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.
From bureaucratic red tape to award-winning wines Read More »
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!
Summer dishes with surprising wines Read More »
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 wines seems to have only declined further. Has Alsace entered a dead end street? I don’t think so.
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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 Côte Roannaise and the Côtes du Forez.
Roannaise, the southern Beaujolais? Read More »
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 for an explanation. One of the weapons used in Beaujolais against the great common enemy: hail.
Hail in the Beaujolais Read More »