Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven, vocalist/guitarist from Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON, will be holding a wine-tasting for his vintage Wongraven at this year's Inferno Festival.

Satyr launched his own Italian red wines into the Norwegian wine-market last fall. In cooperation with the Italian wine producer Luca Roagna, who is situated in Barolo in the Piemont district north in Italy, he released the two wines Wongraven Alleanza Langhe Rosso 2009 and Wongraven Unione Barolo 2006. This unholy union with an Italian winemaker and Norwegian black metal pioneer Satyr Wongraven, both highly respected in their own fields, can only be called a success.

Wongraven is working on writing a book about wine, due to be released in the fall and through this project he met with metal fan and wine maker, Luca Roagna, in Piemonte, Italy. Luca Roagna is not just any wine maker, in fact, Luca is considered to be one of the most talented young winemakers in the world! Piemonte is the home of some of the world’s most prestigious wines such as Barolo and Barbaresco. In their joint effort, Roagna makes wine from the grapes and Wongraven does the selection and the blending of the wine, creating the final outcome. Much like the role of a producer or a mixing engineer in the case of an album recording.

Outside of setting up the next Satyricon record, Wongraven has been studying wine on the side for the last year and a half. Right now he is attending the notoriously difficult WSET flagship education, the so called Diploma.

Wongraven will host an informal tasting at the Inferno Festival hotel Clarion Royal Christiania Friday April 22nd 15:30 - 17:00, where he will introduce his own wines, explain about the project and share his passion for well-made traditional wines! This tasting is suitable for anyone who likes wine.

For more info and tickets visit Infernofestival.net.

The complete line-up and running order for the 2011 edition of the Inferno Festival, is due to run from April 20th - 23rd in Oslo, Norway. Details are as follows:

Thursday, April 21:

Rockefeller:

AKERCOCKE - 18:15

GOTHMINISTER - 19:45

DHG - 21:15

AURA NOIR - 23:00

FORBIDDEN - 1:00

John Dee:

INFERNAL WAR - 17:45

BHAYANAK MAUT - 19:15

HARM - 20:45

NIDINGR - 22:15

VOIVOD - 00:00

Friday, April 22:

Rockefeller:

DJERV - 18:15

SOILENT GREEN - 19:45

ATHEIST - 21:15

IMMORTAL - 23:00

John Dee:

TEMPLE OF BAAL - 17:45

ASTAROTH - 19:15

TODAY IS THE DAY - 20:45

AVA INFERI - 22:15

EXHUMED - 00:15

Saturday, April 23:

Rockefeller:

MANIFEST - 18:15

MALEVOLENT CREATION - 19:45

PENTAGRAM 2- 1:15

NAPALM DEATH - 23:00

MESHUGGAH - 1:00

John Dee:

SLAVIA - 17:45

IMPERIUM DEKADENZ - 19:15

NO DAWN - 20:45

ILLDISPOSED - 22:15

URGEHAL - 00:00

Wednesday, April 20 (kick-off shows):

Elm Street:

CEASE OF BREEDING

HIDEOUS DIVINITY

RIKETS CRUST

John Dee:

INSENSE

OBLITERATION

EINHERJER

Victoria:

DORNENREICH

ALTAAR

Revolver:

SUMMON THE CROWS

OKULTOKRATI

Rock In:

ALCEST

RESONAUT

MARCH OF ECHOES

Blå:

HAUST

THE KANDIDATE

GAZA

TRAP THEM

ROTTEN SOUND

Unholy:

THE FARMHOUSE KILLINGS

CARO