Frederiksdal

About Frederiksdal

Frederiksdal is a Danish cherry wine producer based at Frederiksdal Estate in Southern Denmark. The company focuses on wines and related drinks made primarily from the Stevns cherry, a local sour cherry variety that it describes as the backbone of its production.

The estate’s story dates back to 1756, while the cherry-wine project began in 2006. Frederiksdal positions itself as a blend of heritage and experimentation: it respects tradition and local raw materials, but also uses wine-making methods inspired by classic grape-wine production to create what it presents as world-class cherry wine.

The company serves wine consumers, visitors, and customers looking for distinctive Danish specialty products. It emphasizes quality over quantity, slow production, and a close connection to the land, with production carried out on the estate itself.

Core Values

• Heritage: Frederiksdal repeatedly stresses its respect for history and tradition, both in the estate’s long history and in the wine-making methods it uses.
• Sustainability: The company describes itself as a “slow farm” with focus on sustainable agriculture, long growing cycles, and leaving the land in better condition for future generations.
• Quality over quantity: Frederiksdal emphasizes careful raw-material selection, long maturation, and a refusal to compromise on fruit quality.
• Innovation: While rooted in tradition, the company also highlights its willingness to explore new ways of doing things and to develop a distinctive category of cherry wine.
• Local raw materials: The Stevns cherry and local Lolland production are central to the brand’s identity and product philosophy.

Unique Aspects

• First and only producer of its kind: Frederiksdal says it is the first and so far the only producer of wine made from cherries using centuries-old principles traditionally associated with grape wine.
• Estate-grown Stevns cherries: The cherries used for the wines are produced solely in Frederiksdal’s own plantations, giving the company tight control over the raw material.
• Slow, long maturation process: The company states that it takes a minimum of nine years from planting a cherry tree to a bottle of Frederiksdal Cherrywine reaching the table, reflecting an unusually long production cycle.
• Award-winning profile: Frederiksdal presents its wines as critically acclaimed and award-winning, including recognition such as the Nordic Food Prize in 2021 and multiple medals in Danish and international competitions.
• Historic estate setting: Production takes place at Frederiksdal Estate in Southern Denmark, an estate whose history dates back to 1756 and which the company uses as part of its identity and visitor experience.