To Be or Not to Be: Wine Faults – Part One
When I write about wine aromas and flavours, I tend to focus on the positive ones: the appetising compounds in wine, which bring us pleasure and make us take another sip. But wine, like...
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Livestream Video: Interview With Sommeliers in Belgian Star Restaurants
Last month I hosted another livestream in our Dutch-spoken Facebook group Wijn Wijn Wijn. This time I interviewed three top sommeliers from Michelin-star restaurants here in Flanders. We talked about their life as a...
Livestream Video: Belgian Wines and Barbecue
On Sunday I hosted my very first Facebook livestream panel in one of our local wine community groups, called ‘Wijn Wijn Wijn’ – a name which doesn’t require translation, I’m sure. For this session,...
The Belgian Wine and Asparagus Battles: #5 – Aromatic Grape Varieties
In this series of wine and asparagus articles, I select Belgian wines to match a specific asparagus dish. Battle #5: aromatic grape varieties.
The Belgian Wine and Asparagus Battles: #4 – Monovarietal vs. Blend
In this series, I select duos of Belgian wines to match a particular asparagus dish. My not-so-secret intent is to on the one hand showcase delicious wines from our little wine country, and hopefully provide some inspiration for your own quest for the holy asparagus grail: those divine combinations of wine and the ‘white gold’. Battle #4: Monovarietal vs. Blend.
The Belgian Wine and Asparagus Battles: #3 – Chardonnay and the Pinot Family
In this series, each time we choose two Belgian wines to go with a classic asparagus dish. Battle #3: Chardonnay and the Pinot family.
The Belgian Wine and Asparagus Battles: #2 – Old vs. New
In this series we focus on classic asparagus dishes, paired with Belgian wines. We’ve set up the test as separate battles, in which each time two carefully selected wines battle for first place. Our second battle: history vs. modernity!
The Belgian Wine and Asparagus Battles: #1 – Pinot Blanc vs. Pinot Gris
After our general wine pairing tips with asparagus earlier this month, it is time to put a number of actual pairings to the test.
In this series we will focus on classic asparagus dishes, combined with exclusively Belgian wines. We’ve set up the test as separate battles, in which each time two carefully selected wines will battle for first place as the best pairing for an asparagus classic.
White Gold, Liquid Gold: Pairing Wine and Asparagus
We’ve been looking forward for it for a while: the annual asparagus season. Until June 24th we are able to enjoy our Asparagus officinalis L., more poetically known as: the queen of vegetables, white gold, edible ivory or ‘pointes d’amour’.
This regal vegetable obviously deserves the right liquid punctuation…
Bordeaux is Back!
I mentioned it last month among the wine trends for 2020: many established wine regions are undergoing significant transformations. This includes Bordeaux, old love of experienced wine aficionados, yet often vilified and avoided by...
