Krister Bengtsson
Founder, Publisher
Krister Bengtsson is a Swedish journalist and entrepreneur with a background in both the media and wine industries. In 2017, he founded Star Wine List as he thought there were so many restaurant guides in the world, but not enough guides for wine lovers to find great wine bars and wine restaurants.
Merits:
Wine MBA, Kedge Management School, Bordeaux 2012
Wine Person of the Year, Allt om Vin, Swedish wine magazine 2018
Commandeur de Bordeaux, 2018
Member, Circle of Wine Writers
Member, Swedish wine writers association
Wine Stories
- Dmitrii Frolov wins Best Sommelier of Finland 2024
- Wallsé won Best Austrian Wine List in New York
- Contento won Best Medium-Sized list in New York
- Twin celebrations for VDP at Prowein
- Update – new Red Stars in Chicago
- Star Wine List launches Pro - search 2500+ wine lists around the world
- The Star Wine List Top 100 - the most listed restaurant wines
- Familia Torres joins as Star Wine List's new Global Partner
- New York's Raquel Vo on winning with Star Wine List: I had a blast in Stockholm!
- Star Wine List to present Top 100 Restaurant Wines
- Expanded Dubai guide with Dheeraj Bhatia – 17 new Red Stars
- Rajat Parr back on jury duty - UK and New York up first
- Atlantis' Gordana Josovic: Dubai needs education and wine bars
- Happy New Year and thank you!
- Good-bye Premium, hello Star Wine List Pro!
- wine2wine's Stevie Kim on attracting the younger generation, and her vision for the next 10 years
- Here are the Gold Star winners in the Baltics
- Star Wine List: now more than 3,000 listings!
- Star Wine List is hiring writer / editor
- Jean Vincent Ridon Best Sommelier of South Africa
- ëlgr restaurant wins Sustainable Wine List in South Africa
- Star Wine List celebrates spirits list for the first time
- Check out our new apps - now with open hours filter
- World champions join jury for South Africa
- What are sommeliers looking for in 2023?
- Manuel Schembri on winning in Iceland
- Andrea Sala wins Best Sommelier of Denmark 2023
- Emma Ziemann won the Swedish Sommelier Championship 2023
- Raimonds Tomsons wins the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023
- Michelin inspector sighted in Gothenburg ― a trick revealed
- New: Filter wine places by opening hours
- This Champagne kicked DRC as the most-searched wine in 2022
- New features on Star Wine List: Save and Like
- New on Star Wine List: Italy's best wine list?
- We joined Estonia's drinks conversation - “Importer-led wine lists are bullshit”
- "Exuberant" Chateau Palmer 2012 just re-released - Ten Years On
- Sander Johnsson new Nordic Sommelier champion
- Special Jury Prize in South Africa goes to Embarc
- Aubergine wins double in first Star Wine List of the Year South Africa
- Chateau Figeac promoted in 2022 Saint-Emilion Classification
- How we judge Star Wine List of the Year
- Bordeaux symposium highlighted future challenges - and optimism
- Star Wine List is hiring: Sales Star Wanted
- Star Wine List of the Year - spreading happiness since 2018
- New sommelier champ in Finland
- Star Wine List turns 5 - cheers!
- Nordic sommelier duo kicks off consulting business
- Anna Pototska, Ukraine: Don’t send me birthday gifts
- Hornstulls Bodega moves and expands the wine list
- The 20 top searched wines in 2021 - and great DRC deals
- Dream team joins Star Wine List jury
- Just write the wine list, please
- Save the dates - Star Wine List of the Year returns!
- Coravin launches news to help the trade bounce back
- The Saint-Emilion game: Will Valandraud win?
- Nominate your favorite German wine lists!
- Switzerland, Germany & Austria next for Star Wine List of the Year 2021
- The 20 top searched wines on Star Wine List 2020
- Château Palmer releases ”rocking” 2010
- Rasmus Lunkov Marquart is the best sommelier in Denmark 2020
- Larkmi Jung: "Natural wine goes well with Korean food"
- Piotr Pietras MS: "Interesting things ahead in my home country"
- Nordic restaurants after corona - ”can't take another lockdown like this”
- Happy birthday Star Wine List & MAST
- Swedish ministers, close the restaurants or give them a chance
- Star Wine List: Here is what we are doing - can we do more?
