Featured User: Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik was born in 1969 in the Swedish countryside and currently resides in Stockholm with his wife (a sommelier) and three kids. He attended his first wine tasting in 1993 and was immediately hooked, eventually graduating as a sommelier in 1999 and completing his WSET diploma in 2002. Since 2003, he has been working full time in the wine trade, founding his current wine import company Brix Wine Consultants in 2015. Since 2006, he has been one of the head teachers at Sweden’s leading sommelier education Restaurangakademien and is responsible for student tasting methodology. Jörgen has visited all major wine regions across the globe on several occasions but has yet to travel to South America or South Africa. He has also written several articles for Sweden’s leading Fine Wine magazine Livets Goda, including articles about Piedmont, Duoro and Vinous’ own Antonio Galloni. Delectable: What sparked your passion for wine? Jörgen: I attended my first serious wine tasting at age 23, and at once was thrilled by the fascinating combination of grape varieties, climate, soil composition and winemaker skills. A trip to Alsace a few years later sparked my interest and convinced me to become a Sommelier. D: What wine region are you wild about right now? J: I like many things. At present Loire, Piedmont, Mosel and Jérez get most of my attention followed by Friuli, Duoro and Champagne. D: What is the most unusual wine you’ve ever tried? J: I’ve tasted the famous 1792 “Napoleon Madeira”. Pretty awesome! D: What is your golden rule for wine? J: Balance. I’m a fan of drinkability but do not shy away from ageability. D: Say you’re not allowed to have wine, what is your second option? J: Water or a hoppy beer. D: Choose a movie, book, quote, or song and pair it with a wine. J: Raiders of the Lost Ark with red Burgundy. Always a winning combination. D: If you were a wine, what wine would you be? J: A vibrant Kabinett from the steepest slopes in Mosel or an austere Barolo.