Bona Fide Wines is a new challenger in the Norwegian wine landscape. Run by an experienced team of passionate palates with one sole mission – handpicking the very best wines for our customers.
Bona Fide Wines is a new challenger in the Norwegian wine landscape. Run by an experienced team of passionate palates with one sole mission – handpicking the very best wines for our customers.
Bona Fide Wines is a new challenger in the Norwegian wine landscape. Run by an experienced team of passionate palates with one sole mission – handpicking the very best wines for our customers.
We are Bona Fide Wines - established 2024, yet deeply rooted in passion. [bona fide (lat): in good faith, genuine, authentic]
We are Bona Fide Wines - established 2024, yet deeply rooted in passion. [bona fide (lat): in good faith, genuine, authentic]
We are Bona Fide Wines - established 2024, yet deeply rooted in passion. [bona fide (lat): in good faith, genuine, authentic]
Diversity is in our DNA with a proven track record of setting the tone in the Norwegian market. Our strong network, credibility and dare we say flair, has allowed us to introduce new and unique producers, areas and grape varieties to the Norwegian market throughout the years.
We don’t really appreciate being put in a box. Yes, we do have our strongholds where we’re considered best in class – but really, the world is our oyster. Stretching from classic wine regions, to the roads less travelled. This curious gang of wine professionals never stops exploring, complacency we leave for others.
Diversity is in our DNA with a proven track record of setting the tone in the Norwegian market. Our strong network, credibility and dare we say flair, has allowed us to introduce new and unique producers, areas and grape varieties to the Norwegian market throughout the years.
We don’t really appreciate being put in a box. Yes, we do have our strongholds where we’re considered best in class – but really, the world is our oyster. Stretching from classic wine regions, to the roads less travelled. This curious gang of wine professionals never stops exploring, complacency we leave for others.
Diversity is in our DNA with a proven track record of setting the tone in the Norwegian market. Our strong network, credibility and dare we say flair, has allowed us to introduce new and unique producers, areas and grape varieties to the Norwegian market throughout the years.
We don’t really appreciate being put in a box. Yes, we do have our strongholds where we’re considered best in class – but really, the world is our oyster. Stretching from classic wine regions, to the roads less travelled. This curious gang of wine professionals never stops exploring, complacency we leave for others.
For us it is all about being the best for our producers and work tirelessly to stay relevant and best in class for our clients both in the on-trade as well as to end consumers and the Wine Monopoly.
For us it is all about being the best for our producers and work tirelessly to stay relevant and best in class for our clients both in the on-trade as well as to end consumers and the Wine Monopoly.
For us it is all about being the best for our producers and work tirelessly to stay relevant and best in class for our clients both in the on-trade as well as to end consumers and the Wine Monopoly.
As part of the Belmonte Beverage Group, we are surrounded by a hungry crowd of industry professionals. Enjoying the added benefit of support from a well-funded, innovative and experienced organisation.
Belmonte Beverage Group has hand-picked key employees with over 150 years of industry experience combined. With high expertise in sales and brand building, in addition to a great focus on PR, the company has quickly established itself as an innovative fast-moving challenger in the Norwegian import industry.
Through their company Strawberry Equities, the Stordalen family is the majority owner in Belmonte Beverage Group AS. Strawberry Equities also co-owns Scandinavia’s biggest travel agency Ving, the cruise line Hurtigruten and the Swedish nightlife group Stureplansgruppen.
The parent company of Strawberry Equities also owns the Nordic hotel group Strawberry with over 220 hotels and 120 restaurants. Belmonte Beverage Group was established in the spring of 2022 and is rapidly growing in both the on- and off trade market.
As part of the Belmonte Beverage Group, we are surrounded by a hungry crowd of industry professionals. Enjoying the added benefit of support from a well-funded, innovative and experienced organisation.
Belmonte Beverage Group has hand-picked key employees with over 150 years of industry experience combined. With high expertise in sales and brand building, in addition to a great focus on PR, the company has quickly established itself as an innovative fast-moving challenger in the Norwegian import industry.
Through their company Strawberry Equities, the Stordalen family is the majority owner in Belmonte Beverage Group AS. Strawberry Equities also co-owns Scandinavia’s biggest travel agency Ving, the cruise line Hurtigruten and the Swedish nightlife group Stureplansgruppen.
The parent company of Strawberry Equities also owns the Nordic hotel group Strawberry with over 220 hotels and 120 restaurants. Belmonte Beverage Group was established in the spring of 2022 and is rapidly growing in both the on- and off trade market.
As part of the Belmonte Beverage Group, we are surrounded by a hungry crowd of industry professionals. Enjoying the added benefit of support from a well-funded, innovative and experienced organisation.
