Bengt Frithiofsson

{{Short description|Swedish wine writer (1939–2024)}}

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Bengt Frithiofsson (25 August 1939 – 28 September 2024) was a Swedish wine writer. He initially worked for various Swedish newspapers, and later became a wine and food writer for Svenska Dagbladet for 20 years. In the 1990s he moved to TV4 and the morning show Nyhetsmorgon.

Frithiofsson has also written a number of food and wine books. His first restaurant guide was published in 1977 and his first wine guide in 1983.[http://libris.kb.se/hitlist?q=Bengt+Frithiofsson&r=;pers:(Frithiofsson+Bengt+1939)&p=1&f=simp&g=&s=rc&t=v&m=10&d=libris Bengt Frithiofsson] in LIBRIS

In 2009, he appeared in the first season of Kändisdjungeln (The Celebrity Jungle), the Swedish version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Frithiofsson died on 28 September 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/bengt-frithiofsson-ar-dod/|title=Bengt Frithiofsson är död|website=Expressen|date= September 28, 2024|author=Albin Lindström, Filip Bolmgren}}