Andreas Grube
Writer, Stockholm Ambassador
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Andreas Grube has worked as a journalist for almost twenty years, mainly as a news reporter and editor. Five years ago he took his sommelier exam, and 2018 Andreas also became a WSET Diploma Graduate. Nowadays he writes regularly for, among others, Swedish wine magazine Allt om Vin and daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
He’s also, together with the sommelier Béatrice Becher, the founder of Swedish wine podcast Vinpratarna.
Apart from being a passionate wino and foodie, Andreas has a career as a musician, songwriter and producer, and has created music for both TV, theatre, feature film and pop records.
At Star Wine List, Andreas gets to use his long journalistic experience in his role as writer. ”My goal is to create good reading on all levels, and I love being able to work in an international context like this, especially together with both top sommeliers and crazy good writers,” he says.
Wine Stories
- Top sommelier Valeria Gamper presents Pamplona and Navarra guide
- Rafael Bellido: "Andalusia is an endless feast for the senses"
- Wanda Mann joins Star Wine List as new NYC ambassador - adds 14 cool places
- Atoir Maiztegui on Bilbao: “Restaurants and bars are opting for more original wine lists”
- The world’s best wine lists – here are the international Gold Star winners
- Sticks & Stones Winebar won Best Newcomer List in the International Final
- Geranium in Copenhagen won Gold Star for Best California Wine List
- Geranium in Copenhagen won Best Long List in the International Final
- Gold Star for Best Medium-Sized List goes to Fjällnäs Restaurant in Sweden
- Wallsé, New York City, won Gold Star in the Austrian category
- Alchemist in Copenhagen won Best Sparkling Wine List in the International Final
- Haoma in Bangkok has the world’s best wine list overall
- Gold Star to Park Hotel Vossevangen for Best By the Glass List
- Sustainable Wine List award goes to Chambers, New York
- Areni Global's Pauline Vicard on the future of wine - and wine lists
- Rezi Tsetskhaedze: "Georgia is embracing a vibrant resurgence in wine and gastronomy"
- Melinda Joe: "Japanese wine is gaining traction in Tokyo"
- Bangkok restaurant won three Gold Stars in Asia – here are all the winners
- Robuchon au Dôme has the Best Long List in Asia
- Inddee won Best Medium-Sized List in Asia
- Gold Star for Best Austrian Wine List in Asia goes to Chi-Fu, Osaka
- Ensue in Shenzhen has Asia's Best Sparkling Wine List
- Park 90 won Gold Star for Best California Wine List in Asia
- Best By the Glass List in Asia category won by Inddee
- First ever Newcomer List award in Asia goes to Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic
- Star Wine List of the Year Asia – finalists announced
- The best wine lists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – the Gold Star winners
- Grapes Weinbar won Gold Star for best wine list overall in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Freundschaft won Best Austrian Wine List in the first DACH event
- Restaurant Amador has the Best Sparkling Wine List in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland
- Napa Grill won Best California Wine List in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
- Colonnade won Best Newcomer List in the first ever DACH event
- Barra won Sustainable Wine List in the first DACH competition
- Finalists announced in Germany, Austria and Switzerland wine list awards
- Maximilian Wilm: "Customers in Hamburg request more and more German wines"
- "Slovenia is one of the best wine and gastronomy destinations right now"
- Swedish wine list winner closing doors
- Heidi Mäkinen MW is adding new Red Stars to Helsinki map
- Australia scored big in Star Wine List's International Open
- Ristorante del Lago won sparkling category in the International Open
- ECK Restaurant won Best Austrian Wine List in the International Open
- 19 countries represented in Star Wine List’s first International Open
- Fabien Etienne: "The dining and drinking scene in Malta has seen remarkable improvement"
- Matthew Landry is Star Wine List's new ambassador for Ontario/Toronto
- ”Tight competition” in Finland – here are all the winners
- Café Savoy has the Best Medium-Sized List in Finland
- Savoy won Best Austrian Wine List in Finland
- Palace won Gold Star for Best Sparkling Wine List in Finland
- Amanda Barnes: “Mendoza is still at the top of the game”
- The best wine lists in Sweden – here are the Gold Star winners
- PM & Vänner won Gold Star for Best Beaujolais Wine List
- Sustainable Wine List award in Sweden goes to Julie
- Brasserie Draken won Best Newcomer List in Sweden
- Operakällaren has the Best By the Glass List in Sweden
- Grand Hôtel has the Best California Wine List in Sweden
- Operakällaren won Best Sparkling Wine List in Sweden
- Another win for Heaven 23 in the Austrian category
- Gold Star for Best German Wine List goes to Hotell Borgholm
- Operakällaren has Sweden’s Best Bourgogne Wine List
- The best wine lists in Finland – all the finalists
- The best wine lists in New York – here are the Gold Star winners
- Blue Hill at Stone Barns has the Best Sparkling Wine List in New York
- Best By the Glass List in New York goes to Terroir Tribeca
- Chambers won Gold Star for Sustainable Wine List in New York
- Daniele Pardi: "It's an exciting time for Rome"
- Tawanda Marume is Star Wine List's new Johannesburg ambassador
- Record number of finalists in Star Wine List of the Year Sweden
- Jacqueline Coleman: "Miami is on fire right now!"
