Hideaway Vingaard: Figs, Geese and Nordic Wine on Fejø, Denmark | Cool Climate Wine Summit

We visit Karin Hvidtfeldt and winemaker Lou Langdon of Hideaway Vingaard on Fejø, a small island off Lolland in southern Denmark. They explain how the sea gives Fejø about 200 more hours of sunshine than the Danish average, how the estate began with Karin's late husband Michael Gundersen in 2006, and what they learned from Jens Heinemeyer. We talk about free-range geese, organic rules that were not written for wine, spring droughts and 200 millimetres of rain in one day, and why Danish wine belongs on every restaurant wine list. Interview in English. 📍 Fejø, Lolland, Denmark In the glass 1\. Vingesus 2023: Souvignier Gris and Solaris, fermented spontaneously and aged in oak 2\. Gåsefod 2024: 100 % Solaris in a Riesling style, with 17 g/l of residual sugar 3\. Sommergås 2024: Rondo, Bolero, Cabernet Cortis and Rehberger, made by carbonic maceration Chapters 0:00 Welcome to Fejø: by ferry and over the deer fence 1:06 Lou: from England to Fejø, a hidden gem 3:10 Why "Hideaway"? A Beatles song 4:00 1.3 hectares, holiday cabins and 70 fig varieties 5:18 Biodiversity garden and exotic trees 6:33 The Fejø microclimate: the sea all around 9:55 An extra month of sunshine 10:07 Where we are: Lolland, Copenhagen and Hamburg 10:42 2006: Michael Gundersen and the beginnings 14:34 A new start with Lou and Jens Heinemeyer 16:43 Wine with Soil Connection 17:29 Tasting: Vingesus 2023, Souvignier Gris and Solaris 22:04 New grapes and oak: two shifts in Danish winemaking 27:00 The freedom to experiment, and its downside 28:19 "Can you grow wine in Denmark?" 29:27 A Danish bottle in Zielona Góra, and Jens Heinemeyer 30:47 Only take advice from someone whose wine you love 34:26 Is the Pfalz still cool climate? 36:02 Tasting: Gåsefod 2024, the geese and Molly the vineyard dog 38:09 A Riesling style from Solaris 41:04 17 grams of sugar, 7 of acidity 43:22 "Kissed by the oak": why so few Danish wines with residual sugar? 46:02 Climate change on Fejø: the frost is back 49:26 Spring droughts, cloudbursts and groundwater 52:38 Mildew on a warm, dry island 53:53 Organic rules not written for wine: the copper ban 58:18 Bureaucracy, and on to the red wine 59:10 Tasting: Sommergås 2024, a Nordic red 1:01:09 "Verdammt, du hast wieder recht": how the red was born 1:02:28 94 points from Jamie Goode 1:04:30 Rondo, PIWI reds and old vintages 1:06:20 Warsaw and export 1:07:25 Five years ahead: Danish wine on every wine list 1:09:25 Pride, Janteloven and bragging 1:10:39 See you at the Cool Climate Wine Summit 📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/HGpMEPKXe5k 🎟 Sign up for the next Cool Climate Wine Summit: https://coolclimatesummit.com/copenhagen/registration.php?utm\_source=spotify&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=hideaway&utm\_content=en 🌍 coolclimatesummit.com