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Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Château du Hureau Lisagathe

On Wednesday, September 2nd, this gem of a red wine magnum will be released in Vinmonopolet's online store.

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Places

A starred meal at the foot of the Dolomites.

And right in the middle of the vineyards that produce Italy's best sparkling wines.

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Stories

Roagnas 2020 is here!

Tomorrow, Luca Roagna's 2020 vintage is finally released at Vinmonopolet.

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Some of Chablis´ best wines from 2024 are released tomorrow

The 2024 Chablis vintage will go down in the history books as one of the most typical vintages in recent times in the region.

Eye to Eye

Eye to Eye with Jason Kesner at Kistler

On Wednesday, no fewer than nine different wines from American producer Kistler will be released at Vinmonopolet.

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Stories

The September Release: Best Value Picks

Out of around 1200 fresh wines tasted for Vinmonopolet's September release, these are the 30 best buys.

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Weekly Selection: Perfect party crémant from an unexpected quarter

Who would have thought that one of the sparkling wines at Vinmonopolet that truly delivers value for money comes from Bordeaux and is made from cabernet sauvignon?

Places

To Elise From Marius

To Elise from Marius. The place where everything has a name.

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Autumn's First Special Release

The autumn opener at Vinmonopolet is full of good buys, but not necessarily from the producers who usually create the longest queues.

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Places: The perfect backyard restaurant, deep in the vineyards

Does it exist? Yes, in Kaiserstuhl in the Baden wine region.

Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Great champagne, greater format.

All big occasions, all cellars and all parties deserve a champagne in large format.

Eye to Eye

Eye to Eye with Benjamin Leroux

Benjamin Leroux has soon been making wine under his own name for 20 years. The man who grew up in the heart of Burgundy, but outside the wine industry and without a vineyard heritage.

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A magical trio of vintages from Bruno Giacosa

A potpourri of legendary Bruno Giacosa's wines is now in Vinmonopolet's specialty range.

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Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Château du Hureau Lisagathe

On Wednesday, September 2nd, this gem of a red wine magnum will be released in Vinmonopolet's online store.

1 min
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Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Perfect party crémant from an unexpected quarter

Who would have thought that one of the sparkling wines at Vinmonopolet that truly delivers value for money comes from Bordeaux and is made from cabernet sauvignon?

3 min
Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Great champagne, greater format.

All big occasions, all cellars and all parties deserve a champagne in large format.

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Weekly Selection: Juicy and perfect bbq wine

Violet Hill pinot noir is exactly the wine you need.

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Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Value for money at Vinmonopolet.

In some vintages, every producer makes good wine. 2024 is one of those vintages.

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Weekly Selection: Lopez de Heredia Blanco 2013

López de Heredia's stunning 13-year-old white reserva is now available at Vinmonopolet.

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Weekly selection: Müller-Catoir Mussbach

Summer reds should be light, juicy and delicate. Müller-Catoir's Mussbach Spätburgunder fits the bill.

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Weekly selection: Tricolor from one of the Loire's best

Romain Guiberteau is one of the names worth taking note of in the Loire.

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Weekly selection: Vinmonopolet’s best Bordeaux buys

The 11-year-old Chateau la Cardonne is one of the very best Bordeaux buys at Polet. And, not least, perfectly ready to drink.

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Weekly Selection

Weekly Selection: Pierre Ségault Chablis Le Milieu des Chaumes 2024

591 bottles of this fantastic new producer from Chablis were released today.

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Places

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A starred meal at the foot of the Dolomites.

And right in the middle of the vineyards that produce Italy's best sparkling wines.

1 min
Places

To Elise From Marius

To Elise from Marius. The place where everything has a name.

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Places: The perfect backyard restaurant, deep in the vineyards

Does it exist? Yes, in Kaiserstuhl in the Baden wine region.

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Fjellskål at "bryggen"

When Fløyen is shrouded in fog, as Fløyen tends to be, Fjellskål is where you'll find Bergen's best view, and perhaps the city's best wine list?

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Coche on the quay

The inner harbour of Tromsø. Thirty metres from the water's edge lies something many wine collectors in Hong Kong have given up trying to acquire.

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The world's best pizza? Baffetto in Rome.

Pizza margherita at Baffetto is worth every minute in the queue. And it's an absolute "when in Rome" must.

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Brødr. Berggren in Sandefjord

Shop first, decide later.

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Places

Places: Bacchanalia, London

Bacchanalia is a must in London, whether for lunch or dinner.

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Roscioli - essence of Roma

Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was Roscioli. Perhaps that's why Roscioli feels like the essence of Rome.

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Slettnes Lighthouse

At the edge of the world, with only the polar ice ahead, you can taste the sea and sleep in a museum.

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Eye to Eye with Jason Kesner at Kistler

On Wednesday, no fewer than nine different wines from American producer Kistler will be released at Vinmonopolet.

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Iduna Weinert inherited 263 barrels. And her father's dream.

Argentina's finest winemaker is taking on new ground, and planting vines in Patagonia.

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The Lequin-Colin family has made wine in Burgundy since 1673

The Lequin-Colin family has made wine in Burgundy since 1673 and has distinguished itself as perhaps the best producer in Santenay, in southern Burgundy. The family business came to be when the parents of today's generation François Lequin-Colin his father, René Lequin, married Josette Colin. She came from another well-known wine family in the neighboring village of Chassagne-Montrachet, and together they built up a small, family-run vineyard in 1992.

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The world's most famous wine cooperative

The world's most famous wine cooperative was born when Domizio Cavazza founded the Cantine Sociali di Barbaresco in 1894, in the small village of Barbaresco.

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Nicolas Lemaire has one of the oldest vineyards in the whole area of Champagne

Nicolas Lemaire produced his first Blanc de Blancs and Blanc de Noir Champagnes from one of the oldest vineyards in the whole area of Champagne.

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Inside Kühling-Gillot

The wines of Kühling-Gillot from Roter Hang are among Germany's very best dry Rieslings. Now they have started to release older wines from their own treasure trove in Hohen-Sülzen.

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Pascal Clement and his wineyard Les Guettottes

Just a short distance from Beaune lies the village of Savigny-Lès-Beaune, a small, quiet town in a side valley that most people never notice as they travel through Burgundy.

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The September Release: Best Value Picks

Out of around 1200 fresh wines tasted for Vinmonopolet's September release, these are the 30 best buys.

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Theo's next dance

What happens when you take over a world-famous Burgundy domaine at nineteen?

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Maffrei: "The bros in Wine"

In a former Lancia garage, two brothers have shifted Piedmont into a new gear.

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Le Case della Saracca – The most important address in Piedmont

Out of a 800-year-old ruin, a pharmacist built one of the world's most extraordinary wine hotels

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Marisa Bacher: New generation in Barolo

Marisa Bacher represents the new generation of small producers cementing their place at the heart of Barolo.

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Cheese and Wine

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Cheese and wine, Part 1: Burrata and caprese

In its freshest, purest form, the world's most eaten cheese is also summer's finest.

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Cheese & wine, part 2: Feta and greek white wine

Feta and Greek white wine have shared the same hills and the same sun for centuries. And it shows.

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Cheese and wine, part 3: Cheddar and Champagne. An underrated duo

Perhaps the world's most eaten cheese, and certainly the most underrated.

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Cheese and wine, part 4: Manchego og Sherry

You've probably eaten it a hundred times. Here's a taste of the story behind Spain's most famous cheese.

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Cheese and wine, part 5: Chevre og sancerre

The white goat cheeses, or chèvre in French, are probably not the cheeses that are easiest to like the first few times you taste them.

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