- Let top sommeliers taste your wines with our Virtual Round Table & Tasting
- Arvid Rosengren to host digital Star Wine List of the Year
- Lucía Romero, Argentina: ”Perhaps we will become more focused on what consumers want”
- Matteo Lupi, London: ”It’s a very bleak time for everyone”
- Jamie Kutch, California: ”We are well-financed to weather a very long storm”
- Romaric Chavy, Burgundy: ”We will all be very thirsty of wine and life”
- Willi Klinger: ”The price level is very low in Vienna”
- Terroir training with Albert Bichot
- Happy New Year - let's double again in 2020
- Star Wine List launches wine guide to Cape Town
- Two Nordic somm champions at Lego heir’s new restaurant
- Arvid Rosengren, looking for sommelier competition "transparency"
- Stoppelmoor steps up at Compagnie NYC
- Andres Rosberg: “Buenos Aires is a very intriguing city to go and drink wine”
- Le Verre de Vin and Star Wine List to reward top By the Glass lists
- Nordic Star Wine List of the Year - the finalists!
- Mandrarossa and Star Wine List to award top Nordic Italian wine lists
- Paul Jaboulet and Star Wine List will award top Nordic Rhône wine lists
- Star Wine List and Libertas to reward top Nordic South African wine lists
- Austrian Wine and Star Wine List will award top Nordic Austrian wine lists
- World-class jury to name the best wine lists in the Nordics
- Star Wine List launches wine guide to San Francisco
- Blaufränkisch across Borders - The Austrian Wine Summit 2019
- Star Wine List is now live in Hong Kong
- Star Wine List launches wine guide to Paris
- Star Wine List 2 years - thank you!
- How to win the Best Sommelier of the World in three steps
- Meet Taneli Lehtonen, our man in Helsinki
- Fredrik Horn leaves the floor
- Pascaline Lepeltier competes for credibility
- Somm360 gathered world sommelier elite
- Rajat Parr: ”Blind tastings are getting harder”
- Arvid Rosengren, World's Best Sommelier, joins Star Wine List
- How to buy DRC at half the price
Wine Events
Wine Places
- Brasserie Draken
- Gondolen
- Vyn
- 96 Winery Road Restaurant
- Arrels Restaurant
- Freyja
- Human
- Chato's Wine Bar
- Nektar
- Alba Vinbar
- Antica Bottega del Vino
- Corte Sconta
- Vino Vero
- Vini da Gigio
- Estro
- Bulot
- Villa Dagmar
- Nook
- Vinci
- Maison Pic
- Sushi Sho
- Vingården
- Portal
- Babette
- Aloë
- Bar Ninja
- Hornstulls Bodega
- Sjömagasinet
- Voisine
- Etoile
- Hörte Brygga
- Wagners Bistro
- Bistro Mirabelle
- Kasten
- DoMa
- Fiskekrogen
- Café Cuvée
- Copine
- Söderköpings Brunn
- Prospero
- Mestiza
- Brasserie Lavette
- Barrique
- Familjen
- Bistro Odette
- Unity Jazz
- Sankt Jörgen Park
- Bistro Perspektiv
- Atmosfär
- Bryggcafét Bovallstrand
- Stora Hotellet i Fjällbacka
- Brasserie Astoria
- Petri
- Vineriet
- Hantverket
- Bomans
- Frö
- The Hills
- Schmaltz
- Spiseriet
- Wolfgang vincafé
- Lilla Napoli
- Aira
- Swedish Wine Center
- Görvälns slott
- Amano
- Sekt
- L'Avventura
- Kungsholmens vinbar
- Crown Shy
- Pinch Chinese
- Ai Fiori
- Hörnan på Brantevik
- Fordwich Arms
- Ànima
- Folii
- Bank Hotel
- L’Enoteca
- SK Mat & Människor
- 28+ & Vinbaren 28+
- Heaven 23
- Pontus in the Air
- W by Wijnjas
- Tyge & Sessil
- Tranan
- Rolfs Kök
- Operakällaren
- Griffins Steakhouse Extraordinaire
- Grand Hôtel
- Farang
- Combo Vinbaren
- Agnes