
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.



It is time to introduce the guests for the first 6 episodes of our talk show “Cellar Talks”! In this new show we will discuss all sorts of topics related to wine, with professionals from all over the world. We have tried to come up with a mixed guest list so there is an interesting […]

Albariño time! Time to dive a bit more into this great grape and wine by taking an example. This particular Albariño comes from one of my favorite regions; Rias Baixas. Rías Baixas Rías Baixas is a Denominación de Origen which includes a number of vineyards in Galicia, that share some geographical features which characterise and […]

From now on I will be sharing some insider tips (tagged as “insider tips”) containing wines I recommend. Most wines and winemakers have already a great track record but are still quite unknown for the general public. Stay tuned for these great assets for your wine cellar. Today we present this 2017 Guado ‘De Gemoli by […]

In December we will be starting our own talk show called “Cellar Talks” which will be broadcasted live through the DWA Instagram channel each Friday night. In each show we interview one guest and we end with a Q&A for the audience. Guests are professionals from the wine industry and will vary from winemakers, educators […]

Excited to announce a new partnership with James Flewellen (WSET Diploma graduate) today! One of the goals of Dutch Wine Apprentice is to educate people and help them to better understand wine, making more educated choices, being able to hold down a conversation with a sommelier or wine merchant or just to discover new wines and […]
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