Introducing The Team
Where wine meets marketing
With over 20 years of experience representing international food and wine boards, the founders of Wine Vision have developed a deep expertise in both the strategic and operational execution of marketing campaigns.
In total, more than 100 B2B/B2C events have been successfully delivered in partnership with an extensive and unique network of key figures across Sweden's wine industry.
Creative skills include art direction, copywriting and performance marketing. Many recent campaigns have focused on paid and organic social media. However, our team also has considerable experience of more traditional marketing channels, like print, radio and out of home advertising
This is Wine Vision
Patrick Leysen
CEO/Marketing manager
Patrick began his career as an agricultural attaché at the French Embassy in Stockholm after studying economics and international trade. He then served as Marketing Manager at Sopexa (Hopscotch), building strong expertise in both strategic and operational marketing.
Experienced in working with community funds, he excels in engagement and promotion. Today, as CEO and Marketing Manager of Wine Vision, Patrick has successfully orchestrated over 100 B2B and B2C events, boosting the visibility and impact of wine regions and brands in the Swedish market.
Philippe Minnebo
Marketing expert/Designer
Philippe began his marketing career as a graphic designer. Today he combines his creative background with strategic side developed after completing his Bachelor's degree of Economics with a marketing orientation.
He has extensive expertise in marketing within the food and wine sectors. Wine marketing experience includes graphic design work for wine boards representing Alsace, Rhone, Oregon, Washington and Chianti. In addition, he has also worked in the capacity of an advertising consultant for Swedish importers Domaine, Philipson & Söderberg and Torres.
Most recently, Philippe has been active as a performance marketing specialist within the travel industry, producing multiple successful paid social media/native campaigns – concepts highly applicable to the wine industry.
Team Associates
Sweden
Lena Särnholm
Sommelier WSET3/Journalist
Event Coordinator, content creator for social media and our newsletter. Lena is also a freelance journalist.
Rachelle Colldahl
Consultant
Brings over 20 years of experience in the global wine industry, She specializes in sales, marketing, brand development
Norway
Liora Levi
Educator/Journalist
Crowned as the best sommelier in the Nordic countries 2012.
Strategic Partners
Vinkällan
Sweden’s oldest and most respected sommelier academy
Enhances educational depth through exclusive masterclasses and other immersive wine experiences
Some of Scandinavia’s most influential wine voices, including Maya Samuelsson
Covers the Nordic Countries
Vinsider
Sweden’s leading media platform
An ideal partner for promoting events, creating maximum visibility.
Tailored content before and after each event for a highly engaged audience.
Special event package deals, editorial content, newsletters and more
500 000+ monthly readers
55 000 newsletter subscribers

