ARCTIC WINES AND DISTILLED SPIRITS
The Church and wine have a long, shared history. Distillation has also been a monastic livelihood ever since the First Crusade, when monks brought the skill to Europe from the Arabs. In the Middle Ages, distilled alcohol’s disinfectant properties made it an indispensable, life-saving medicine.

The Valamo winery and distillery is now bringing the monks’ ancient knowledge and skills into the present day in the form of premium artisanal beverages.

Our raw ingredients are organic berries and aromatic herbs grown on our own land. A plentiful currant harvest is refined into berry wines and liqueurs in the winery, which has operated at the monastery since 1998. The small wine shop next to the monastery offers visitors pure, local wines at their most genuine.