Hotel
Hotel Hesselet, Nyborg
Christianslundsvej 119, 5800 Nyborg
A wonderful hotel from the 1960s, currently being renovated with respect for the original architecture, with a new owner since a couple of years ago.
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Helle and Jacob Stokkebye
Owners of Stokkebye Vingård
Helle and Jacob Stokkebye run Stokkebye Vingård on the Danish island of Funen, where 22,000 vines produce organic sparkling wine poured at Michelin restaurants including Geranium, Jordnær and Le Taillevent. It began as a hobby in 2009 with a thousand vines in the garden. Jacob trained at Kong Hans and worked as a sommelier in Bordeaux; Helle came from the UN and the Danish Foreign Ministry
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LatestHans Christian Andersen’s Island Makes Sparkling Wine for Geranium and Le Taillevent: Helle and Jacob Stokkebye on Making Michelin-Listed Wine on Funen
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Places Helle recommends
All in the story →From Helle’s own stories, with the addresses as published.
Place
Risinge Herregaard
Risingevej 7, 5540 Ullerslev
A beautiful manor house just 3 km from the vineyard, with a new tenant.
Hotel
Hotel The Monica, Ærøskøbing, Ærø
Brogade 16, 5970 Ærøskøbing
A small, exclusive boutique guesthouse in Ærøskøbing with just three rooms, which feels like an exclusive home away from home.
Restaurant
Rudolf Mathis, Kerteminde
Dosseringen 13, 5300 Kerteminde
Previously named Denmark's best fish restaurant, and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2025.
Place
Lieffroy, Nyborg
Skræddergyden 34, 5800 Nyborg
We also recommend the acclaimed Lieffroy in Nyborg.
Place
Falsled Kro, south Funen
Assensvej 513, 5642 Millinge
Also Relais & Châteaux.
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In Helle’s own words
It started as a hobby. Today, 17 years later, we have 22,000 vines on six hectares.
We usually say that 90 per cent of the wine's quality comes from the quality and condition of the grapes.
We are now up to three years sur lie. We mainly make Brut Nature — no added sugar.
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Stories by Helle
Hans Christian Andersen’s Island Makes Sparkling Wine for Geranium and Le Taillevent: Helle and Jacob Stokkebye on Making Michelin-Listed Wine on Funen
By Stokkebye Vingård is one of a new generation of Danish wineries making serious sparkling wine in a cool, northern country, and one of the few whose bottles have reached the Michelin tables of Copenhagen and…
29 September 2026 · By Helle and Jacob StokkebyeAlso in Danish, Russian
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