Wine

Did you know that The Netherlands has more than 100 vineyards? At one you can only buy wine bottles, at the other you can also do tastings and take a…

What could possibly be better than dreaming away on the couch at home with a nice book? Glass of wine with it… The book 12X Wijn Weekendje Weg in NL…

Being a wine lover I enjoy visiting vineyards all over the world. That it apparently took a pandemic to discover some of the best wineries and vineyards of my own…

Posip, Dingerac and Plavac are three examples of regional wines produced in Komarna and the Peljesac Peninsula at the most southern region of Croatia, Dalmatia. Komarna, squeezed between the Makarska…

Tasting local wines was obviously on my to do list when traveling through Argentina, a top 5 player in the world of wine production. The Salta province in northwest Argentina…

When talking about traveling to Argentina, most people will mention places like Buenos Aires, Patagonia and Iguazu Falls. Multicolored mountains, indigenous peoples, colonial history, delicious wines… the northwestern Andes in…

The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) is a 6,009.2 km2 (2,320.2 sq mi) area located in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. A paradise for peace seekers, sporty…

Being a notorious white wine lover, Marlborough was obviously high on my to-do-list for my second trip to New Zealand. Marlborough is New Zealand’s Premier Wine Region that produces many…

The 3776 meters high Mount Fuji is THE symbol of Japan and one of the most famous mountains in the world. Chureito Pagoda, Mt. Fuji and some blossom together in…

Have you ever heard of Jerez de la Frontera? This mid-size city is located in the Andalusian region of Spain, 1.5 hours south of Seville. Major cities such as Barcelona, Madrid…

Santorini seems to be on every Instagrammer’s hotlist. The typical well-maintained white houses, cute traditional windmills, pink flowers, the deep blue Aegean Sea, red, white and black beaches, beautiful sunsets…

Austrian wine Grüner Veldliner – to be honest that’s about as far as my Austrian wine knowledge went. Vine culture in Austria actually dates back before Roman times (700 BC).…