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.
Graham’s Port – Symington Family Estate. Recently we visited Porto and Douro regions, famous for producing the iconic Port wines and a recent trend, high-quality dry wines. The highlight of the trip was visiting Graham’s Lodge in Villa Nova de Gaia and learning about the history of the Symington Family Estate, some regional topics, their […]
La Linda: Taste the terroir of Mendoza. Recently we got an opportunity to taste the wines of La Linda. La Linda is a sub-brand of the Argentinian winery Luigi Bosca, established in Mendoza. Maria Ines Pina, who is Area Manager Europe of Luigi Bosca, explained in an inspiring manner the new image of La Linda. The focus […]
New writers to join Dutch Wine Apprentice. We are happy to announce two new writers to the Dutch Wine Apprentice team, Jorick Wimmers and Chantal de Jong. These two wine lovers are ready to teach you more about the wines of the world, with passion a personal touch. Jorick Wimmers and Chantal de Jong With […]
Château du Tertre x Château Woerden. On the 2nd of May ‘Crus & Domaines de France’ organized an event on a spectacular location; The Castle of Woerden. Arriving in the Castle we got an introduction featuring the many different wines that GCF has to offer (for the highlights in this tasting we will post a […]
Crossing the Equator 2023 – Perswijn. On Monday the 3rd of April we attended the Crossing the Equator event, organized by Dutch wine magazine Perswijn. A new event that brought together some of the best wine regions in the Southern hemisphere. In the Saint Olof’s Chapel in Amsterdam 23 importers had brought along more than five […]
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 […]
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