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Wijnands Wine Report

I think it’s in my last name. It would be a shame if you, as a Wijnands, didn’t like wine. Add to that my nickname ’Elkeholic‘ and I spontaneously get thirsty. Well, that’s where our friends from Fleur wine come perfectly into the picture. Do you remember the story of the most fun lunch of the year? Read this just to refresh your memory. They were also present there.
Do you also remember the story of May who has a friend with a vineyard next to Brad and Angelina’s (by the way, what’s happening with that now that they are separated)? Yep, exactly that same Fleur. And she has something for everyone. A rosé with a touch of grapefruit, white with honey-sweet pears, lemon, and a hint of vanilla. Prefer red? No worries, Fleur has that too. With the characteristic spice of Syrah and the robust flavor of cassis and the ripe berries of Cabernet Sauvignon. May, it’s Friday and maybe not even five o’clock yet, but hey, it’s summer, shall we open a bottle? In the meantime, can we talk about wine facts that I dare bet you didn’t know:

  • In the era when Julius Caesar was still wandering around, it was illegal for women to drink wine. And if you, as a man, caught your wife doing so, you could legally kill her.
  • Research that once took place in Australia showed that women who drank two glasses of wine a day enjoyed sex more than women who didn’t drink at all.
  • Yes, it really exists: people who have a phobia of wine. It’s called Oenophobia. Just imagine, a night out with someone who has a phobia of wine, the horror.
  • If you store bottles of wine at home, make sure you don’t keep them upright, but that they lie in a rack. This applies at least to bottles with corks, because if a bottle stands upright, the cork can dry out and shrink, allowing air to enter the bottle. You don’t want that.
  • The best wine nose in the world is the Swede Richard Juhlin. In 2003, during a ‘wine smelling’ competition (yes, that exists too), he recognized 43 out of 50 wines. And you should know: the person who came in second recognized only 4 out of 50.
  • If you ever wonder why we clink our glasses together when toasting, that also comes from the Julius Caesar era. It’s to ensure that the people toasting don’t try to poison each other. When the glasses clink, wine always spills from one glass to the other and vice versa.

Cheers!