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Guneys delight – Turkish wine in Amsterdam

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...

How to preserve a sparkling wine – Coravin innovates with the Coravin Sparkling

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...

Thai wine – a tropical surprise!

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...

In bed with Berguerolles

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...

Pinot from Alsace – celebrating Christmas with the family Pinot

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...

Rueda 2020 – an excellent vintage

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...

Winespicegirl weekly – Bolgheri one table, one thousand people

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...

Winespicegirl weekly – bathing in freshly pressed grape must

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...

Coravin Pivot – keep your favorite wine fresh up to one month

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...

In bed with Mission Estate – 2islandwines bring the best of New-Zealand to The Netherlands

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...

Onwine – wine from winery to wine glass

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!...

Blanc de blancs Champagne – the top of Leblanc-Collard

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...

Beaujolais wine – so much more than Beaujolais nouveau

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...

In bed with Hermann Moser – Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from Kremstal

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...

Margaret River – an upcoming Australian wine region

Written by Jeremy of NomadicGrape The stunning region of Margaret River! Ah, that anticipation of arriving in Margaret River for the first time. Just amazing, such a beautiful memory! Oh Margaret River, how...