Good news for fans of full-bodied, buttery, oak-barrel-aged chardonnays from California: you can save food miles! Moldova is namely upcoming As a wine country and winery, Radacini has succeeded in producing a chardonnay that is on par with a French or Californian one. And that for a bargain price. The Radacini vineyards are located in the Codru region, in the middle of Moldova and at the same latitude as those of Bordeaux, where there is an ideal wine climate. Okay, the wine cannot be compared to a Bernardus or a Kendall Jackson (well-known chardonnays from California), but hey, which are also 3 times as expensive. For less than 7 euros you can already have this Radacini Vintage Chardonnay at home and enjoy the subtle flavors of wood (12 months), apricot and peach, vanilla and light butter notes. Cheers in Moldova!

A Pinot Grigio is always good, right? This has notes of pear and apple with fresh and light notes. Nothing crazy, just good. Nice to know: Trapiche was the first winery to produce wine on the East Coast of Argentina. This Pinot Grigio comes from the Argentinian Maipú, a suburb of the large city of Mendoza and here you will find the state of the art winery Trapiche. This company has already been appointed twice Argentinian Wine Producer of the YearWell, that's of course not without reason.

Prefer a Chardonnay? Trapiche also has that: the Trapiche Reserve Chardonnay with notes of tropical fruit, butter and vanilla.

Gamay Mommessin Beaujolais Villages 2018. We can be brief about it, just really tasty. For those interested among us, here it comes: this red wine is super juicy and made from hand-picked gamay grapes. To get as much fruitiness as possible in the wine, the wine is made according to the 'semi maceration carbonique' method, in which whole grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide-rich environment. You get the point? The wine has round and soft tannins.

What you can enjoy with this one wine? You can read that here. 

The Lavis Classici Gewürztraminer 2019. Once you have drunk gewürztraminer, which we regularly do at Bart's, you will always recognize the wine. The scent blasts out of the glass. Perfumed but not too, which we like. With notes of lychee, roses, herbs and spices such as cinnamon and cloves. Can be combined well with a spicy dish for a nice balance.

Ah, an Italian white from le marche. Very nice fact, but what really matters is whether we like it. And that, ladies and gentlemen, we think (a little too much). A wonderfully fresh, but not too heavy, fruity but not sweet, dry wine. One of those that always surprises us that we get it for less than a donnie. Whoops, this is done frequently. You order it here, and then you have a lot of wine for a very reasonable price.

Bachero Pontemagno

look, as one may know, we love a drink here at Barts Boekje. A good drink with all the trimmings. Cheese, sausage, nuts and (not to be missed) a good bottle on the side. Or, on the contrary, such a delicious one that the wine becomes the spectacle of the drinks. You can't go wrong with this sauvignon blanc. A soft drink, a sour, ahh can we already? Can we open a bottle yet? You can easily catch up with your big blue friends of App.

Easy to drink this one, oops! This does mean that we like it and that we don't have to feel guilty about purchasing the bottles. It can be found on the shelves of Albert Heijn for six euros, which is, as they say, 'a bargain'. Just for all easy wine moments, you don't even necessarily have to have something to eat with it (although that is of course tasty). Really, really, really tasty for a reasonable price. Just at the local supermarket.

Cono Sur Bicycle

French arrogant? Some of them also have a sense of self-mockery, like winemaker Jean-Claude Mas. He came up with the name Arrogant Frog; a nice reference to how others look at the French. And he can make wine too, that Jean-Claude. This Arrogant Frog is a more than fine wine. Nice and powerful, without immediately knocking you over. Soft and spicy with cherries, berries and vanilla. Also nicely priced, for eight bucks you can have a bottle in the house. But hey, what's stopping you from buying a whole lot right away.