travels & trade fairs

Entrepreneur Eddy van Heel sold his company and became a wine farmer. What do you encounter when you suddenly take over a vineyard? I asked Eddy...

Need inspiration for the summer? These dishes are tasty and easy to make. I'm adding some surprising wine tips and a super simple - but oh so delicious - aperitif tip!...

Alsace wines don't have it easy. Most wine drinkers will associate the region with the popular sweet wines of the seventies. And with the success of the German and other Rieslings, interest in Alsace...

If you look closely, you see them more and more: lesser-known French wine regions that produce beautiful wines in all peace and quiet. On my trip to the south of France I made an extensive stop in the...

In mid-April it was time for the annual SagalExpo in Lisbon. A visit to the fair is a great opportunity to also visit the area. On a lovely afternoon we drove to the Alentejo, to visit the Encosta das...

In the summer of 2023 we spent a night on a vineyard in Beaujolais. There was a fascinating object on the terrace of the associated restaurant. An ‘anti-hail cannon’, the owner told us when we asked...

During the Barcelona Wine Week, I often come across this slogan: Catalunya on el vi ès cultura. Translated: Catalonia, where wine is culture. It is a campaign by the Catalan Ministry of Agriculture...

In the run-up to Barcelona Wine Week, I visited the Penedès wine region, south of Barcelona. This region is best known for the it’s cava. What particularly struck me now was the enormous...

At wine fairs, you often spend the whole day tasting. If there is something nice, I take a bottle (or more) back to the Netherlands. The last few months I collected 29 new finds from Portugal and...