Jeroen Geurtsen

20120928 Schiedam - Regaleali. Classic white wine from Siciliy, remainder of last years holiday. Fresh, apple / pear. Not too complex, but some nice minerals in finish. Excellent combination with a salmon, zucchini and "zeekraal" (Salicornia europaea or Glasswort) pasta.

20120916 Schiedam. Thanks to Herman den Blijker, good recipe with baked (!) gnocchi, mushrooms and courgette. Gigondas, chateau du trignon 2007 - and thanks Marco & Sylvia for this present at our 25th wedding anniversary. Dark lush blackberry (or is it bramble).

20120915 Schiedam. At home with good friends, Job & Désirée. So another Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Terrarossa 2008; not so easy to describe - fresh fruits, a bit Morello cherries, easy on the first go, but some lingering tannines in there. Have to try again later.

20120913 Married for 27 years, and celebrated that with just the two of us - sorry kids - at Four Roses - Groningen: nice refurbished, excellent Mexican restaurant; and a great Museum Real cigales reserva 2006. Great wine, tobacco and cherries, no overdone vanilla.

20120911 Schiedam, Vineria Trattoria Prego - great Vitello Tonnato, magnificent Capesante - good Principato Pinot Grigio 2011 and still a reasonable Garda. I know, Rogier, it is too light/sweet and too much vanilla, but still blended well with the "jakobsmuscheln".

201200907 Home - is where your wife awaits you with a bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Terrarossa 2008. Extremely good wine, but I have something else to do . . . . . . Don't worry, we have still 15 more bottles, so I'll give you a good description. Sometimes.

201200905 Hamburg, restaurant "Zur Zeppelin" - Markus Schneider Riesling "trocken" QbA 2010. Interesting. Soft, then a bitter grapefruit schock, and moving to smooth almonds and apricot, with the traditional resiling acidity. Not a wine I would buy myself, but good to drink once in a while. About the restaurant: acceptable. Would have a better rate if the halibut-filet would be with less fishbones. And the restaurant interior a bit less looking like a conference room.

20120901 Home - Crozes-Hermitage, Pic & Chapoutier - 2010. Wow. This wine stands. Dark plums, berries, full promise of autumn to come. And yes, survived team buidling with just some scratches and a bruised ego. Sjoerd and team: congratulations, great performance. Our own team, Didy, Marcel, Sven, Arno & Mauricio - thanks all. I'll go and practice for nex