It’s been a long time in the making, but after many years of drafting, rethinking, learning, writing, editing and more, my very first book has been published. It is written in Dutch, called Wijnboek...
I did not come into wine from a wine family or with an extensive technical or business background. My amazing Mum – now retired – was a primary school teacher, and my Dad –...
Tomorrow, Friday April 14th, is the much-anticipated opening of the second ONA wine bar in Ghent, Belgium. ONA Belfort is located right in the city centre, close to city hall and the belfry, and...
To celebrate spring – and the wines of the Côtes du Rhône (& Villages) – I had the pleasure of inviting a small group of sommelier friends for a Wine Walk & Talk in...
Many years ago, in our Sommelier-Conseil class, we were lucky to be among wine lovers with all kinds of backgrounds and interests, a few of which introduced us to several unique and qualitative appellations...
How time flies… 2023 is already upon us. And as a timely reminder, I want to share my new year’s wishes for us all here… illustrated with some of my favourite photos of an...
For several years now, during my Greek wine classes or workshops, I have been recommending Retsina as a scrumptious lower-alcohol alternative to gin, for a G&T-style cocktail. So I figured, just in time for...
It is official: I have completed WSET4 Diploma and can now add ‘DipWSET’ to my name. Yesterday I received the results for the D6 research paper I submitted before the summer, and I passed...
Right before the summer I finished the last of the WSET4 Diploma units, the D6 Research Paper. So if this too went well, I’ll be receiving my final grade in about a month. Fingers...
How time flies – with less than 2 weeks to go now until my next – and hopefully final – exam for WSET4 Diploma. This time it will be the ‘D5’ unit: Fortified Wines....
