Let’s start with some curiosities about Alentejo wines. There are about 166 wine producers in Alentejo. The producers are distributed in 8 Controlled Denomination of Origin areas – Portalegre, Borba, Redondo, Reguengos, Vidigueira, Évora, Granja / Amareleja and Moura. In…
I really like rosé. Not the cheap way – nice full glass with ice cubes. Not the snobbish way: “I only drink Provence and if the rosé doesn’t have the colour of an onion peel I wave at it”. Nice…
If there’s one thing I love, it’s wine. Especially wine parcels in the mail. Especially when they’re from Italy. For anyone who thinks I’ve become a wine blogger for passion, think again. Free wine, that’s what I do it for. …
Region – Cape Town, South Africa. Soil – Decomposed Granite Soil. Vin de Constance a sweet luscious and excellent wine made from 100% Muscat de Frontignan has 330 years of history of wine-making and over the years it has developed…
History of Quebec wines Since the earlier years of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain noticed wild grapes and assumed the possibility to grow vines in this new settlement. He planted French grapes which did not survive the harsh Winters. The British…
Oh California, I first visited California in my early twenties. I fell in love with the climate and freedom of Los Angeles. The breeze of the west coast is something you won’t forget for the rest of your life. What…
Dutch wine deserves more attention, I’m sure you wine lovers agree with me. I notice that even the people with whom I share this little country still far too often choose a bottle from another wine country, instead of trying…
When I think of Spain, I always think of big, mysterious, dark, broad-shouldered… wines. And especially the wines from Ribera del Duero, a wine region in the northwest of Spain. The area is situated on the river Duero, which we…
Less than a week ago I was standing in Amstel hotel surrounded by thirty wine producers from Piedmont. As you can understand, my love for Barolo is greater than my fear of the Corona virus. Because it was only twelve…
The fact that wine is made from grapes might not be new to you, but how exactly that transformation takes place is a bit more difficult to understand. And what is that malolactic fermentation everyone keeps talking about? Let me…
Champagne is a wine I can never get enough of (don’t worry, I’ve got myself pretty well under control) but it’s no surprise to anyone that it can be a bit pricey. I’m certainly not a cheapskate when it comes…
Sake is hot! Not to mention the different temperatures at which you can drink Sake. Japan’s national drink has conquered the Western world and warms the Dutch hearts. In our capital Amsterdam, there are a lot of places where you…
What the ancient Romans used to drink Last summer in Rome I was scrolling through the wine list of the famous restaurant Flavio al velavevo detto (read all about it in my Ultimate Rome City Guide and stumbled upon a wine…