Niels is a leading authority in the world of fine wine. Working with top tier wineries and wine regions across the world he has not only built a personal connection with them but also accumulated valuable insights and understanding of the industry.
Besides Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Dutch Wine Apprentice Niels is a frequent speaker on the topic of fine wine, with a focus on positioning, distribution and fine wine sales. He still takes time to write his own reflections and articles on the Dutch Wine Apprentice website.
Vinhos Invencível, Douro and Vinho Verde. In this review we are discussing a new Portugese winemaking project: Companhia de Vinhos Invencível. This is a joint project of two big names in the international wine scene, Rita Marquez (Conceito) and Marc Kent (Boekenhoutskloof). We will be reviewing three of their wines. About the Winery Rita Marques, oenologist […]
Tr3smano – “Where time stands still and what matters is doing things well”. Recently we visited one of Spain’s beautiful wine regions, Ribera del Duero, and encountered the beautiful wines of Bodega Tr3smano. After being struck by the quality of their wines we received three wines out of their selection which we will share with you in […]
Do’s Wijn Club – Not your Ordinary Wine Tasting. A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to visit the first event of Do’s Wijn Club hosted at restaurant Hemel & Aarde, a fabulous location in the city center of Utrecht. Dominique is a young and exciting entrepreneur. He started in the wine business by importing wines, mainly […]
Barolo by G.D. Vajra, the Voice of the Grape. Barolo is one of the iconic wine regions of Italy, a region that has risen to absolute heights in the last decades, but has a history that well extends that. Home of the Nebbiolo grape, but no stranger to other varieties which its winemakers also embrace […]
Leyda Wines, the Most Awarded Coastal Winery of Chile. Recently we were invited for a lunch with Leyda wines. The lunch was hosted in Amsterdam at Restaurant Troef, which opened last march. We started with a nice sparkling wine of Leyda, “Leyda extra Brut”. Which unfortunately is not available on the Dutch market (and therefore not reviewed) […]
Henriot Hemera 2008, Union of Terroirs. Recently our Sven Heijkoop was invited by Wijnkooperij de Lange to Leiden, to the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands. Present was Alice Tétienne, cellar master of Champagne House Henriot, for the launch of the 2008 vintage of their Cuvée Hemera. Maison Henriot The Champagne region has a long history and […]
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