Swedish wine

Sweden is well north of the area where the European vine, Vitis vinifera, occurs naturally, and there is no historic tradition of wine production from grapes in the country.

Some sources claim that some monastic vineyards were established when the Roman Catholic church established monasteries in Sweden in medieval times,[1] when Sweden's climate was milder, but traces of this supposed viticulture are much less evident than the corresponding activities in England, for example.

Only a handful of Swedish producers can be considered to be commercial operations, rather than hobby wine makers.

[4] The Association of Swedish winegrowers estimates 30-40 vinegrowing establishments in Scania, but this number includes hobby growers with a fraction of a hectare of vineyards.

So far, Sweden has only enacted a minimum of national laws and regulations related to viticulture, which include a list of allowed grape varieties.