Anders Frederick Steen-Ardèche-France


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Anders Frederik Steen is a Danish chef-turned-sommelier-turned-winemaker who swapped fine dining at places like Noma and Relae for life among the vines. In 2013, he learned winemaking under Jura’s Jean-Marc Brignot, then settled with his partner Anne Bruun Blauert in the small Ardèche village of Valvignères—a place with deep roots in wine.

Their philosophy is as simple as it gets: “grapes and only grapes.” Anders farms a small patch himself and works closely with friends in Ardèche (like Gérald Oustric) and in Alsace (the Bannwarth family), all committed to organic farming.

In the cellar, nothing is rushed. Grapes are pressed gently, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in old barrels—sometimes outside, under open air. No additives, no fining, no filtration. Every wine reflects the year it was made, not a fixed recipe.

Anders also has a storyteller’s touch—blending grapes, vintages, and even colours, and giving each bottle a name that reads like a little piece of poetry. The result? Wines that feel generous, aromatic, and very much alive in the glass—full of personality, and never the same twice.