# History of Stokkebye

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On the idyllic island of Funen, in the small village of Bovense, beautifully surrounded by rolling green fields, you will find our vineyard and family house.

An unusual sight in a country so far north and quite unusual for the Danish landscape. And that's exactly what you can expect to find here; a unique and exquisitely fine dining and wine experience.

By Stokkebye

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## **What's included**

- 1.5 hour guided tour and wine and caviar tasting at the winery
- A tour of the vineyard with introduction to organic cultivation of the grapes
- The story of a boy's dream, which has come true
- Tour of the winery and introduction to the manufacture of the different products
- Tasting of 4 different wines and 2 kinds of caviar; Baerii and Osietra

## **What needs to happen**

Come on a tour of the vineyard at Stokkebye winery and the winery, erected in the old grain barn from 1931. Here you will be introduced to how the grapes are grown organically and the wine is made as carefully as possible. It is spiced with the story of the journey from being Jacob Stokkebye's boyhood dream; of standing with his own wine in hand, to one of Denmark's largest wineries. You taste four of the winery's wines, in addition to Baerii and Osietra caviar, which City Stokkebye sells itself. Get introduced to the wonderful world of caviar and how to choose caviar and best enjoy the small, exclusive eggs. Jacob Stokkebye himself leads the caviar story and has more than 30 years of experience in the caviar trade.

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## **Meet Your Host**

Stokkebye Vineyard is run by married couple Helle and Jacob Stokkebye. Helle became a full-time winegrower in 2018, after a career at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the United Nations and as an independent consultant in sustainable business operations. It has always been Jacob's dream to stand with his own wine in his hand. In 2012, it became a reality, with the first Stokkebye wine coming bottled. Jacob is a trained waiter and butler, and has worked at Michelin restaurants in both Denmark and abroad. Since 1997 Jacob has also run sister company Butler's Choice - a quality food trading business.

The company By Stokkebye also sells caviar, which comes from sturgeon raised in natural lakes in Schleswig-Holstein. The exclusive eggs are processed at the world's oldest caviar house in Hamburg.

Deluxe caviar and wine tasting with tour

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## **What's included**

- 1.5 hour guided tour and wine tasting with the winegrower
- A walk in the vineyard with tales of organic cultivation of the grapes
- Tasting 4 different wines as well as bread
- Narrative of what the individual wines can be usefully served for
- Insight into a boyhood dream that has come true
- Tour of the winery and introduction to the production of the different wines

## **What's going to happen**

Join us on an exciting journey and hear the story of the Danish, family-owned winery Stokkebye, which started as a boyhood dream and is now one of Denmark's largest wineries with 17,000 vines. Along the way, taste the award-winning wines, which are produced organically. The grapes are harvested by hand, and sometimes up to three times on the same cane, to achieve the highest quality. It also makes them on the map at some of the country's leading gourmet restaurants such as Alchemist, Geranium, Jordnær, Falsled Kro and Rudolf Mathis in Kerteminde.

## **Meet Your Host**

Stokkebye Vineyard is run by married couple Helle and Jacob Stokkebye. Helle became a full-time winegrower in 2018, after a career at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the United Nations and as an independent consultant in sustainable business operations. It has always been Jacob's dream to stand with his own wine in his hand. In 2012, it became a reality, with the first Stokkebye wine coming bottled. Jacob is a trained waiter and butler, and has worked at Michelin restaurants in both Denmark and abroad. Since 1997 Jacob has also run sister company Butler's Choice - a quality food trading business.

The company By Stokkebye also sells caviar, which comes from sturgeon raised in natural lakes in Schleswig-Holstein. The exclusive eggs are processed at the world's oldest caviar house in Hamburg.