#vinmonopolet

[below-my-s0ul]

CHECK OUT WHAT I FOUND AT VINMONOPOLET!!! (that's the liquor store for you non-norwegians btw)

it's a cider, which I don't generally buy, but fuck it, the bottle's cool as shit, so I got it just for that, if nothing else

Plus, I can probs find a cocktail that uses apple cider or smth

[andiatas]

Märtha and Durek about the monogram: - We found it natural that it should adorn the bottle

In a new letter to the Directorate of Health, Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett describe how they proceeded with the controversial princess gin.

Photo: Oslo Håndverksdestilleri AS

Earlier this summer, Märtha Louise (52) and Durek Verrett (49) launched their wedding gin.

Both on the manufacturer's website and on the bottle, it said: "The gin was made for the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett".

Shortly thereafter, Vinmonopolet stopped selling the gin, and the Norwegian Directorate of Health announced that it would initiate supervisory proceedings because the launch might have violated the alcohol advertising ban.

Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett have now answered that.

In a recent letter to the Directorate of Health, Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett wrote that it was natural that the controversial princess monogram should "adorn the bottle".

Märtha Louise wanted Pink Gin

In 2023, they first had the idea to produce a gin or an aquavit for the wedding.

The Princess had several meetings with the producer. The letter states that it was important to Märtha Louise that this was a Pink Gin with a clear direction towards berries.

Durek Verrett was in the USA at the time and was very interested in and involved in the process. He had a particular point of view on the bottle's design and how it should look.

In March, the couple and the manufacturer had several meetings about how this should be launched and sold.

The monogram

The gin's label also featured the couple's monogram, which was prepared especially for the wedding.

But Märtha Louise is not allowed to use the Princess title in connection with commercial activity.

Princess Märtha's manager, Carina Scheele Carlsen, told VG in June that the whole thing was a mistake.

- Unfortunately, there was a mistake here, and therefore the title has now been removed from the website, and it will also be removed from the next batch on the bottles she wrote in an SMS to VG.

The letter to the Directorate of Health does not mention the princess title, but it states that the much-talked-about monogram on the bottle was not intended for use in other commercial contexts.

- It is very common nowadays for brides and grooms to make their own labels. The monogram has been prepared by a design agency in collaboration with PML and DV. We found it natural that it should adorn the bottle, the letter says.

In the reply from Oslo Håndverksdestilleri to the Directorate of Health, they wrote that the monogram should be placed discreetly on the back of the bottle.

- No financial gain from the sale of the product

The letter also states that the couple has no financial gain from selling the product.

- The idea was all along that it would be nice to make a gin for the wedding that refers to our Norwegian distinctive nature and traditions, the letter says.

It is further stated that the parties agreed that the manufacturer should make the product available for purchase for the wedding and that it should be sold at Vinmonopolet.

Oslo Håndverksdestilleri says that Märtha Louise has been a friend of the producer for 37 years and that this was a friendly service.

Based on the response from Oslo Håndverksdestilleri, Märtha Louise, and Durek Verrett, the Directorate of Health will now come to a conclusion on the matter.

Translation and editing for clarity by me from an article by Hedda Kurseth and Lars Hægeland for NRK, published August 6, 2024.

Note: Märtha Louise, if you happen to read this. I don't think the general public cares that much about the monogram; it's the use of the Princess title that upsets people. Most people don't care about what Märtha Louise puts her name on, but people definitely care what Princess Märtha Louise puts her name on.

[memecucker]

So in Norway the only retailer allowed to sell drinks with with greater than 4.75% alcohol is a state-owned company called Vinmonopolet which was the Norwegian compromise with the early 20th century temperance movement (bc the state can more directly control the price of alcohol) and one consequence is that businesses in Norway tend to close earlier on weekends than other countries so people can get to the local Vinmonopolet before it closes

[noisycowboyglitter]

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[fransopdefiets]

11-7 Bodø - 2

Uit puur enthousiasme over de Thai in Aldersund, besloot ik gisterenavond om opnieuw Thais te gaan eten. Dom, dom, dom, het kon natuurlijk alleen maar minder zijn en dat was het ook. Tegen een vooraf te betalen bedrag (pakweg twee tientjes) kon je onbeperkt gebruik maken van het buffet. Helaas was dat buffet blijkbaar al een dag van tevoren klaar gezet en waren alle gerechten overgoten met een bremzoute sojasaus. Gelukkig kon ik het tekort aan calorieën daarna nog aanvullen in het hotel, waar ze ‘s avonds in de lounge een wafelijzer en een kom beslag hebben staan als service aan de gasten.

