefine what Swedish wine can be. I Photo: Kullabergs Vingård

But with climate change making for warmer and longer growing seasons, and new varieties of grapes adapted to this landscape, Swedish winemaking is gaining steam, according to Euronews Green.

As drought, rising heat, and other extreme weather events force traditional wine-growing regions to reassess their methods, Swedish winemaking is shifting from mostly small-scale amateurs to an industry with growing ambition.

Kullabergs Vingård is a vineyard and winery at the vanguard of producers seeking to redefine what Swedish wine can be.

Stretching over 14 hectares, most of its vines were planted less than a decade ago. By 2022, the winery had reached an annual output of over 30,000 bottles - mostly whites found in high-end restaurants from Europe to Japan and that have won multiple international prizes.

“Where vineyards in more traditional countries are suffering, we are gaining momentum,” says Felix Åhrberg, a 34-year-old oenologist and winemaker who returned to Sweden in 2017 to lead Kullabergs Vingård after working in vineyards around the world.

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