Warre’s Port and Cheese Pairings. Recently we were invited to join Warre’s Port in Assendelft at “het Kaasfort Amsterdam”, which was a beautiful location. During this day we came across with some surprising Port and Cheese pairings, which are created by Réne Koelman and Jan-Jaap Altenburg (sommeljj). The delicious Ports came from Warre’s Port. About […]

Dutch Wine Apprentice attended Ad Bibendum’s 25th Anniversary Tasting in Sint-Truiden, Belgium — a spectacular event featuring over 350 wines from 25 international producers. From Bordeaux to Ribera del Duero and Tuscany, the tasting showcased Ad Bibendum’s dedication to artisanal, high-quality wineries and unique indigenous varieties.

There are quite a lot of wine preservation systems on the market these days, and for wine lovers and professionals this has become a blessing. For those occasions that you just want to enjoy one particular glass of wine, as an opportunity to offer more wines by the glass to your customers or if you […]

Orin Swift Wines – Napa Valley. On the 21st of November we attended a winemaker dinner at Michelin Restaurant “Lars” in Amsterdam. Several iconic wines from the Californian Winery Orin Swift were tasted in combination with delicious food. Furthermore, these special wines were presented by Master of Wine Edouard Baijot, representing E&J Gallo. He proved […]

Recently we had the immense privilege to meet Marimar Torres from Marimar Estate at her recent wine lunch that was organized by Walraven Sax and Pitch PR at Michelin Restaurant De Kas in Amsterdam. A woman from one of the most famous Spanish wine families, who moved to California 47 years ago, is a force in the wine world and has made a […]

Pays d’Oc food and wine pairing. In this review we are discussing an interesting food and wine pairing we created to learn more about France’s Pays d’Oc region. For this occasion, we used a Chardonnay produced by Winery Mas du Novi. Languedoc-Roussillon Recently we received a beautiful box filled with three wines from Pays d’Oc. […]