Daarna bracht ik nog een bezoek aan de Vinmonopolet, de staatswinkel voor alcoholhoudende dranken om een blikje echt bier te kunnen kopen. In de supermarkt mag het bier maar tot 2% alcohol bevatten. Voor pakweg 7 euro werd ik eigenaar van een blikje Noorse IPA, die prima smaakte.

Als ik opsta, regent het flink, maar het zal in de loop van de dag opdrogen. Ik wil naar het scheepvaartmuseum, maar blijf steken op het luchtvaartmuseum. Dat is op de route, maar gaat een uur eerder open en het is zo groot en goed opgezet, dat ik er de hele ochtend zoet mee ben. Er is een afdeling militaire geschiedenis met een enorme verzameling aan vliegtuigen en wapentuig vanaf 1910 en een afdeling burgerluchtvaart met veel aandacht voor de ontdekkingsreizen naar de Noordpool aan het begin van de 20e eeuw.

In de middag ga ik naar het lokale historische museum van Bodø, dat naast een reizende expositie van een Sami architect, twee kleine tentoonstellingen toegepaste kunst aanbiedt. Aardig, maar echt museaal vind ik het niet en mijn hoop op wat lokale geschiedenis wordt niet beloond.

De daarnaast gelegen kathedraal is nu open en is van binnen een fraai staaltje Scandinavische architectuur. Bij de bouw in de jaren 60 waren er nogal wat protesten tegen het ontwerp, men vond het te modern, nu doet het al weer gedateerd aan.

[marketplacebuyandsell]

Vinmonopolet-Nestleder

[carltroye]

App design: SLANT🍷 (Work in progress)

SLANT er en vin-delings-app som er tiltenkt som en forener av to vin-relaterte problemstillinger:

"1" Du skal lage middag, og bestemmer deg for å lage risotto. MEN du oppdager at du ikke har noe hvitvin, og klokken er 18:09, så vinmonopolet er stengt. Hvor i alle dager skal du få tak i vin da?

"2" Du og din bedre halvdel ønsker å drikke litt vin til middag. Kanskje et glass eller to hver. MEN dere kvier dere litt for å åpne en ny flaske fordi dere vet dere ikke vil drikke en halv flaske vin hver, og føler at det alltid er vanskelig å bruke opp den siste slanten...

SLANT er en tjeneste som løser begge disse problemene, ved å sette "1" og "2" i kontakt med hverandre.

"2" kan drikke det de vil av flasken sin, og så registrere flasken enkelt i appen ved å scanne strekkoden på flasken, og skrive opp en ca. mengde.

"1" kan så fint finne "2" på kartet i appen, og sende en forespørsel om å hente vinslanten. Når "1" henter slanten, får "2" poeng i appen, og etter en gitt mengde delte slanter, kan "2" hente seg en ny flaske vin på vinmonopolet. Litt som et kaffekort.

PROSESS:

PROTOTYPE

[hanen-norge]

Hardanger-sider holder stand på Vinmonopolet

Foto: Øystein Haara

Salgstallene viser at norsk sider holder posisjonen med et fall på kun litt over tre prosent fra 2021, i et år med en nedgang på hele 18 prosent i totalsalget til Vinmonopolet. Innen salget av all sider på Vinmonopolet dominerer norsk sider med åtte norske produsenter blant de 10 største.

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[whiskymoro]

Nyheter på Vinmonopolet i januar 2019

Årets første polslipp nærmer seg, nå på fredag kommer det en god del whisky, særlig på bestillingsutvalget.

Noen amerikanske whiskeyer, og noen tapninger fra Taiwan er blant nyhetene, i tillegg til diverse skotsk single malt, mest fra uavhengige tappere. Den nye standardrekka til Old Pulteney kommer; jeg håper å få ut noen anmeldelser av hele rekka snart.

Her er hele lista - jeg tar som vanlig forbehold om feil fra polets/importørens side her.

[andiatas]

On Monday this week, Princess and Durek Verrett launched a gin in connection with their summer wedding. Some media were invited to the launch. This may have been against the law because it is not legal for industry players to "initiate, influence or finance" mention of alcohol.

- Generally speaking, a press launch is considered to initiate press coverage, which would normally be seen as a breach of the advertising ban, says divisional director Linda Granlund in the Norwegian Directorate of Health to NRK.

Earlier today, it became known that Vinmonopolet had stopped selling gin because it may be in breach of the ban on alcohol advertising. This was confirmed by senior communications advisor at Vinmonopolet Kristine Sanne to NRK.

- We have been made aware that the label has been changed since it was registered with the ordering committee. When this item was entered, it had a different label than now. It may be in breach of the ban on alcohol advertising, says Sanne.

[...]

- Why might it be in conflict with the ban on alcohol advertising?

