About MFW
Our vision
Magnusson Fine Wine is a European leader in terms of cellaring, advisory services and wine experiences.
Core Values
- Storage and security are optimal with documented cellar history.
- MFW seeks to only accepts as many clients as is ideal in order to provide each customer with personal service and advice.
- MFW is an active meeting point for people with a great interest in wine.
Magnusson Fine Wine is a modern wine cellar at Grevgatan 26, in the heart of the Östermalm district of Stockholm. The premises have been purpose-designed in detail for wine storage. We focus on giving personal and professional advice. We write books and articles as a further means of sharing our knowledge.
MFW today has 450 clients with wine storage cages at Grevgatan 26 - a membership category we call MFW Connoisseur. We also offer a case storage service at Frihamnen (Stockholm Free Port) in a category called MFW Case Storage.
Meet Johan Magnusson
Founder-proprietor Johan Magnusson has been living and working with wine for over 30 years now. Johan is a sommelier and authorised by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce as a wine and spirits valuer. He is also Systembolaget’s official valuer for drinks auctions.
Johan cut his first professional teeth at Grythyttan and Restauranghögskolan (the School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science). Intent on learning to understand wine production, Johan worked hands-on at a number of Bordeaux vineyards. To deepen and update his knowledge, he goes on regular tasting tours, mainly in France.
With the inauguration of Magnusson Fine Wine in March 2008, Johan realised his ambition of filling a gap in Sweden – a wine cellar for people sharing his great passion for wines of high quality. With his knowledge and contacts, Johan has been helping his clients to build up their wine collections and increase their value ever since.
The MFW Team
Johan Magnusson Owner of MFW, B.Sc. (Econ.) and sommelier, with many years’ experience of helping private individuals and companies to build wine cellars, in terms of both physical storage and wine selection.
E-post
johan@magnussonfinewine.com,
Henrik Hjort-Bayly Cellar manager and sommelier. Henrik is responsible for order amongst the bottles (both at Grevgatan & Frihamnen), registering deposits and withdrawals, as well as maintaining the database along with Johan. Henrik also works closely with service and is our resident course leader. Henrik is available via mail, telephone, and face to face at MFW.
E-post
mfw@magnussonfinewine.com,
Marcos Siedi Marcos is a sommelier and head of service here at MFW. Alongside this Marcos is responsible for the inventory of all the bottles stored at Grevgatan as well as being an integral part of the day to day running of the wine cellar. You'll come into contact with Marcos via mail, telephone, and in person at MFW.
E-post
mfw@magnussonfinewine.com,
Linda Liljedahl Linda is an economist and is responsible for the administrative side of the company. Linda also has an active part in developing our systems and integrating the financial side into MFW Cellartracker - which is our bespoke virtual wine cellar where each customer has their own "My MFW". You can always contact Linda with invoice related questions or anything else that has with MFW to do.
E-post
linda@magnussonfinewine.com,
Charlotta Leijonhufvud-Magnusson CEO and Logistics and Quality Manager. MFW and MFW Cellartracker is an ever changing system which is constantly being reviewed and evaluated. If you have any thoughts or viewpoints about our work, Charlotta will be glad to hear them.
E-post
charlotta@magnussonfinewine.com,
A present-day wine cellar
Murky vaults are perhaps the first thing evoked by the mention of wine cellars. The underlying philosophy of Magnusson Fine Wine at Grevgatan 26 was to create something different, something hitherto lacking in the wine market.
Johan Magnusson, Thomas Eriksson Arkitekter (TEA) and Stockholm Design Lab have devised a wine cellar which brings together advanced architecture and the latest technology. Industrial precision contributes to precision wine storage. To Magnusson Fine Wine, collaboration with the renowned TEA practice was crucially important.
The premises had formerly housed a gallery, a garage and a bakery, for example, but Johan Magnusson saw here the potential for a wine cellar. Furthest inside was a large, hall-like room with generous headroom. Daylight was totally excluded, which, together with the right air humidity and temperature, is a sine qua non of wine storage. This is the perfect venue for storing fine wines. The wine cages were designed and plotted with millimetre precision by architect Hans Dahlgren. Instead of the bottles being housed behind bars or in boxes, there are cage doors of toughened glass. The wines are fully visible and at the same time well out of harm’s way.
Near the entrance is the Wine Bar, with its custom-designed tables. The countersunk tabletop lighting facilitates the appraisal of a wine’s nuances of colour. We use the Wine Bar for tastings and get-togethers. Here we also have a diminutive chambre séparée, with Fornasetti wallpaper, surrounded by red walls and. ipso facto, dubbed the Red Room.
Grevgatan 26 employs a warm palette – chalk white instead of bone white, and grey shades like slate instead of black. The fittings, furnishings and art are contemporary. In addition to creating a personal atmosphere, this underscores the essence of Magnusson Fine Wine as a state-of-the-art establishment.
