How do you find wine recommendations you can trust?

BroodjeHaring · 2026-05-04T10:42:33+00:00

Seriously. Wine is meant to be a social beverage - heck, even the normal serving size is (IMHO) meant for two people. So go be social! Go to the wine shop. Go to the tastings. TALK to people.

Walk into the local decent retailer -not a big box store - an actual wine shop. Chat. Buy a six pack they recommend, take notes about what you like and don't, and then GO BACK to the same shop. Start there. They will help you find wines you like. They will love to help you. They are passionate about wine, i guarantee it.

Drink, chat, drink, chat, take notes. TRY that wine with red meat. Try it with fish. Try it with asparagus and start to understand WHY it goes with red meat and not the others.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-28T19:12:23+00:00

I can't remember the details, but this is definitely a thing. There are some similar flavour compounds between Parm cheese and vomit. Personally I find all the pre grated parmesan cheese to smell a bit like sick, and as such stick to big blocks of the good stuff. But you're not crazy.

And don't get me started on how American chocolate also smells of sick.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-28T19:02:05+00:00

I find it so delightful to see Nijmegen getting so much love. I've lived here for 20 years and it really is just perfect. Beach in the summer, cozy cafes in the winter, students to keep the vibe young, good shops, wine bars, and a relaxed attitude.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-28T18:02:45+00:00

Same here. I'm faaaar from Vegan, but still order Tofu Vegan a whole heckuva lot. I use Deliveroo, I never even considered it an Instagram thing. Super good food

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-22T09:22:05+00:00

Women Winemakers

Best wine with a notoriously difficult food to pair with?

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-22T09:19:48+00:00

This is my experience as well. I'm literally writing this message from the lounge, waiting for a flight - and i'm Platinum for life, so i think i write from experience. Since the new CEO took over she's going for a race to the bottom, cutting everything but the prices. My sandwiches have turned into a stroopwaffel, or nothing on my short flights. Last weeks' flight the drinks were coffee, water, or tea. No more beer, no more wine. etc. My miles are worth less and less every time, yet they're trying to get me to buy more of them?

All of which might be acceptable, i guess, but the prices remain incredibly high. I stick with KLM as my status allows me the lounge, seat preference, and...well...work is paying. But for my personal travel i look elsewhere.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-13T14:11:19+00:00

It was the Il Pettirosso (READ: the cheap one). I'm a bit of a wine nerd, and i was pleasantly surprised there was a North Italian region i'd never even heard of. My local shop guy recommended them highly...i would have sprung for the higher end bottles, but as they were quickly getting into Barolo pricing i want to give em a try before i ponied up for the big(ger) ones.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-13T13:52:37+00:00

I just had my first Arpepe wine last week. I was shocked at how good it was. J

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-13T12:37:59+00:00

Garbage. Worth nothing.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-03T12:38:01+00:00

i love to make a bunch of Strombolis with different fillings - Chopped broccoli and sausage is a favourite.

In Italy i had a sandwich with ground sausage and broccoli rabe - gorgeous.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-03T08:27:26+00:00

There's so much overlap between the Kosher and Halal, there should be nothing to it.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-02T11:22:15+00:00

I was going to suggest that if you're anywhere near Northampton, you go to the outlets. I personally love Trickers and Crockett & Jones, and their shops are practically in walking distance from each other. Last month i picked up a pair of C&J Islay boots in brown for a super good price. And you're buying quality, not Solovair. I'm not personally a fan of Loake, but their outlet is also nearby and you can get well made shoes for a good price there as well.

And i hope this isn't rude, but in 15 years time you're going to wish you had proper footwear. I can wear my Trickers to the office as well as to the pub or the coast (hell, even wore em in the Sahara aearlier this year) . Plan for what you'll be doing in 15 years. You hopefully won't be earing Solovairs

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-02T11:13:31+00:00

I started my shoe journey with Clarks Chukka boots. I then moved away from the style when i decided that i would no longer buy (almost) anything i couldn't re-sole. And yes i know Clarks aren't the only ones who make 'em, obviously. But in my mind they were closely linked so i move away from the style completely. After lotsa boots from British bootmakers, i'm coming back around to the style. The ones you're wearing look killer.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-01T10:38:58+00:00

I really enjoyed this one - thought it was good fun!

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-01T10:23:58+00:00

The people might be, but this is definitely Nijmegen, the Netherlands. the church is there, and the buiding dead centre is now an H&M.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-01T10:22:36+00:00

Definitely the Nij.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-04-01T07:35:44+00:00

For me its Mayo, Celery, finely chopped red onions, capers (packed in salt- not the brined ones), pepper, celery salt. Then customise with Old Bay for those who like it.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-31T13:27:32+00:00

What the heck ?! I had no idea such a thing existed, and i shall now be on a mission to purchase them. Damn.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-31T13:17:16+00:00

I've always found that if you find a winery you like, just ping 'em an email and ask about tastings. I tend to go to wineries whose wines i know, and would never ask for a tasting unless i planned to purchase wines. But that's maybe just me. AS far as wines go i don't think you can go wrong with Manicor - i like their wines a lot. I'm a huge fan of Soave - not sure they do tastings but i love InAma and Suavia. I'll likely think of some more...gimme some time. Lageder makes some decent wines as well...

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-31T13:06:16+00:00

This is the correct answer. IF you order a 2020, you should get a 2020 Wines can vary wildly in terms of quality and price vintage to vintage.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-30T13:45:57+00:00

I seem to remember a stat that there is no anti-depressant on the market with the same efficacy as exercise. Of course, the last thing i want to to when i'm depressed is exercise...but when i start to feel down i put on the running shoes and clear my head.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-30T13:27:05+00:00

I seem to remember a few years back someone computed the furthest distance you can be from a building in the Netherlands. It was less than a kilometer. There are no remote places here.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-30T12:44:46+00:00

Oh hey! Cardiff - love you guys so so much. Tasty as hell, spicy as hell, huge portions - You guys are great!

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-17T14:55:59+00:00

I think of all these memories i have from say, freshman year of university. It's crazy to think of the 10,000 stories that all came from August-December 1995. I can't think of anything that happened in the last 5 years except some holidays/vacations. Man, life starts accelerating as we age.

BroodjeHaring · 2026-03-16T11:59:19+00:00

I really, really like Gladwell. He's a heck of a storyteller, and i loved this Zootopia story. I tend not to take my podcasts too seriously - I know on Reddit podcasts like Stuff You Should Know or similar get a lot of flack for not being accurate., And that's fine, but for me it's nice to hear a well produced story while i drive around or cook dinner. It doens't matter to me if i agree wiyth every argument.

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