Wine blog
by Tina
Vana Tallinn Grand Prix 2019
A week ago I had the opportunity to travel to Riga and enter the competition Vana Tallinn Grand Prix 2019 as a guest competitor. This competition is recognized as the Baltic Championship so entering was very fun and trying. Since I was a guest competitor I could not...
Wine lovers guide to Siena
So I recently got my article about where to drink wine in Siena published on jancisrobinson.com. It was a competition where one could enter with the best tips you've got to highlight a certain place and where to go when you are a wine lover. Of course I wrote about...
Third place – Swedish National Sommelier Championship 2019
About three weeks ago I competed in the Swedish National Sommelier Championship in 2019 after not having entered since 2017. Quite nervous but it all went well, I ended up in third place! If you're interested you can read more about it in Swedish here.
Sherry wine and fall food
Today my text about sherry wine for Umeå Tidning came out (read it here in Swedish). Dry sherry is definately one of my favourite styles of wine, and sadly not appreciated enough.
Why I fell in love with wine
A few weeks back I entered Jancis Robinson's wine writer competition (read more about it here) and I recently found out that my text got published on their website! If you want to read my text about how I got interested in wine you can find it here.
New Zealands best Pinot Noir
This week my first wine column after the summer break for Umeå Tidning was released. This month I am writing about good Pinot Noir from New Zealand and their interesting climate. It is in Swedish, you can find it here.
About me
My name is Tina Johansson DipWSET. I am a Certified Sommelier from Sweden living in Stockholm. I work as a wine director in three restaurants; Häktet, Forma and Napolyon. have a background as a head sommelier in restaurants like the one Michelin Star Restaurant Ekstedt and Fotografiska, and am a WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines Alumni. I have also competed in Sommellerie and I was Swedens Best Female Sommelier in 2017.
SKÅL!
Newsletter in Swedish together with Maya Samuelsson, coming out every month with wine recommendations, fun facts, restaurant tips and much more. Stay tuned!