- Marie Pâris: "New bars and restaurants are still opening in Montreal"
- The wine lists fighting for gold in Star Wine List of the Year New York
- New winners took the stage in our 2024 UK wine list awards
- Mountain has the best wine list overall in the UK 2024
- Mountain won Best Long List in the UK 2024
- Mountain in London has the Best Newcomer List the UK 2024
- Best Medium-Sized List won by Etch by Steven Edwards
- Les 110 de Taillevent won Gold Star for Best Sparkling Wine List
- Newcomer Wines has UK’s Best Austrian Wine List
- Apricity won Gold Star for its Sustainable Wine List
- The Vineyard at Stockcross has the Best California Wine List in the UK
- The Terrace Rooms & Wine has UK’s Best New Zealand List
- The finalists for our 2024 UK wine list awards announced
- The best wine lists in France – the Gold Star winners
- La Régalade has the Best Medium-Sized Wine List in France
- Maison Pic won Best Austrian Wine List in France
- Best Rhône Wine List in France award goes to Maison Pic
- Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage has France's Best Sparkling Wine List
- Vignobles et Châteaux Wine Bar won Gold Star for Best California Wine List in France
- Gold Star for Sustainable Wine List in France goes to Les Résistants
- The winners in the first ever Star Wine List of the Year UAE
- Four Gold Stars to Dinner by Heston Blumenthal – including Best California Wine List
- Nobu Dubai has the Best Medium-Sized Wine List in the UAE
- Ossiano has the Best Austrian Wine List in the UAE
- Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab won Best Sparkling Wine List in the UAE
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal has the Best Newcomer List in the UAE
- Here are the finalists in the first ever Star Wine List of the Year UAE
- The wine lists competing for gold stars in the first ever Star Wine List of the Year France
- Pascaline Lepeliter will represent France in the European Sommelier Championship
- Star Wine List of the Year Baltics – check out all the finalists
- The best wine lists in Belgium – here are the Gold Star winners
- Restaurant Sans Cravate won Best Sparkling Wine List in Belgium
- Zilte has the Best By the Glass List in Belgium
- Paul de Pierre has Belgium’s Best Austrian Wine List
- Sara Underdown: “Champagne is the most exciting wine region to visit right now”
- The best wine lists in Denmark – here are the Gold Star winners 2023
- Geranium has the Best Long List in Denmark
- Alchemist won Best Sparkling Wine List category in Denmark
- Kadeau has the Best Austrian Wine List in Denmark
- Geranium has the Best California Wine List in Denmark
- Alchemist won the first ever Gold Star for Best Digestif List
- Star Wine List of the Year Belgium – the wine lists fighting for gold
- Nathan Kim: "Seoul boasts a diverse wine scene"
- The best wine lists in Ireland – here are all the winners
- Uno Mas has the Best Medium-Sized Wine List in Ireland
- 64 Wine won Best Sparkling Wine List in Ireland
- Shared win in the Sustainable Wine List category in Ireland
- Monty's of Kathmandu has the Best California Wine List in Ireland.