Belmonte Beverage Group has hand-picked key employees with over 150 years of industry experience combined. With high expertise in sales and brand building, in addition to a great focus on PR, the company has quickly established itself as an innovative fast-moving challenger in the Norwegian import industry.
Through their company Strawberry Equities, the Stordalen family is the majority owner in Belmonte Beverage Group AS. Strawberry Equities also co-owns Scandinavia’s biggest travel agency Ving, the cruise line Hurtigruten and the Swedish nightlife group Stureplansgruppen.
The parent company of Strawberry Equities also owns the Nordic hotel group Strawberry with over 220 hotels and 120 restaurants. Belmonte Beverage Group was established in the spring of 2022 and is rapidly growing in both the on- and off trade market.
Producers
Producers
Producers
USA
Au Bon Climat
Bond
Broc Cellars
Deovlet Wines
DuMOL
Harlan Estate
Littorai Wines
Madson Wines
Martha Stoumen Wines
Matthiasson Wines
Occidental Wines
Peay Vineyards
Philip Togni Vineyards
Red Car Wine Company
Ridge Vineyards
Schramsberg
The Ojai Vineyard
USA
Au Bon Climat
Bond
Broc Cellars
Deovlet Wines
DuMOL
Harlan Estate
Littorai Wines
Madson Wines
Martha Stoumen Wines
Matthiasson Wines
Occidental Wines
Peay Vineyards
Philip Togni Vineyards
Red Car Wine Company
Ridge Vineyards
Schramsberg
The Ojai Vineyard
USA
Au Bon Climat
Bond
Broc Cellars
Deovlet Wines
DuMOL
Harlan Estate
Littorai Wines
Madson Wines
Martha Stoumen Wines
Matthiasson Wines
Occidental Wines
Peay Vineyards
Philip Togni Vineyards
Red Car Wine Company
Ridge Vineyards
Schramsberg
The Ojai Vineyard
Canada
Blue Mountain
Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada
Blue Mountain
Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada
Blue Mountain
Meyer Family Vineyards
South Africa
Blankbottle
Fram
Kara-Tara
La Brune
Natte Valleij
Perdeberg
Stark-Condé
Trizanne
van Loggerenberg
South Africa
Blankbottle
Fram
Kara-Tara
La Brune
Natte Valleij
Perdeberg
Stark-Condé
Trizanne
van Loggerenberg
South Africa
Blankbottle
Fram
Kara-Tara
La Brune
Natte Valleij
Perdeberg
Stark-Condé
Trizanne
van Loggerenberg
Germany
Gut Hermannsberg
Germany
Gut Hermannsberg
Germany
Gut Hermannsberg
Australia
Vasse Felix
Australia
Vasse Felix
Australia
Vasse Felix
New Zealand
Burn Cottage
Felton Road
New Zealand
Burn Cottage
Felton Road
New Zealand
Burn Cottage
Felton Road
Greece
Garalis
Karavitakis
Lyrarakis
Mylonas
Oenops
Thymiopoulos Vineyards
Greece
Garalis
Karavitakis
Lyrarakis
Mylonas
Oenops
Thymiopoulos Vineyards
Greece
Garalis
Karavitakis
Lyrarakis
Mylonas
Oenops
Thymiopoulos Vineyards
Austria
Bioweingut Diwald
Jurtschitsch
Kolfok
Schödl Family
Austria
Bioweingut Diwald
Jurtschitsch
Kolfok
Schödl Family
Austria
Bioweingut Diwald
Jurtschitsch
Kolfok
Schödl Family
United Kingdom
Wiston Estate
United Kingdom
Wiston Estate
United Kingdom
Wiston Estate
Norway
Hardangergutane
Norway
Hardangergutane
Norway
Hardangergutane
Italy
Antica Tenuta Pietramore
Manni Nössing
Paltrinieri
Miani
Zidarich
Cant. Belissario
A & G Fantino
Enzo Boglietti
Fogliati
Monte Maletto
Tenuta di Castellaro
Riecine
Schiavenza
Tenuta di Carleone
Tedeschi
Italy
Antica Tenuta Pietramore
Manni Nössing
Paltrinieri
Miani
Zidarich
Cant. Belissario
A & G Fantino
Enzo Boglietti
Fogliati
Monte Maletto
Tenuta di Castellaro
Riecine
Schiavenza
Tenuta di Carleone
Tedeschi
Italy
Antica Tenuta Pietramore
Manni Nössing
Paltrinieri
Miani
Zidarich
Cant. Belissario
A & G Fantino
Enzo Boglietti
Fogliati
Monte Maletto
Tenuta di Castellaro
Riecine
Schiavenza
Tenuta di Carleone
Tedeschi
France
Allouchery-Perseval
Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne
Ch. Vignelaure
Domaine Chapelle & Fils
Domaine Florence Cholet
Domaine Francois Buffet
Domaine Michel Gaunoux
Domaine Philippe Germain
Domaine Vuillemez
Dom. Huet
Laherte Freres
Maison A&S
France
Allouchery-Perseval
Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne
Ch. Vignelaure
Domaine Chapelle & Fils
Domaine Florence Cholet
Domaine Francois Buffet
Domaine Michel Gaunoux
Domaine Philippe Germain
Domaine Vuillemez
Dom. Huet
Laherte Freres
Maison A&S
France
Allouchery-Perseval
Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne
Ch. Vignelaure
Domaine Chapelle & Fils
