Stockholm

Overview

Stockholm is far north for grape growing, yet the city and its surrounding archipelago have become a curious outpost of Swedish wine culture. The Winery Hotel in Solna makes wine in an urban setting from imported grapes, while a handful of tiny experimental plots and hobby vineyards test cold-hardy hybrids on the most sheltered, south-facing sites around Lake Mälaren and the islands.

Commercial grape production remains minimal, so the region's most successful wine-like products are made from local apples, blackcurrants, sea buckthorn, and other hardy fruits. Stockholm therefore represents both the aspirational edge of Swedish viticulture and a thriving scene for Nordic fruit wines and wine tourism.

Key Varietals

• SolarisAn early-ripening white hybrid tested in the capital's most sheltered, south-facing plots.
• RondoA cold-hardy red hybrid trialed in peri-urban vineyards around the archipelago.
• Apple wineA long-standing Swedish fruit wine made from local orchard apples, more common than grape wine here.
• Blackcurrant wineA fragrant, tart berry wine produced by small Stockholm-area fruit wineries.