Wine blog
by Tina
My first article for Star Wine List
Today an article I wrote about Gotthards Krog in Umeå, Sweden, was publiced at Star Wine List, my first piece of writing for them. Press here to read (in Swedish) more about the restaurant, their sommelier Elin Staaf and what they think about their wine list. Hope you...
Happy New year
Today this years last wine column for Umeå Tidning came out. Click here to read (in Swedish) about sparkling wines and the term "millésime" and see my recommendation for two bottles of Champagne for the New Year! In the same issue of the magazine there is also an...
Christmas and Port
Today my latest wine column for Umeå Tidning was released. Here I explain Port wine and why it is so good right now when it is finally time for some Christmas time at home. If you want to read it (in Swedish) and see my recommendation for two small bottles of Port,...
All about non-alcoholic
In Swedish. Anledningarna till att vilja göra ett alkoholfritt vin är många. Försöken att göra det är också många, och blir bara fler och fler. Även om man sedan länge lyckats göra vin utan alkohol är dessa drycker sällan ens i närheten av "vanligt" vin, varken när...
Elegant wines from South Africa
My latest wine column for Umeå Tidning is out! If you want to read (in Swedish) about Elgin, one of South Africas most exiting areas right now, you can do it here. I write about the wines from Elgin and the cold climate, and recommend two of my favourite wines from...
Swedens best female sommelier 2017
Yesterday I competed in (and won!!) the Swedish competition Lily Bollinger Award, a competition that points out Swedens best female sommelier. It was a nervous and exiting day with a lot of different parts of the competition, to mention a few it was a blindtasting of...
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!
