Exploring Swedish wine (7) Skepparps Vingård
Website: https://www.skepparpsvingard.se/
Located close to Brösarp and Haväng in Österlen, Skepparps has something unusual in Sweden: a hillside vineyard.
Owner Bengt Åkesson took us on a tour through it on a tractor trailor, as the sun was setting. It’s a nice place. There are 6 hectares here, and they have another 5 hectare site 6 km away. Both are planted to PIWIs.
His grandfather planted an apple orchard in 1888, and started a juice factory. This is still going and has 200 employees. Bengt started planting the vineyard in 2011 with 6000 vines. He does a wine festival here with 12 vineyards and 55 wines, with a goal to show Swedish people how good wines from Sweden can be.
THE WINES
Skepparps Vingård Zero Sparking 2020 Sweden
Solaris. This is fresh and bright fizz with lively citrus fruit and a hint of table grape. Crisp with nice precision and a bright, tart finish. 89/100
Skepparps Vingård Grand Prix Mousserade Rosé Brut 2022 Sweden
Lively and bright with nice purity. Very pale pink in colour. Good acidity under the cherry and redcurrant fruit, finishing bright. 89/100
Skepparps Vingård Grand Prix Solaris 2021 Sweden
Lively and bright with nice fruit intensity and some pithy detail. Notes of grapefruit and lime. Good concentration. 88/100
Skepparps Vingård Grand Prix Rosé 2023 Sweden
Supple and nicely juicy with sweet pear and plum fruit. Textured with nice purity and energy. 87/100
Skepparps Vingård Grand Prix +15C Rot 2021
Designed to be served slightly chilled. This is a light red with juicy cherry and plum fruit with a hint of green and a savoury twist. Nice red fruits here. 86/100
SWEDISH WINE
- The Swedish Wine Tasting 2024
- Thora Vingård
- Ljungbyholms Vingård
- Arilds Vingård
- Kullabergs Vingård
- Lottenlund Estate
- Skepparps Vingård
- Flyinge Vingård
- Jesper Friberg
- Flädie Mat & Vingård
