Great Barolo wines

The Cantina Ascheri managed by the sympatric Matteo is a true world class wines from the Piedmonte region in north of Italy.

The wines are always hand harvested with full maturation for obtaining full flavours and perfect sugar content.

I like the way he treat his Wines with tradition and at the same time innovation to make the the perfect wine in La Morra, Serralunga and Bra area.

The three estates all show different styles that are all excellent and very easy drinking wines with great complexity and full body that I love.

You can easy visit the estate and stay at the wonderful little hotel so sample all the wines and to feel the true spirit of Barolo.

Amarone Brigaldara

There are many things to say about the wines of Veneto and especially the much loved Amarone and Ripasso wines that the Swedish people just love and have embraced to their hearts.

To speak about these wines without mentioning the Azienda Agricola Brigaldara wines are impossible due to the fact that the wines from this producer is one of the finest in the area.

What I like about Sandros wines is the tru identity of the land and the deep tradition of making this type of wines in a very handcrafted ways.

All the wines, from the Valpolicella, Passito, Soave, Recioto to the outstanding Grand Cru Amarone Case Vecie near Grezzana where the planted Corvinone, Corvina, Rondinella is grown from vines planted in 1994 in cooler climate with very long drying process.

If you have a chance you must try the Brigaldara wines or contact me if you are in the HORECA trade in Sweden and I will help you out.

Umberto Cesari Wines

The history of Umberto Cesari is the history of its founder, a stubborn man who, poor in means but rich in passion, has dedicated his life to his local corner of earth and to great Sangiovese wines.

Although Umberto Cesari is not from a winegrowing family, wine always played a prominent role in the Cesari household, since his father owned one of Bologna’s historic osterie. But instead of a career of selling wine,

Umberto Cesari decided to invest all of his efforts into making the highest-quality Sangiovese he could.

In the 1960s, high quality was still not a characteristic associated with the wines of Emilia-Romagna, and Umberto Cesari was a pioneer in this regard, one of the very first who was convinced that the Sangiovese could make a truly outstanding local wine.

In 1967, he purchased a small vineyard in the hills of Castel San Pietro and founded the winery that today bears his name.

From those initial 20 hectares of vines Umberto Cesari grew steadily, until it gained its current position of one of the few Romagna producers capable of combining substantial production with impressive quality.

The vineyards have expanded to 120 hectares, and Umberto Cesari has become one of the benchmarks in Italian and international wine production.

Umberto Cesari and his winery reached an unprecedented milestone when Tauleto, both in its 2003 and 2007 vintages, emerged the absolute winner in its category at the International Wine & Spirit Competition; beting the many other Italian and international Sangiovese producers.

Umberto Cesari winery is located in Castel San Pietro Terme, in the heart of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna, a region world renowned for its superb food products.

The vineyards lie on hillslopes at elevations ranging from 300 to 450 metres. Behind the hills is a circlet of calanchi, or badlands, known as the Calanchi Azzurri for their bluish hue. Their bulk helps to keep the climate mild. These conditions, plus good ventilation and strongly delineated seasons, render this area particularly favourable to high-quality Sangiovese.

I am happy to sell his top wines on the Swedish market and please contact me for a tasting session.

Kosta Boda Art Hotel is great

KOSTA BODA ART HOTEL is located in the small village of Kosta that are famous for the Orrefors glass design and the heart of glass manufacture in Sweden.

The hotel that is built some years ago by the owner Torsten Jansson who hade the idea of a great place to show all the design and to use as showroom for the best glass designers that Sweden have today.

The Hotel is a masterpiece in Swedish design and you can stroll around the hotel and you will find one of a kind pieces that are truly mind blowing and extremely rare.

The pool is made of tailed glass and show some great pieces on the bottom of the pool and are changed on regular basis to showcase something new all the time.

The exclusive Spa and guest facilities are wonderfully made and on highest level in every aspect, If you ever come to Sweden this is a must place to visit for some days.

The Linnéa Art restaurant is serving excellent food in wonderful setting and serving some of the best food from around the area and the staff will do they best to fulfil all your needs.

The menu I tried are this:

Creamy soup of leek

Seared scallops with celeriac puree, pear and dill meringue

Herb coated cod medallion with 63* egg, caviar from Kalix and Sandefjord sauce

Ice shavings gin & tonic

Creation of lamb from local farmers

Swedish cheeses from Jurss dairy farm

Passion fruit parfait with brown butter cream

All the food was paired with great wine selection and I’m looking forward to visit this lovely place again very soon.

Many thanks to Bengt Sjöström and all the staff.