Setting up a R&D wine cellar
Ronja Bo Gustavsson Ronja Bo Gustavsson

Setting up a R&D wine cellar

I’ve never made wine, beer, or anything like it before so building my little R&D wine cellar meant starting from scratch.

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R&D in a bottle: Can nordic nature be reverse engineered into a wine?
Ronja Bo Gustavsson Ronja Bo Gustavsson

R&D in a bottle: Can nordic nature be reverse engineered into a wine?

For those who know me well, you’ll already know this: I’m always on a discovery journey. One that’s rarely linear, often a little chaotic, and always guided by curiosity. My background in concept development and my sometimes-not-always-a-pro level of curiosity tend to lead me down paths others might hesitate to take. I follow the question, wherever it leads.

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What does a nordic winemaker look like?
Ronja Bo Gustavsson Ronja Bo Gustavsson

What does a nordic winemaker look like?

I know.
Why even think about this before there’s wine in a bottle?

But I’m made this way. I can’t help it, I need to think in full circles. I need to feel the world I’m building to understand if it’s real, if it holds. Even if I’m still just in the journey, not the destination. Not yet.

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Drafting taste: First wine concepts in progress
Ronja Bo Gustavsson Ronja Bo Gustavsson

Drafting taste: First wine concepts in progress

Lately, I’ve started working on tasting concepts and tasting notes — shaping early ideas of what Nordic wine could be. I’ve had help from my sister, who’s a bio-grower (bio-odlare in Swedish), grounding the work in both sustainability and soil.

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