Today Peter went shopping for new wine glasses for the campervan. Of the old six wine glasses, five (!) have broken. Not during a wild party, if anyone thought so, but in almost all cases when we washed and dried them. The glass has simply come off the base. The new ones are made in one piece, so they shouldn't break as easily.
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Yesterday we organised a French dinner and wine tasting at home. We tried five French wines, from different grapes and in different price ranges. We made the French dinner together: we cooked the main course and Robin and Alexandra brought the starter and dessert.
Read moreIt was not only the wine that was good when we organised a wine tasting at home. The food was also very successful! We've never cooked deer before, but it wasn't that difficult and turned out fantastic. A tip for the festive dinner, when you are tired of the pork fillet and the beef fillet, is to browse among birds and game.
Read moreWhat amazing wines we had the chance to taste and drink yesterday! Among these wines were the most delicious wines we have ever had. The dinner was also very successful. We start by showing some pictures of the table setting (it was not easy to fit the glasses...) and tell you a bit about the wines.
Read moreLast Saturday evening we were invited to a champagne tasting at Peter's oldest son Robin and his girlfriend Alexandra. We wanted to celebrate our anniversary last summer (Peter 50 and Helena 35). They had set the table incredibly nicely and arranged a tasting of five different champagnes.
Read moreHow do you store wine bottles in your motorhome/caravan? In a motorhome or caravan, the wine bottles have to be stationary when driving. This adds another dimension to the question of how to store them.
Read moreFor our birthday last summer, Peter's son Robin and his girlfriend Alexandra gave us a wine tasting as a gift. So today it was time for a wine tasting in Gamla Stan in Stockholm!
Read moreDay D. Finally, it was time for wine tasting. I have talked about this for years, and we set the GPS to Verona and Valpolicella. We had received a recommendation from a person who posted on our site about a fantastic Amarone wine that costs around 800 SEK in Sweden. So why not try to find it?
Read moreIf it tastes good, it costs. This old adage often holds true. Once you have tasted something that is outstanding, you want more. I am talking about red wine and then about Amarone wines, they are really in a class of their own.
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