Quinta dos Murças – Douro, Portugal. The Douro Valley has long been known as vineyards for Port wines for more than a couple of centuries. Still, it has yet to have a long history as a source of quality dry wine, which historically has been overlooked because of the popularity of Port wine. However, the […]

VinVin 2023 Spring Tasting. On Monday the 27th of March two members of our team, Kazumi Uejo and Hermen Jansen, attended the first Spring Tasting by VinVin. VinVin is a relatively young wine importer, led by Corine Hofland, Marcel Just de la Paisières and Frank Laurentius. Corine and Marcel both do have an impressive track […]

Weingut Schwegler x Restaurant de Koetsier. Last April 22, our Michelle attended the Winemakers Dinner at Restaurant de Koetsier. Winemaker Aaron Schwegler traveled to the Netherlands to let us have a taste of the Schwegler portfolio, together with some beautiful dishes made by De Koetsiers’ chef, Ayesta.  Albrecht Schwegler Winery Nestled in the heart of Germany’s wine country, the Albrecht Schwegler […]

2023 Ambassadorship D.O. Ribera del Duero. Spanish D.O. (Denominación de Origen) Ribera del Duero has assigned Dutch Wine Apprentice, in particular its founder Niels Aarts, as one of their 2023 Ambassadors in the Netherlands. This great honor is given to three wine writers in the Netherlands, who will represent the Spanish wine region online and […]

Jean Arnaud Portfolio Tasting 2023. Recently we attended the portfolio tasting of Dutch wine importer Jean Arnaud, along with a masterclass by one of the wineries they import, a personal favorite of ours: Belondrade.  This event was covered for Dutch Wine Apprentice by: Inma Muñoz, Hermen Jansen and Niels Aarts. In this article we are sharing […]

Eto – Decant, Serve and Preserve Wine. Every once in a while you open up a bottle that ends up on your countertop, losing its best features rapidly end ending up in your kitchen sink. We guess us wine lovers like our wine fresh, but also in its optimal form, with some air to open […]