Sweden makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 3 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
3 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Stockholm
I appreciate the detailed prompt, but I need to flag an issue: Stockholm is not a wine region. It's Sweden's capital city, located far…
Wine of Sweden
Swedish winemakers chase ripeness against the clock, coaxing mineral-driven whites and lean reds from a landscape where frost is always…
Gothenburg
I appreciate the prompt, but I need to flag a constraint: Gothenburg is a city in Sweden, not a wine region. Sweden produces wine at a…
The country’s house grammar.
The 8 styles Sweden makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of sweden’s production.
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Languedoc-Roussillon Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Sweden our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
F R A N T Z É N
European · Modern — Stockholm
100
Restaurang Vollmers
European — Malmö
96
AIRA
Seafood · Fish · Nordic — Stockholm
96
Vyn Food & Wine bar
Grill · Nordic — Simrishamns kommun
96
Aloë 2 🌟Michelin🌟
Modern · European — Stockholm
96
PM & Vänner Hotel
Grill · European — Växjö
95
Seafood Gastro
Seafood · Grill · European — Stockholm
92
Restaurang Koka
Seafood · Traditional · Nordic — Gothenburg
92
Niklas Ekstedt
Traditional — Stockholm
92
SK Mat & Människor
Seafood · Traditional · Nordic — Göteborg
92
Project
Nordic — Gothenburg
92
Restaurang 28+
European · Traditional — Gothenburg
92
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