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Swedish vineyards: a utopia?

Authors Mårtensson A , Karlsson T, Gustafsson J

Received 15 February 2013

Accepted for publication 27 March 2013

Published 19 July 2013 Volume 2013:5 Pages 39—45

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S44043

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Anna Mårtensson,1 Thord Karlsson,2 Jan-Gunnar Gustafsson3

1Department of Soil and Environment, 2Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; 3Bio Evaluation AB, Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract: As there is an increasing interest for setting up vineyards and wineries in Sweden, a cost analysis is becoming necessary. In this study, we assessed the potential for wine production in Sweden. The estimated annual costs varied from €15.1/per L for production of 1800 L wine per ha to €41.9 for 525 L per ha. For an annual production of 1800 L per ha potentially achieved in an established vineyard, the capital requirement is €730,000. It would take 6 years for the investment to be paid off if the wine was sold for €37.5 per L. The high production costs mean that the only viable option for success is to orientate production towards the exclusive upper segment.

Keywords: cold climate conditions, wine production costs, wine quality

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