Swesomm Coaches

Work: Adam/Albin, my own company Dryck enl Polonius and Swesomm

Merits: 2010 – Swedish Candidate World Championship (Semifinalist)
2009 – Grand Jour de Champagne (Winner)
2009 – Baltic Championship (Winner)
2008 – European Championship in Bulgaria (Semifinalist)
2008 – Nordic Championship in Stavanger (Final, 2nd place)
2008 – Swedish Sommelier Championship (Winner)
2006 – Trophée Ruinart European Championship (Semifinalist)
2006 – Nordic Championship in Copenhagen (Final, 2nd place)
2006 – Swedish Sommelier Championship (Winner)
2005 – Nordic Championship in Iceland (Final, 3rd place)
2005 – Swedish Sommelier Championship (Final, 3rd place)
2004 – Swedish Sommelier Championship (Semifinalist)
2004 – Trophée Ruinart Stockholm Competition (Semifinalist)
2003 – Swedish Sommelier Championship (Semifinalist)
2003 – Rookie of the Year Championship (Final, 2nd place)

Favourite region: California (to travel in) and California, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Wachau (to drink).

Sommelier I look up to: Gerard Basset, no one else in the world has accompliced what he have.

Guilty pleasure: Semi-dried cheese doodles. (They have to have the right texture, it takes about 24-48 hours depending on the humidity).

Hidden skills: Whistle, I do it all the time without even thinking about it. I’m starting to get really good at it.

Contact: soren@swesomm.com

Instagram: @pappitvega

Work: Scandinavian Wine Academy, TV4 Nyhetsmorgon & Allt om vin

Merits: 2014 – 1st place Sommelier Freestyle
2014 – 3rd place Swedish Sommelier Championship
2014 – 3rd place Châteaux & Domaines Castel Sommelier Cup, Poland
2014 – 3rd place Trophée Mastroberardino, Estonia
2014 – 1st place Lily Bollinger Award
2015 – 3rd place Swedish Sommelier Championship
2016 – 3rd place Swedish Sommelier Championship
2016 – 1st place Nordic Ruinart Challenge

Favourite region: Champagne

Sommelier I look up to: Gerard Basset

Guilty pleasure: Hot shot & Harry Potter (an awesome combination by the way)

Hidden skills: Can sleep anywhere at anytime.

Contact: maya@swesomm.com

Instagram: @maya_samuelsson

Work: Freyja

Merits: 1st place in the Nordic Sommelier Championship 2021
1st place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2021
1st place in the Nordic Ruinart Challenge 2019
1st place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2019
2nd place in the Nordic Sommelier Championship 2018
3rd place in the Nordic Ruinart Challenge 2018
2nd place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2018
2nd place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2017

Favourite region: Burgundy

Sommelier I look up to: Arvid Rosengren

Guilty pleasure: Moscato d’Asti on the rocks.

Hidden skills: A master of making hot shots.

Contact: ellen@swesomm.com

Instagram: @ellen_franzen

Work: Restaurant Ekstedt

Merits: Finalist in Vana Tallinn Grand Prix/Baltic Championship 2019 (guest competitor)
3rd place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2019
2nd place in the Nordic Ruinart Challenge 2018
1st place in Lily Bollinger Award 2017
2nd place in the Nordic Ruinart Challenge 2017
3rd place in the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2017
2nd place in Lily Bollinger Award 2016

Favourite region: Champagne & all of South Africa

Sommelier I look up to: Maya Samuelsson, the first person who made me believe I could actually compete in sommellerie

Guilty pleasure: The Twilight movies

Hidden skills: Weirdly good at karaoke to all the ABBA hits

Contact: tina@swesomm.com

Instagram: @tinahelenajohansson

Work: Psychologist at Uppsala University

Merits: Been working with the team since 2014

Favourite region: Bourgogne

Guilty pleasure: Plankstek (steak on a plank)

Hidden skills: DJ

Contact: info@johanwaara.se

Instagram: @psykologwaara