Finally summer has arrived with a bang as the weather forecast shows 38° C this weekend. For many people, the go-to wine when it gets this hot is rosé, but I have to admit that I’m not exactly a fan. Too often it is a struggle between the lightness of […]
Today we are entering winegeek territory with the Tokaji Szamorodni 2003 from Sajgo Cellars in Hungary. The offer of Hungarian wines on the Belgian market is tiny, and szamorodni wines are not well-reprented in what is available. Nevertheless, there are some exciting wines out there.First things first, Tokaj. For centuries, the region in […]
There is nothing more dangerous than someone with a superficial love of wine and too much money to spend. Either they’ll elevate prices to ridiculous levels (just look at what happened in Bordeaux and what is currently happening in Burgundy), or they think that they need an own estate in […]
A long time ago, just as I started appreciating wine, I clung to everything that tasted good. When I discovered a sangiovese I liked, I would drink it it for weeks on end. After several attempts to replicate the same joy with wines from different producers failed miserably however, I […]