- Monty's of Kathmandu won Best Austrian Wine List in Ireland
- Jonathan Gouveia is the best sommelier in the Nordics
- Justin Ho Li Vern is Star Wine List's new Malaysia ambassador
- Here are the wine lists fighting for Gold Stars in Denmark 2023
- Torrence O’Haire: "Chicago is a kaleidoscope of variety"
- Four Gold Stars to Park Hotel Vossevangen – here are all the winners in Norway
- Skigaarden won Best Sparkling Wine List in Norway
- Best California Wine List goes to Park Hotel Vossevangen
- Park Hotel Vossevangen has Norway’s Best By The Glass List
- Happolati has the Best Austrian Wine List in Norway
- Credo and Kontrast share win in the Sustainable Wine List category
- Three Gold Stars to Culture Wine Bar – here are all the winners in South Africa
- Culture Wine Bar won Best Medium-Sized List in South Africa
- Culture Wine Bar won Grand Prix in South Africa
- Aubergine won Best Long List in South Africa
- Best Sparkling Wine List in South Africa goes to Culture Wine Bar
- Star Wine List of the Year Ireland – check out the finalists
- Justin Leone opens ”the craziest wine bar on the planet”
- Alexander Rabl is Star Wine List's new ambassador in Austria
- Emma Ziemann represents Sweden in upcoming international competitions
- Here are the wine lists fighting for Gold Stars in South Africa
- Top sommelier judges join jury for Denmark - enter now
- Top sommelier quartet joins the jury for Ireland
- Ulrika Ferlin: "Piedmont in general is very gastronomically focused "
- Tibor Werzl: "The wine bar scene in Düsseldorf is buzzing right now"
- Star Wine List of the Year goes to France, Dubai and beyond
- Blue Hill at Stone Barns, New York, won Best Sparkling Wine List
- Wallsé in New York, US, has the Best Austrian Wine List
- Alchemist, Copenhagen, won the prestigious Grand Prix category
- Two winners in the Best Short List category – Babette and Restaurant St. Barts
- Star Wine List of the Year International Final – all the Gold Star winners!
- Gunnar Skoglund: ”A great wine list challenges my preconceptions”
- Åsa Johansson is Star Wine List's new Tuscany ambassador
- The best wine lists in Finland – here are the Gold Star winners
- Restaurant Grön won Sustainable Wine List
- Restaurant Grön has Finland’s Best Austrian Wine List
- Antero Niemiaho won Best Sommelier of Finland 2023
- Meet Pierre Vila Palleja, Star Wine List's new Paris ambassador
- Dixie Martínez is Star Wine List's new ambassador for Panama City
- Sweden’s Best Wine Lists – here are all the winners
- Operakällaren has the Best Sparkling Wine List in Sweden
- Heaven 23 has the Best Austrian Wine List in Sweden
- The best wine lists in Finland – the finalists
- Terhi Oksanen-Alén joins jury panel for Finland
- Sweden's best wine lists - the finalists
- Star Wine List of the Year Asia - and the finalists are...
- Germany's best wine lists celebrated - here are the winners!
- Freundschaft won the Best Austrian Wine List category in Germany
- Nobelhart und Schmutzig has the Best Sparkling Wine List in Germany
- Top sommelier Reeze Choi joins the Star Wine List jury panel for Asia
- Star Wine List introduces new category for Sweden: Best Swedish Wine List
- Justin Ho Li Vern joins the jury panel for Asian wine list awards
- Mischa Billing: "The Swedish wine industry has become stronger and more confident"
- Top sommelier Ferran Centelles adds nine new listings in Barcelona
- Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw: "I love reading wine lists"
- Festningen in Oslo destroyed in a fire
- The candidates for Best Sommelier of the World 2023 – and the Star Wine List people competing
- Nikolai Haram Svorte is Norway’s best sommelier
- Ellen Franzén: "It feels amazing that I have ended up here"
- Max Garberg, Babette: "It's important to be consistent"
- Farang's Kim Öhman opens new French-Italian bistro
- Ekstedt in Stockholm grows – and expands wine list
- Studio Frantzén opens at Harrods in London
- 132 bottles of wine stolen from restaurant Coque in Madrid
- Reeze Choi: "I'm so excited about the competition"
- How to build an award-winning Austrian wine list
- USA sommelier champion Mark Guillaudeu on Oakland and San Francisco
- Aubergine Restaurant won Grand Prix in South Africa
- Thomas Johns: “It's a very exciting time to be in restaurants in Dubai”
- 26 great wine lists fighting for Nordic Gold Stars
- Agustín Trapero: "Madrid has had a boom in gastronomy and wine places"
- Park Hotel, RE-NAA, Happolati – here are the venues fighting for best wine list in Norway
- New listings in the wine lover's guide to Mallorca
- Ett Hem in Stockholm expands – with an even bigger wine selection
- Steve Steinfeld: "The overall quality of wines on offer in Johannesburg has been raised across the bar"
- Bhatia Dheeraj: "Adelaide is a city that has always moved at its own pace"
- Top somm Emma Farrelly is Star Wine List's new Perth ambassador
- Liinaa Berry: "Melbourne is proud of its food and wine scene"
- Top somm Tawanda Marume joins as local jury member in South Africa
- Heidi Mäkinen MW joins the Star Wine List jury panel
