Vin- & Slagmarker – 2. Verdenskrig

Vin- & Slagmarker – 2. Verdenskrig: five turning points in the war that changed the world. When I’m on holiday, I often look for two things: an interesting vineyard to visit and something fascinating to experience.

Coming from a family of historians, I often end up at historical museums and battlefields. For this wine tasting, I’ve teamed up with my brother, military historian Lars Bangert Struwe, whom many know as a TV expert on security policy and host of the Geopol podcast.

After our first edition of Vin- og Slagmarker sold out in record time, we’ve decided to hold another tasting, this time on the theme of the Second World War. The concept is the same: I’ve selected five exciting wines to talk about, and each of the wine regions is connected to one of the five events from the Second World War.

Lars will talk about the dramatic events that affected the outcome of the Second World War and are connected to these vineyards. He’ll probably also recommend a good book to read or a museum to visit, if you feel like travelling there yourselves.

This is more than just a wine tasting. It’s a time machine with a glass in your hand. Perfect for wine lovers with a curious streak, history buffs with a taste for wine—or anyone looking for a different kind of experience.

A unique experience where military history and wine culture come together

Experience five of the Second World War’s most decisive moments through five selected wines, each representing a nation and its wartime history.

West Sussex – Nyetimber Classic Cuvée | Battle of Britain 1940

British resilience was demonstrated both in the skies and in the vineyard. In 1940, many thought Britain would fall; in 1988, everyone doubted that English sparkling wine could match Champagne. Both were proved wrong.

Mosel Weinut Max Fred. Ritcher Pinot Noir | The control of the wartime economy

A tradition revived 85 years after the Nazis banned it. Max Richter’s family, who saved the town from Napoleon in 1813, revived in 2018 the Pinot Noir production that the Nazis had eradicated in 1933.

Tuscany Villa Antinori Rosso | Gothic Line

Beautiful Tuscany lay at the foot of the German defensive line known as the Gothic Line, where some of the fiercest fighting took place in the campaign to liberate Italy. We imagine that Allied soldiers may have sat at some of the beautiful vineyards and enjoyed a glass of wine.

Barossa Valley Torbreck Cuvée Juveniles | ANZAC at El Alamein

Barossa’s desert rats and 120–170-year-old vines. Intense, powerful wines from vines planted by pioneers whose grandchildren broke through Rommel’s lines—both put down deep roots to survive the harshest conditions.

Champagne Michel Dervin Demi-Sec | The liberation of France 1944

The Allies “competed” to reach the Champagne houses first, and unofficial detours were in fact taken to “visit” Reims and Épernay. To get their hands on those lovely bubbles, around the time of the Second World War Demi-Sec was far more popular than it is today.

We’ll taste:

Classic Cuvee NV, Nyetimber 479,95

2021 Pinot Noir, Weingut Max Ferd. Richter 319,95

2023 Villa Antinori Rosso, IGT, Villa Antinori 154,95

2022 Juveniles, Torbreck Vintners 269,95

Blanc de Noirs Brut, AOP Champagne Michel Dervin 369,95

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