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Masters of Wine

Madeleine Stenwreth

Madeleine Stenwreth

Masters of Wine

Madeleine is an international wine consultant based in Sweden. She consults globally to high profile wine producers on product development, blending, quality and style strategy, also in relation to the requirements of specific target markets. Madeleine is an appreciated coach and mentor for trade professionals, a speaker at seminars, holds master-classes and runs inspirational & educational benchmark tastings. She lectures at sommelier academies, culinary universities and for WSET Diploma students. 


 

Madeleine is Panel Chair at the International Wine Challenge, IWC, in London and has been a frequent international guest judge at other highly respected wine competitions such as Argentina Wine Awards, Air New Zealand Wine Awards, Decanter WWA, Australia´s Royal Adelaide Wine Show, and many others. In 2008 she became an MW and received the Quinta do Noval Award for her dissertation “The effect of altitude on Malbec in Mendoza”. Madeleine is one of only three MW´s in Sweden, the only female MW, and freelancing consultant. 


 

Having been raised in a restaurateur-family she studied to become one of the first Swedish Sommeliers in 1990 and in 1994 she won the Inter-Scandinavian Sommelier Contest as the most talented young Sommelier in Scandinavia. Several international scholarships and awards further triggered her dedication and passion for the world of wine.


 

Madeleine’s Online Activities

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The Institute of Masters of Wine is the home of exceptional expertise in the wine world. What started 70 years ago as an exam for the UK wine trade is now a globally recognised title collectively held by a worldwide family of Masters of Wine. Today, there are 416 MWs based in 31 countries, each making their own contribution to the world of wine. Becoming an MW means entering a unique wine community; one that brings enriching personal and professional opportunities, as well as lifelong friendships.

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