- Morgan VanderKamer: "Wine in Ireland has been thriving in recent years"
- Knut-Espen Misje: "What separates a great wine list from a good is the availability of mature vintages"
- Heather McDougall, Toronto ambassador: "A great wine list tells a story"
- Maciej Zimny: ”Many places in New Zealand are adding ’wine bar’ to their name”
- Pascaline Lepeltier & team open new restaurant Chambers in New York
- Matthew Landry – Star Wine List's new ambassador in Vancouver
- Swedish Michelin-restaurant ÄNG re-opens – with a new wine focus
- David Svensson leaves Leijontornet – opens wine bar in a Stockholm suburb
- Arvid Lundström: "I look forward to highlighting wine destinations outside of the big cities"
- Cristina Mercuri – Star Wine List's new ambassador in Milan
- Omer Dayan: "The wine scene in Tel Aviv is boiling"
- Sommelier champ Arvid Rosengren: "I love a smaller list where there's no fluff"
- Manu Rosier moves to Paris – and a new role at Pavillon Ledoyen
- Manuel Negrete: "in Mexico, you can't get bored"
- Antoine Lehebel: "Brussels is an eclectic city"
- Tom Ieven: "In Antwerp, there is a wine place for everyone"
- Norwegian somm Francesco Marzola gets new top wine job in Oslo
- Wataru Iwata: “People in Kyoto tend to consume wine from classic regions”
- Meet Nutawan Jumpanak, Bangkok's Wine Guru
- Rajat Parr: ”A great wine list should have no fillers”
- Sommelier Ketil Sauer joins Star Wine List as Copenhagen ambassador
- Les 110 de Taillevent's Paul Robineau moves to France and a new role
- Sommelier star Liora Levi joins the Star Wine List team
- Job Seuren: "In Valencia, you can get a decent glass of wine almost everywhere"
- Salvatore Castano: ”A great wine list needs to be easy to read”
- César Garduño: “The wine scene in Iceland is growing fast”
- Meet Rebecka Lithander – Star Wine List’s new ambassador in Malmö
- Caroline Leblanc joins the Star Wine List team
- Jacqueline Turner and Andrea Pritzker MW join Australian jury
- Henrik Dahl Jahnsen: "Everyone is excited for the future"
- Gabriel Lucas Dimmock: ”In Mallorca you drink good local wine”
- Marie Ponsonnet: "The restaurant and wine scene in Lyon is vibrant"
- New listings in Greece – and a Santorini guide
- Wines of Germany presents Best German Wine List in Finland 2021
- Seju Yang: ”The wine scene in Tokyo is incredibly diverse”
- Chris Yorke, Austrian Wine: ”It is about encouraging sommeliers to look over the edge of the plate”
- Star Wine List with Coravin – the new future for By the Glass programs
- Paris opens up: ”The gastronomic scene will probably be better than before”
- Norbert Dudzinski, Poland: “It feels like everything is getting back on track”
- Rasmus Lunkov Marquart: ”I feel it is quite a rollercoaster”
- César Garduño, Mexico City: ”We have always managed to survive”
- ”We strive to have the best wines, without focusing on specific wineries or trends”
- Raimonds Tomsons joins new import firm
- Martha’s presents the Special Jury Prize in Germany 2021
- Alvin Gho's Singapore: Booming but conservative
- Farrah Berrou in Beirut: ”Winemakers are a big part of creating a better Lebanon”
- Marie Pâris: Quebec City is on the rise
- Matthias Pitra: ”There’s a great focus on food and wine in Vienna”
- Dutch top somm Edwin Raben getting ready for Star Wine List of the Year
- Daniel Stojcic – from novice to sommelier champion in two years
- Job Seuren: ”Gastronomy in the Netherlands has become very diverse”
- Ruth Spivey: ”Almost every list you could imagine is in the UK”
- Joanie Metivier: ”The most important aspect of a wine bar is their by-the-glass program”
- Meet the new ASI president William Wouters
- Bertrand Lutaud's Geneva: ”Wine drinkers in Geneva are very open-minded”
- Justin Leone's Munich: ”German wine is returning to its former glory”
- Austrian wine industry fights the corona crisis
- Rienne Bilz: ”Hamburg is a great city to drink some well-aged Bordeaux”
- Marie Pâris on Quebec lockdown: ”It's nonsense”
- Raimonds Tomsons on WineTeach: ”We aim to be the top wine education platform in the world”
- Søren Ledet: ”The Geranium wine program is all about making the guest feel comfortable”
- Aleksi Mehtonen: ”Savoy has always aimed to be the best in the country”
- Ferran Centelles: ”Barcelona has a cosmopolitan wine approach”
- Henrik Dahl Jahnsen: ”I have great hopes for the future of Trondheim”
- ”The wine scene in Seoul is vibrating, brave, young and ever-changing”
- Bridget Raffal: ”Sydney has seen a massive rise in small venues in the last few years”
- Ulrika Karlsson, Krakas Krog: ”Our smallness is our greatness”
- Norbert Dudzinski: “The wine scene in Warsaw is very dynamic”
- Dynamic Amsterdam with Edwin Raben & Simon J Woolf
- Asia is opening up – here is what the business looks like after corona
- Christian Zhang: ”In Shanghai, you can find places to eat and drink 24 hours a day”
- Marc Almert: ”The key is to know what you're studying for”
- Arvid Rosengren: ”The best way to learn about wine is the organic way”
- Francesco Marzola: ”Theory first!”