Domaine Florence Cholet
Domaine Francois Buffet
Domaine Michel Gaunoux
Domaine Philippe Germain
Domaine Vuillemez
Dom. Huet
Laherte Freres
Maison A&S
Portugal
Adega Coop Penalva
Azores Wine Company
Filipa Pato
Luis Seabra
Textura
Quintas de Melgaço
Portugal
Adega Coop Penalva
Azores Wine Company
Filipa Pato
Luis Seabra
Textura
Quintas de Melgaço
Portugal
Adega Coop Penalva
Azores Wine Company
Filipa Pato
Luis Seabra
Textura
Quintas de Melgaço
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Press
Press
Press
Stordalen-sjokk i norsk vinbransje
Stordalen-sjokk i norsk vinbransje
Stordalen-sjokk i norsk vinbransje
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Team
Team
Team
Bona Fide Wines is an eclectic crew of passionate wine professionals. Likeminded in many ways, yet still entered the wine world from vastly different backgrounds. Common denominator is our love for great wines – at all price points! We’re here to share our enthusiasm and help elevate moments for Norwegian wine lovers, simple as that.
Bona Fide Wines is an eclectic crew of passionate wine professionals. Likeminded in many ways, yet still entered the wine world from vastly different backgrounds. Common denominator is our love for great wines – at all price points! We’re here to share our enthusiasm and help elevate moments for Norwegian wine lovers, simple as that.
Bona Fide Wines is an eclectic crew of passionate wine professionals. Likeminded in many ways, yet still entered the wine world from vastly different backgrounds. Common denominator is our love for great wines – at all price points! We’re here to share our enthusiasm and help elevate moments for Norwegian wine lovers, simple as that.
Co-founders & Wine Merchants Team
Co-founders & Wine Merchants Team
Co-founders & Wine Merchants Team
Gunnar Skoglund
Gunnar Skoglund
Gunnar Skoglund
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Pioneer & interim-MD
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Pioneer & interim-MD
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Pioneer & interim-MD
+47 916 85 749
+47 916 85 749
Sommelier. WSET Level 3. MSc Business. Gunnar is the former finance guy who waved goodbye to lucrative pay checks in order to pursue his deep passion for wine and everything related to it. Restlessly loving every second of exploring the weird and the wonderful, while never stopping to challenge own (and other’s) preconceptions. Apart from sourcing lovely wines from Greece, Bourgogne, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada – Gunnar also is the Oslo Ambassador for Star Wine List.
Sommelier. WSET Level 3. MSc Business. Gunnar is the former finance guy who waved goodbye to lucrative pay checks in order to pursue his deep passion for wine and everything related to it. Restlessly loving every second of exploring the weird and the wonderful, while never stopping to challenge own (and other’s) preconceptions. Apart from sourcing lovely wines from Greece, Bourgogne, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada – Gunnar also is the Oslo Ambassador for Star Wine List.
Sommelier. WSET Level 3. MSc Business. Gunnar is the former finance guy who waved goodbye to lucrative pay checks in order to pursue his deep passion for wine and everything related to it. Restlessly loving every second of exploring the weird and the wonderful, while never stopping to challenge own (and other’s) preconceptions. Apart from sourcing lovely wines from Greece, Bourgogne, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada – Gunnar also is the Oslo Ambassador for Star Wine List.
Scott Casban
Scott Casban
Scott Casban
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Tender Wizard
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Tender Wizard
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Tender Wizard
The former ballet dancer, spending 20 years at The Norwegian National Ballet. Before retiring from ballet, this man had started his own wine imports company – having worked with something he had loved his entire life, he felt that the next chapter had to involve working with his true passion: Enter wine. Crazy about football, travelling and summer time, never really getting used to the harsh Norwegian winters.
