 | Why November is the month of premiere wines.In almost every wine region, it is normal for that year's wine to go on sale right after the harvest. It is a pleasure wine as a harbinger of things to come. In Europe, it goes without saying that November is the 'premier month' for... Read more |
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 | Two recipes from Niven & Virginie Kunz's new cookbookThey are the faces of the new restaurant in Wateringen: Niven Kunz (40) and his wife Virginie van Bronckhorst-Kunz (33). In early November, they will launch their first cookbook together. Or well, especially for Virginie, there was a lot of work involved: "The styling, the texts, the final editing and... Read more |
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 | Six delicious wines for autumn & winterChâteau Rochecolombe We descend the Rhône, passing Lyon, to stop just south of Montélimar, the nougat capital of the world. Here the water continues on the left as canal Donzère-Montdragon and on the right as a real river, albeit tamed. On the riverside lies the wine town of... Read more |
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 | Tribute to Edwin van de Goor: an anecdote and his latest recipeIt is June 2014. As the sun shines brightly over the terrace of a new Italian restaurant on the harbour, we look out over rippling boats and pleasure craft in shimmering water. Edwin van de Goor, who had asked me beforehand to "do something decent out of... Read more |
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 | Red wine in summer? Nico McGough gives tipsDuring the hot summer months, we like to serve cool reds. That is, red wines with flavour and class, but not too concentrated and certainly not with an excess of alcohol. This type of wine is also preferably lightly chilled. So it is best to let it cool for 15 minutes or... Read more |
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 | Barbecuing at star level, four courses by Paul Kappé"We are going to barbecue tonight," I say to my husband as I unpack the box of the Sterrenchef Box. He looks surprised. In all the years we have known each other, we have never once barbecued together. That meat roasting over glowing charcoal we let... Read more |
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 | The absolute best from Spain: Bodegas Felix CallejoThe protected appellation of origin Ribera del Duero has only been a reality since 1982, and seven years later Felix Callejo founded his own winery in the sleepy, three-hundred-member wine village of Sotillo de la Ribera. He married teacher Pilar from the village primary school, a... Read more |
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 | What are the summer wines of 2021?To 'set the watches straight' for a moment, it is important that we agree together on what exactly are summer wines. Personally, I don't believe in sitting in the shade in the middle of summer at 35 degrees waiting for blockbuster summer wines with a... Read more |
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 | Chef Marcel van der Kleijn will open 'Goedvolck' this autumn.It is two-thirty in the afternoon. In the bright corner building on Kneuterdijk, an international group of businessmen are sinking their teeth into ibericoribs and empanadas. Spanish tapas and Portuguese petiscos, hence the restaurant's name: Tapisco. Marcel van der Kleijn (1967) hits the company... Read more |
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 | Nico McGough tips: 5 x spring winesWhat are the wine trends of the moment? Nico McGough of Bosman Wijnkopers sees an increase in the quality of wines served at home. "The explanation was the same everywhere: 'We are used to ordering up to 50 euros a bottle in the on-trade, so... Read more |
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