Kristoffer Lawson#Finland has its own native traditions (of which little is known) of making #wine out of berries. Even the common word for currants, viininmarja (related to Swedish vinbär or wineberry), hints at their use. The industry all but died out but was reborn from a change in laws some decades ago. You think the local tradition would be celebrated by the state alcohol monopoly #Alko (the only place you can buy >8% alcohol drinks), but alas no. There is hardly anything available.
I’d like to celebrate the New Year by supporting a Finnish vineyard and their sparkling wine. But to do that I’d have to travel a couple hundred kilometres to buy from the vineyard. #Alko has nothing available at all. The only sparkling berry wine on their list is from the #Valamo monastery and thats pricey and not available anywhere off the shelf.
Pekka Mäkinen@Setok Yep, not so much available at Alko stores, but they do list seven Finnish sparkling "wines" - all berry based
https://www.alko.fi/en/products/sparkling-wine-and-champagne/finland
@PTM The Valamo ones are not available in any stores (need to order out), but you did manage to conjure up a search query that returned a couple I wasn't able to find (like the Säde), so cheers! That one is actually available in some stores.
It's also funny how the Alko product page tells you basically nothing about the product (beyond some vague tasting notes). Had to do a separate Google search to get some more info.
@Setok I was also wondering how little information Alko supplies.
Maybe they really do not want to sell these products.