Cume here!
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I’m not a great cook I can tell you that right now. I mean, I like to cook but I’m just not very good at it. At home I cook everyday. That wasn’t always the case though. Not many years ago I could hardly boil water.
Ilkka Sirén
Wine Writer
Ilkka Sirén
Wine Writer
Ilkka Sirén is a wine communicator from Helsinki, Finland. His passion for wine started in Brazil, believe it or not, where he lived as a teenager.
Ilkka did his first harvest in the Douro Valley and since then he has been working with some of the most well-known winemakers in Portugal, South Africa and Spain.
After returning to Finland he founded a video blog called ViiniTV (2009-2013) which was voted the best wine blog in Finland. Additionally, Ilkka was shortlisted in the first ever IWSC Blogger of the Year competition in 2012.
Ilkka spends much of his time traveling around the world constantly learning about wine and communicating to his followers the stories behind this great beverage.
He is a passionate communicator but most of all a wine drinker and an aficionado of all things tasty. He is also an Official Sherry Educator certified by the Consejo Regulador de Jerez de la Frontera.
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Shades of Autumn
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If there is one thing I know, one thing I’m absolutely certain of is that winter in Finland is inevitable. As a season it is not my favorite. But not because of the snow, that might sometimes be waist deep. It’s not even the cold which can reach -40°C in some parts of Finland. It is the darkness that really takes it out of me.
Quinta de Santiago meets Crayfish
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We Finns are known for all kinds of weird traditions. We invented and host annual world championships for Wife-Carrying and mosquito killing. We have competitions for throwing rubber boots and cellphones. We celebrate midsummer by disappearing to the countryside to drink amongst ourselves.
Dominó by Vítor Claro
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When people talk about “food friendly” wines I’ve always thought that it must be one of the most misused wine descriptions out there,
Short moments with Casa da Passarella
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I like wine. I like food. I like hanging out with good people. I especially like all those things together.
António Madeira, The Rising Star of Dão Serrano
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I recently attended a meeting of a group of Finnish wine bloggers.
The Oenosexual Wines of Quinta das Bágeiras
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Bairrada might be one of the least known wine regions in Portugal. For many it’s just a blackhole on the map.
Summer Kick-Off and Bairrada Bubbles
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The winter in Finland has been long, cold and dark. I’m not the biggest fan of the winter here.
The Douro Verde
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First let me start by saying: Vinho Verde is a region, not a wine style.
Let the adventure begin!
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I’m going to be honest with you. I haven’t been the biggest fan of Alentejo as a wine region.