- It is because it is linked to the use of a brand. The pair is a brand in itself, and linking a brand to alcohol may breach the alcohol advertising ban.

Excerpt from an article by Vilde Helljesen and Ann-Iren Finstad for NRK, published on June 27, 2024. Translation and editing for clarity are done by me.

[jeanine011]

Lockdown med åpne Vinmonopol er ikke basert på annet enn Kapitalismens golde grin!

Lockdown med åpne Vinmonopol er ikke basert på annet enn Kapitalismens golde grin!

Utdrag sitat Benedikte Moltumyr Høgberg – professor i rettsvitenskap ved Institutt for offentlig rett ved Det juridiske fakultet i Oslo.: Den mest overraskende effekten av stengte skoler har kanskje likevel vært myndighetenes behov for å holde Vinmonopolet åpent og dermed unnta polene fra den nedstengning som har rammet andre butikker. Den triste begrunnelsen synes å være at barn i hjemmet trolig…

[occstudio]

VinVin. - Brief 3 del 3

Spread the love of wine. It´s a “VinVin” situation!

Appen

Appen er ment å fungere som et knutepunkt mellom eksperter og nybegynnere, hvor begge parter har noe å vinne. Den skal kutte ned barrierer og senke terskelien for å lære mer og bli mer interessert i vin.

Appen er en sosial platform hvor man enkelt kan følge verifiserte sommelierer eller venner. Scan vinen/vinene og legg ut som liste eller singel. Appen innholder også education videoer som ekspertene kan legge ut.

Lær mer, del din kunskap og opplevelse eller se hva eksperten synes.

VinVin vil være integrert med vinmonopolets infrastruktur hvor bruker enkelt kan finne ut om de har vinen på lager og vilken butikk som er nærmest.

Brukerreise / Demo

Refleksjoner

Brukerteste

Brukertestet vi nok? uhm, nei. :/

Note: brukertest mer og ofte.

Components er NICE!

Det er umulig å ha en effektiv og rask workflow uten en god struktur. components (Parent & Child.), Variants etc.

Lage design system i starten? Eller ikke fokusere på sånne detaljer i starten?

Oi, hva skjedde med dokumentasjonen?😳

Når man sitter å prototyper er det fort å bli oppslukt i figma. Man glemmer fort andre deler av prosessen som å dokumetere. Her kan det da være smart å ta et steg tilbake for å få overblikk i ny og ne. "av med figma-shadesa" Dette hjelper også med å få et nytt perspektiv på ting.

Resultat

Jeg føler prosessen startet bra, med litt rot i mitden men jeg føler meg fornøyd med resultatet og det har vært veldig lærerrikt.

[priceybuds-blog]

Escandinavia y su magnífica administración pública; de la educación hasta las copas. ¡Brindemos por el monopolio! 

Se habla mucho de sí el estado debería interferir en la economía, criticando medidas de seguridad en economías vulnerables y la rigidez con que se manejan, suponiendo que solo sucede en países de tercer mundo. Pero...¿Sabias que Noruega tiene el monopolio estatal del alcohol en su país? Esto, con el objetivo de regular el consumo de la población. Se hace a través de tiendas en centros comerciales llamadas VINMONOPOLET, con horarios y reglas bastante estrictas, así, en las tiendas de conveniencia y supermercados sólo podrías encontrar cervezas y bebidas de hasta 4.75% grados de alcohol. Además, hay bebidas que sólo se pueden comprar comprobando que se tienen más de 25 años cumplidos.

Noruega es un país de menos de seis millones de habitantes pero con un PIB de 370.6 millones de dólares, uno de los mejores sistemas de educación, administración pública, transparencia y con un índice casi nulo de inseguridad. Sin embargo, este paraíso habitacional (como casi todos los países escandinavos) tienen también un grave problema de salud mental entre sus habitantes, pues de acuerdo a cifras de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) están entre los países con mayor consumo de antidepresivos en el mundo.

La depresión, viene siempre de la mano con el consumo no sólo de antidepresivos sino también con conductas auto-destructivas, y el día de hoy hablaremos del alcoholismo como un problema de salud pública que el gobierno de Noruega ya está controlando.

Las tiendas llamadas “VINMONOPOLET” son básicamente vinaterías manejadas por el gobierno noruego, teniendo un monopolio de casi todo el alcohol que entra y sale del país. Estas tiendas, tienen un horario de entre 10 y 11 de la mañana a 6 de la tarde de lunes a viernes y hasta las 3 los sábados, sin abrir los domingos (en México, parecería descabellado que no hubiera venta de alcohol los domingos) y en los supermercados la venta de alcohol es hasta las 6 de la tarde con la restricción de que sólo se pueden vender cervezas y bebidas por el estilo con un máximo de 4.75% grados de alcohol.

