Swedish wines have long been a curiosity. Something strange and, it must be admitted, not always of the highest quality. But that is now history. Today’s Swedish wines hold their own in competition with their more renowned colleagues from the continent.
My first encounter with wine from Cyprus was in Berlin. A friend brought along a few bottles and I got to try them. A full-bodied, round red wine was so good that I was given a bottle as a gift to take home. It was enjoyed a few months later with a piece of grilled Swedish Elk fillet. A match made in heaven, as it would turn out.
A good wine starts in the vineyard. A truth that is also a guiding principle for Sophocles Vlassides, the founder of Vlassides Winery.
