Podcast – Champagne (in Dutch)
If you are still wondering about the what, why and how of champagne, and you understand (Flemish) Dutch: I was recently interviewed for Wijncast, a podcast by radio journalist and avid wine lover Dennis...
Tagged: wine travel
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,...
An Appetite for Wine: The Wine List of… Restaurant L’Envie in Zwevegem, Belgium
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...
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...
Spring in Champagne – Le Printemps des Champagnes 2018
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...
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...
Monthly Musings of a Wine Lover – June
It’s been very quiet here on the blog these past months – so much so that I should probably rename these ‘monthly musings’ to ‘bi-annual musings’…. But it was for all the right reasons,...
A Wine Road Less Travelled: Picpoul de Pinet
Our professional association of Sommeliers-Conseil celebrated the new year with a tasting of AOP Picpoul de Pinet – the Languedoc’s largest white wine appellation, in which white wines are made from the ancient grape variety Piquepoul Blanc. Picpoul’s...
Video: Barolism. An Authentic Love Song for Barolo
Blinking City, a Milan-based production studio, has recently made a short film about Barolo, with the not-so-appealing title: ‘Barolism | Harvest Time in the Land of Barolo’. The film itself, however, is totally worth watching....
