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VinoVonk is Jeroen Vonk. Wine writer, Champagne specialist and host of Sparks. Articles, guides and conversations for people who take wine seriously, without making it a religion.
WSET Level 3 · CIVC Level 4 Champagne Specialist
Ron Gastrobar's alcohol-free wine list, minus the wine
The Ron Gastrobar alcohol-free wine list runs on tea and fermented drinks. Sommelier Jacob van Benthem explains why that beats dealcoholised wine.
Read article →Train your taste memory. Blind, like I do.
Pour a glass, answer the questions and guess the grape, the region and the year. Then the app tells you what your nose already knew but your head hadn't caught up to.
Start a tasting →Which Bottle Do You Bring to Dinner?
What your bottle has to do depends on whose table it lands on. Plus how much of a Dutch tenner is actually wine, and why 8 to 15 euro is the jump that pays.
Buying Guide · 4 minOrdering Wine in a Restaurant: Three Questions
The second-cheapest bottle is not the trap everyone thinks. What the research says about wine list markups, and three questions that do the work.
Alcohol-Free · 5 minDry Alcohol-Free Sparkling: What Survives
Which alcohol-free sparkling wines are dry enough to take seriously at the table, which lean on sugar, and how to read that off the label.
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Podcast
Moët's chef de cave, a Master of Wine and a Master Sommelier have sat down with me.
Publication
Regular wine column for the Anne-Wies lifestyle platform.
Publication
Guest features on Sherry, Greek wines and Champagne. Print.
Publication
Winemaker portraits. Previously published work.
Qualification
CIVC Level 4 · WSET Level 3 · Wijnbrevet SDEN 3
Wijncampus 2025, Amsterdam Wine Academy 2024, and Wijncursus Amsterdam 2021 for the Dutch Wijnbrevet.
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