Wine Deliveries and Wonderful Memories
It’s amazing how, even after so many years, wine deliveries can still excite me. Especially when the wines bring back as many lovely memories as these… I recently discovered that some of my best-loved...
Tagged: wine region
New Book Recommendation: The Grapes and Wines of Italy
With our Easter holidays coming to an end and the temperatures still on the low side, it’s the perfect time to enjoy a bit more cherished reading and/or study time. Today’s setup:✔️comfy couch✔️my warm...
Livestream Video: Interview with Belgian Winemakers Abroad
Yesterday I hosted our second livestream panel in the Flemish-Dutch regional wine lovers’ Facebook group ‘Wijn Wijn Wijn’. This time I talked with three Belgians who own wine estates and are making wine abroad:...
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,...
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...
Wine Trends for 2020
How time flies; another year has come to an end! This means it is a good time to look back at last year’s post and evaluate what I had envisioned for 2019, before announcing...
Wein, Weib und Lebensfreude
Women and Wine Last month I went on a wine trip themed ‘Women and Wine’. Eleven of us, all female wine bloggers and journalists from Europe, North America, China and Japan, visited a range...
Rediscovering Authentic France: the Southwest
A few months ago, I spent some time in the southwest of France, in Gascony, just south of Bordeaux. It was a trip full of wonderful surprises: it’s a beautiful part of the world,...
A Wine Rally in Champagne
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...
Red Wines of Piemonte: More Than Nebbiolo
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...
