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Gotland is Sweden's largest island, with limestone soils, sea winds and relatively sunny summers. Its small winegrowing scene produces still and sparkling wines with lively acidity. Solaris is an important white grape, while Rondo generally makes lighter reds and rosés.

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Atlas locationGotland · Sweden57.45° N · 18.65° EOpen in Atlas

Gotland has limestone soils, sea winds and relatively sunny summers. Visby and Hoburg averaged slightly more than 2,000 sunshine hours a year during the 1991 to 2020 climate reference period. July temperatures average just above 17°C across most of the island. Producers make still and sparkling wines with lively acidity. Solaris ripens early and can be made into dry, sweet or sparkling whites. Rondo usually goes into lighter reds and rosés. On the south coast, Gute Vingård grows Solaris, Phönix and Rondo. Gotland is a winegrowing area rather than an official wine appellation. Swedish wines are classified with Sweden as their origin.

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Explore the wine-growing areas of Gotland.

  1. 01Gotland3 producersGotland, Sweden.

Producer profiles

Producer profiles

Every producer profiled in Gotland so far.

  • Båstad Wine & Champagne ABSkåne producer of Edenberga Solaris wines, from fresh Ingress to oak aged Anfang and Swedish oak named Rubrik.
  • Gute VingårdGotland limestone rosé and white from an ecological Baltic island vineyard farming hybrid varieties by hand.
  • SpriterietStockholm producer of seasonal vermouth and aperitifs made with Swedish botanicals, with bottling, labeling and packing done by hand.
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  • World of Wine Atlas and learning records

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