Lo que sin problemas encontraríamos una vinatería/tienda de conveniencia/supermercado en nuestro bellísimo México.

Lo que encontraríamos en Noruega. 

Estos establecimientos se dividen en siete categorías siendo la siete la más alta, en donde se puede encontrar la mayor variedad de alcohol (e incluso hay cata de vinos), y la uno donde se encuentra de lo más básico, sin embargo estas tiendas se ajustan a las necesidades de cada región y se calcula que hay alrededor de 300 de ellas en el país.

No olvidemos que la producción y venta de bebidas alcohólicas genera alrededor de 227,000 millones de dólares al año en promedio mundialmente, y el estado noruego obviamente se queda con la ganancia del monopolio que conduce en beneficio de su población. 

Retomando el tema de doctrinas económicas, ¿qué opinas acerca de las regulaciones que el estado noruego puso en marcha? ¿Te gustaría que se aplicara en tu país?

[marketplacebuyandsell]

Vinmonopolet-Nestleder

[spokelseskladden]

There are few things that scream depression more than walking out of the grocery store with canned spaghetti a la capri and two boxes of snus on a friday, could only top it if i went to vinmonopolet afterwards tbh

[cappymightwrite]

Ahh! I’m Norwegian and live just outside of Oslo. Small world, ehh? If you’re new to this strange, strange country then here’s a few advices to get you through life here:

-You have to try brown cheese at least ONCE.

-Don’t talk to people on the bus or any other form for public transport. We’re all snowflakes and we get scared easily.

-But if you meet someone while you’re out walking in the forest/mountain/anywhere outdoorsy then you have to acknowledge them. A subtle nod is enough. If you don’t then you’re a b*tch. I don’t make the rules, that’s just how it is.

-Sh*t’s expensive here! Everything’s expensive. Deal with it. Complaining doesn’t work. We’ve been doing that for decades and where has that gotten us? Oh, right... Stuff got MORE expensive.

-If you’re a Trump-supporter you’re simply wrong (we’re mostly socialists, so...)

-Don’t be rude to waiters or people working in stores. Don’t be a f*cking Karen.

-People here don’t really smoke (cigarettes at least) all that much, because we think we’re too “cool” for that since we have snus. If you don’t know what it is, check it out! I don’t mean to try it, but you need to at least know what it is. Even though the Swedes invented snus we Norwegians are really proud of it and treat it like it’s our own invention. If you do decide to try it, don’t throw the used baggie in the ground. That’s yucky! Find a trashcan!

-Speaking of Swedes... We hate them! Especially when it comes to sports! It doesn’t matter if we come in at second to last place as long as we beat the Swedes! But we also love them because they have cheap food, tobacco and alcohol! Hurray!

-We’re all alcoholics, by the way. If you’ve lived here for a while then you might have heard about the chaos that unfolded when the Government tried to shut down Vinmonopolet (the only liquorstore) during lockdown because of COVID. If you haven’t heard about it, then ask someone and they’ll tell you. It was ridiculous...

-You don’t have to wave the bus down when you see it coming. They know to stop when they see you on the bus-stop.

-If you press the stopbutton and the bus for some reason doesn’t stop, then don’t yell for the driver. You’re just embarrassing yourself. Just accept your fate and get off at the next stop and walk the extra distance.

-If you’re sitting near the window on public transport and there’s someone beside you, don’t tell them with words when your stop is coming up. Saying stuff like “Hey, my stop is next. Can you please move so I can get out?” is simply unforgivable. Just play with the strap on your bag or ruffle your jacket a little and they’ll understand you want to get off.

-If you decide to use Voi (all this electric scooters) then don’t drive like a maniac! Respect the pedestrians and don’t leave them lying around everywhere! It’s annoying and something everyone in Oslo hates.

So, there you have it! The 101 on how to fit into the Norwegian society! Hope you enjoy it here and that it’s not as scary as I make it sound. If you need any more sound advices then let me know! 😜

Hei! This is all very good advice :)

– I have tried brown cheese! My housemate and I made Norwegian waffles together the other day — very tasty!

– No interacting on public transport, and the silent, unspoken etiquette in general... as a Brit, and someone who goes into London quite often, I strongly concur, lmao.

– I think, if anything, I've become more left-wing since lockdown...

– Ex-barista + bookseller here, plus I did used to work at quite a fancy supermarket as my afterschool job... so I always try to be nice and considerate, because been there.

– I did go on an electric scooter once (1) whilst living in Reykjavík... let's just say, not for me, lmao.

Tusen takk! :D