The former ballet dancer, spending 20 years at The Norwegian National Ballet. Before retiring from ballet, this man had started his own wine imports company – having worked with something he had loved his entire life, he felt that the next chapter had to involve working with his true passion: Enter wine. Crazy about football, travelling and summer time, never really getting used to the harsh Norwegian winters.
The former ballet dancer, spending 20 years at The Norwegian National Ballet. Before retiring from ballet, this man had started his own wine imports company – having worked with something he had loved his entire life, he felt that the next chapter had to involve working with his true passion: Enter wine. Crazy about football, travelling and summer time, never really getting used to the harsh Norwegian winters.
Daniel Johansson
Daniel Johansson
Daniel Johansson
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Allocation King
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Allocation King
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | Allocation King
This determined professional is the “odd man out” among the co-founders - always focused and stayed on the culinary path since his mid teens. From culinary school, sommelier studies and numerous restaurants (and cruise lines) known for their impressive wine program. Former member of the board for the Norwegian Sommelier Association. Left the restaurant industry in 2010 for a career in wine imports, initially as a sales rep, since 2018 as a buyer and running the fine wine allocation program for his previous employer.
This determined professional is the “odd man out” among the co-founders - always focused and stayed on the culinary path since his mid teens. From culinary school, sommelier studies and numerous restaurants (and cruise lines) known for their impressive wine program. Former member of the board for the Norwegian Sommelier Association. Left the restaurant industry in 2010 for a career in wine imports, initially as a sales rep, since 2018 as a buyer and running the fine wine allocation program for his previous employer.
This determined professional is the “odd man out” among the co-founders - always focused and stayed on the culinary path since his mid teens. From culinary school, sommelier studies and numerous restaurants (and cruise lines) known for their impressive wine program. Former member of the board for the Norwegian Sommelier Association. Left the restaurant industry in 2010 for a career in wine imports, initially as a sales rep, since 2018 as a buyer and running the fine wine allocation program for his previous employer.
Silje O. Holmgren
Silje O. Holmgren
Silje O. Holmgren
1st April | Marketing Manager
1st April | Marketing Manager
1st April | Marketing Manager
Sommelier. Bachelor International Studies. Silje’s resume includes stints as both chef and product developer for local Oslo restaurants. After a few years outside of the industry, Silje decided to aim for a career where she could turn her love for wine into a full-time gig, and voilà, she’s now living the dream. Together with rest of the team, she will make sure that Bona Fide is in the front seat of the Norwegian wine scene, sharing our attractive portfolio of wine producers with consumers, press and trade alike.
Sommelier. Bachelor International Studies. Silje’s resume includes stints as both chef and product developer for local Oslo restaurants. After a few years outside of the industry, Silje decided to aim for a career where she could turn her love for wine into a full-time gig, and voilà, she’s now living the dream. Together with rest of the team, she will make sure that Bona Fide is in the front seat of the Norwegian wine scene, sharing our attractive portfolio of wine producers with consumers, press and trade alike.
Sommelier. Bachelor International Studies. Silje’s resume includes stints as both chef and product developer for local Oslo restaurants. After a few years outside of the industry, Silje decided to aim for a career where she could turn her love for wine into a full-time gig, and voilà, she’s now living the dream. Together with rest of the team, she will make sure that Bona Fide is in the front seat of the Norwegian wine scene, sharing our attractive portfolio of wine producers with consumers, press and trade alike.
1st May 2024
1st May 2024
1st May 2024
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | MD
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | MD
Co-founder | Wine Merchant | MD
WSET Level 3. MSc Marketing, the “jack of all trades, master of some” is probably the best description. With more than two decades following his passion for wine in the industry, first through the value chain of the retail monopoly then into importers of wine. Always curious and humble about wine and the people that makes this industry turn.
WSET Level 3. MSc Marketing, the “jack of all trades, master of some” is probably the best description. With more than two decades following his passion for wine in the industry, first through the value chain of the retail monopoly then into importers of wine. Always curious and humble about wine and the people that makes this industry turn.
WSET Level 3. MSc Marketing, the “jack of all trades, master of some” is probably the best description. With more than two decades following his passion for wine in the industry, first through the value chain of the retail monopoly then into importers of wine. Always curious and humble about wine and the people that makes this industry turn.
Sales Team
Sales Team
Sales Team
Eirik Søreide
Eirik Søreide
Eirik Søreide
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Ivan Zednik
Ivan Zednik
Ivan Zednik
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
ivan@belmonte.no
ivan@belmonte.no
ivan@belmonte.no
+47 909 81 854
+47 909 81 854
Alexander La Cour Sandli
Alexander La Cour Sandli
Alexander La Cour Sandli
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Monica Strand
Monica Strand
Monica Strand
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier
Area Sales Manager | Sommelier