The regions of Norway
Choose a region to read about its wines and explore the smaller growing areas within it.
- 01Oslo VikenNo producers listed yetOslo Viken brings together winegrowing sites around Oslo and its wider surroundings in Norway. Near Randsfjorden, Thorbjørnrud Vingård planted Solaris, Rondo and Pinot Noir in 2022, then added more Solaris and Pinot Noir the following year. The name describes a broad area rather than a wine appellation.
- 02RogalandNo producers listed yetRogaland is a county in southwestern Norway, with a North Sea coast, islands in Boknafjord and inland mountains. At Hebnes in Ryfylke, farmers moved from pig farming to vines, planting their first vineyard in 2021.
- 03Southern NorwayNo producers listed yetSouthern Norway is part of Norway's young wine scene. The country's vineyards cluster in sheltered coastal and fjord-side sites, where protection from wind and cold, along with long summer daylight, gives grapes time to ripen in a short season.
- 04Vestfold TelemarkNo producers listed yetVestfold Telemark groups winegrowing places in Telemark and Vestfold, Norway. Gvarv lies between mountains and Norsjø, where summer temperatures can be unusually high. On Tjøme, 3,000 Solaris vines have been planted for sparkling wine made with a second fermentation in the bottle.
- 05Western NorwayNo producers listed yetWestern Norway has vineyards at sheltered sites such as Hebnes, beside Sandsfjorden in Suldal at 59 degrees north. Growers in Norway's small wine sector use early-ripening grapes, including Solaris for still and sparkling whites. Research vineyards at Ullensvang in Hardanger also support the development of grape growing.