For seasoned wine lovers, a restaurant’s wine list is at least as important as the menu itself. Unfortunately this is also what many restaurant reviews just glance over, adhering to the philosophy that the...
‘Champagne: a wine to keep your smile, or to win it back’ [Update 2019] This interview happened in June 2018, shortly after the official announcement that Séverine Frerson would be the new cellar master...
The wines of Luberon are less well known than those of many other regions from the Southern Rhône, such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas or Tavel. Therefore when I recently got the chance to discover the gastronomic...
We couldn’t miss it in April at the Printemps des Champagnes: organic is hipper than ever in the wide world of wine. Last month it was confirmed once again, this time in Ghent, where...
After 3 editions in Flanders, one that crossed the border with The Netherlands in the Meuse Valley ánd a tour in Wallonia, this year the Flemish Wine Guild took its wine rally to the...
Le Printemps des Champagnes (= The Spring of Champagnes) is an annual event where different groups of champagne growers present their champagnes to journalists, wine traders, restaurateurs and sommeliers from all over the world. 22...
Italy is not just an unforgettable holiday destination but also a stunning wine country, with plenty of treasures waiting to be discovered in each of its 20 wine regions. One of its top performers...
2017 was a great year for me, with becoming Champagne Ambassador for Belgium and Runner-Up in the European Champagne Ambassador finals. So far in 2018 this streak seems to continue: earlier this week, I...
It’s been over 25 years since I bought my first scruffy book about herbs in a dusty second-hand bookstore in my hometown Ghent, and I had no idea it would eventually lead me to...
The Comité Champagne, the French trade organisation which represents the champagne houses as well as the independent champagne producers, has recently launched a new educational video about champagne (the wines) and Champagne (the region)....
