Swedes have the best palates in the world

Sweden wins award for best palate, with France in the middle of the pack and Italy last.

France and Italy may be two of the power house wine producers in the world, but seemingly their palates are not so good. That’s according to results from the La Revue du Vin de France, at the fifth annual Tasting World Championships held in Burgundy this week.

24 teams from around the world competed tasting 12 wines. Teams had to identify the country, region, main grape variety, the vintage and, if possible, the producer.

The top ten results were Sweden, Britain, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Canada, China and Poland. France came 11th place out of 24, and in last place was Italy.