This year may have been the best summer ever. And of course that called for: chilled wine.I don’t have to tell you that this sometimes causes problems. We all know the fumbling with ice cubes, cool packs from the freezer…
Turkish wine! A completely undiscovered area for me, until last week. Guney from Guneys delight, Turkish wine store on the Utrechtsestraat in Amsterdam invited me to get acquainted with the special wines that Turkey is rich in. A wine country…
The best way to store a sparkling wine after you’ve opened it, we’ve been struggling with this since forever. They tell you to put a teaspoon in the bottle, cut the cork on both sides with a knife and stuff…
Thai wine… Thailand is not pre-eminently the country that makes you think of wine. White beaches, spicy soups, rooftop bars, intense massages. Wine doesn’t belong in that list. Let me tell you…that’s about to change! For a break of wine,…
It’s been a while since I took my favorite wines to bed with me! This had everything to do with a rather intense year in which I hopped from one bed to another – I was traveling quite a lot,…
The holidays are lurking around the corner and we are all busy planning our (Christmas) dinners. Now I usually think of wine first and then food. The theme for this year at my table is the Pinot wines from Alsace,…
The D.O. Rueda, calls the 2020 vintage an excellent vintage. Making good wine is not always a given. You need healthy, ripe grapes and to get them, the weather plays a very important role. That is why some years the…
Hello there! Welcome to another week of the Winespicegirl weekly highlight! This week’s event might not only be the highlight of the week, it ranks high on the yearly highlight list for sure! Dining on the Viale dei Cipressi in…
Welcome to a new weekly blogpost where I’ll share the highlights of my week with you! No, don’t be scared, it won’t be a boring sum up of every single thing I have done this week, including brushing my cat…
After reading the title of this article, you may be thinking, “Why would I want to keep my favorite bottle for a month?” I totally understand you, I also prefer to empty my favorite bottles, all at once. Below I…
Wine from New Zealand, the kiwis are known for their pungent Sauvignon blancs, loved by many a wine lover for their drinkability and aromatic profile. Yet I did not write about this interesting wine country before. The main reason for…
On-wine.com a startup with Italian roots. If someone says Italian wine, then I’m all ears. And when the wine comes directly from the winery and lands on my doorstep, I’m totally happy! More Italian discoveries? Read it here! How does…
Champagne is always a good idea. No matter what day of the week it is. To put my money where my mouth is, I am writing this article on a drizzly Tuesday deep in May, with a glass of Champagne…
Beaujolais was long known mostly for the Beaujolais nouveau, the light and fruity red wine introduced to the public every year on the third Thursday of November. An awesome marketing campaign by négociant Georges Dubeouf, who made a local tradition…
Austrian wines have a special place in my heart. There is no particular reason for this, it just happens to me that when I am poured a glass of Grüner veltliner, or a Zweigelt blended with Blaufrankisch for example, I…