- Emmanuel Rosier: ”You should never learn alone”
- Nina Jensen: ”It is all about understanding”
- Study like a pro – here are the top sommeliers' best advice
- Thomas Ho: ”There is a palpable sense of community in Taiwan”
- Marc Almert: ”It’s crucial to create your own agenda and structure your day”
- Francesco Marzola starts youtube channel: ”To keep me sharp for better times”
- Silvia Altare, Piedmont: ”The impact on our local, national and worldwide economy will be disastrous”
- Ida Sundqvist, Sweden: ”We’ve seen a 97% loss in two weeks”
- Alessandro Veglio, Piedmont: ”We have always moved on, and we’ll do the same this time”
- Chiara Condello, Emilia-Romagna: ”It is a very critical time for us”
- Coronavirus hits bars and restaurants, but: ”life is too short not to smile”
- Star Wine List partners with The Buyer in the UK
- Amanda Barnes: “Wine really runs through the veins of Mendoza”
- Simon J Woolf: ”Tbilisi is headed for a very bright period”
- Rare wine collection stolen from Formel B in Copenhagen
- Anna Mellfors opens new wine bar – with furniture company
- Rienne Bilz: ”Düsseldorf has one of the best wine scenes in Germany”
- The Wine Drinker’s Guide: How to decipher a French wine label
- Raimonds Tomsons: ”I still see a niche for a great wine bar in Riga”
- Liinaa Berry: ”Adelaide has everything a wine lover would want”
- Star Wine List Round Table - South Africa brings history to the table
- ”The wine bar scene in Cape Town is blossoming”
- Kei Tashiro: ”Osaka is a very unique wine city”
- ”The financial crisis was good for the wine scene in Athens”
- Star Wine List launches wine guide to Athens
- Ryan Bailey: ”The LA wine scene has grown rapidly”
- Star Wine List launches wine lover’s guide to Los Angeles
- Star Wine List launches insider’s wine guide to Macau
- Hedi Lao: ”In Macau, people are consuming less but drinking better”
- Swedish top somm Fredrik Lindfors leaves the restaurant floor
- ”How to build a great wine list” – here's what the top sommeliers say
- Amanda Barnes: ”Buenos Aires is one of the great wine-drinking capitals of South America”
- Star Wine List launches the wine lover's guide to Buenos Aires!
- Emmanuel Rosier: "Berlin will become the gastro capital of Germany"
- First we took Manhattan – now we take Berlin!
- Rasmus Marquart is the best sommelier in the Nordics
- Andre til høyre in Oslo won Best South African Wine List 2019
- PM & Vänner has the best Rhône wine list in the Nordics 2019
- Heaven 23 in Gothenburg has the best Austrian wine list in the Nordics 2019
- Best Nordic By the Glass Wine List 2019 is...
- Djuret in Stockholm won Best Italian Wine List 2019
- Nordic Star Wine List of the Year 2019 – all the winners!
- Marie Pâris: ”You never get bored in Montreal”
- Star Wine List is live in Montreal!
- Totte Steneby leaves the restaurant floor – starts at Zachys Wine Auctions
- Congratulations to Ellen Franzén and Nina Jensen
- Star Wine List launches wine guide to Helsinki
- Taneli Lehtonen: ”Helsinki’s got something for everyone”
- Sarah Heller: ”It’s an extremely interesting time for the Chinese wine industry”
- Reeze Choi new Head Sommelier at PIIN Wine Restaurant in Hong Kong
- Star Wine List keeps on growing – here are our new team members
- Erik Forssell: ”Too many sommeliers drink too little wine”
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