24 producers registered for the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair and Competition in Paris on Feb. 11

24 producers have registered for the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair and Competition in Paris. They come from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. They make wine and spirits in 7 different countries around the world.

(I-Newswire) - Already two months before the event, 24 Scandinavian wine and spirit producers have registered for the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris and the Wine & Spirit Competition. The 24 producers come from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. They make wine and spirits in 7 different countries around the world, both in Scandinavia and in more “traditional” wine countries. The Scandinavian Wine Fair will take place on February 11, 2006, 11.00-18.00 at the Swedish Club in Paris on 242 rue Rivoli, next to the Louvre Museum. The wine fair is open both to professionals and to wine enthusiasts from the public.

Britt Karlsson, the organiser of the fair, says: “It is wonderful to already have so many participants. We have had a great response from the wine makers. Since we are still two months away from the event I think we will have a record number of exhibitors this time! In particular, I am glad to see that so many new producers have already signed up to the show. We know of just over one hundred Scandinavian producers around the world and it’s amazing that a third of those will participate in the Wine Fair!”

Britt continues on the Wine & Spirits Competition: “This will be very exciting. It is a world’s first: a competition for ‘Scandinavian’ wines and spirits. We will have a jury of international wine experts who will judge the wines and the best will of course be awarded medals.”

All Scandinavian countries, except Iceland, are represented: 6 Norwegian producers, 9 Swedish producers, 3 Finnish producers and 6 Danish.

The wines and spirits that will be presented are produced in 7 different countries: France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, the United States, and Bulgaria.

Britt comments: “I am particularly glad to see more Finnish and Norwegian producers this year. Last time the Wine Fair was a bit dominated by Denmark and Sweden. And I think we will get a few more producer countries on the list before 11 February – maybe Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Chile,…”

Here is the list of the currently registered exhibitors at the Scandinavian Wine Fair:

Producer    Region    ”Country of Origin”
Birkedal-Hartman    Cognac, France    Norway
Château K    Bergerac, France    Norway
Rey Fernando de Castilla    Sherry, Jerez, Spain    Norway
Georg Breuer    Rheingau, Germany    Sweden
Profils Bordeaux    Bordeaux, France    Norway
Château Carsin    Bordeaux, France    Finland
Château Lecusse    Gaillac, France    Denmark
Gute Vineyard    Gotland, Sweden    Sweden
Vinmand    France    Denmark
Cellier des Dominicains    Collioure, Roussillon, France    Sweden
Château Champcenetz    Bordeaux, France    Denmark
Château Peyriac de Mer    Languedoc, France    Denmark
Domaine Gachot-Monot    Bourgogne, France    Denmark
Abbaye de Ste-Radegonde    Muscadet, Loire, France    Finland
Château Clarettes-Domaine du Saint Esprit    Provence, France    Sweden
Finca La Molineta    Spain    Finland
Château de Costis    Bordeaux, France    Sweden
Jenssen Cognac    Cognac, France    Norway
Domaine Pialentou    Gaillac, France    Sweden
Nangijala Vineyard    Skåne, Sweden    Sweden
Villa Sandahl    Hungary    Sweden
Château Raissac    Languedoc, France    Norway
Château Kirwan    Margaux, Bordeaux, France    Denmark
Lars Torstensson ( Domaine Rabiega, Hedges Family Vineyard, Vinzavod Assenovgrad ) Provence, France; USA; Bulgaria, Sweden.