{"id":563,"date":"2023-02-03T17:04:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/?page_id=563"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:08:09","slug":"my-new-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/nl\/my-new-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Mijn verhaal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-1024x382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-1536x572.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-2048x763.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-600x224.jpg 600w\" decoding=\"async\"   data-src=\"http:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-449 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"954\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-449\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-1024x382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-1536x572.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-2048x763.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/AfriWine_FacebookElements_Banner_2-600x224.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn verhaal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ik ben een in Zuid-Afrika geboren wijnliefhebber, woonachtig in Nederland. Mijn eerste kennismaking met wijn was allesbehalve verfijnd: \u201cCatemba\u201d \u2013 een mix van goedkope rode wijn en Coca-Cola \u2013 was in mijn jongere jaren de drank bij uitstek. Gelukkig heb ik sindsdien een lange weg afgelegd in mijn wijnreis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opgegroeid in Zuid-Afrika ontdekte ik het verfrissende genot van een ijskoude witte wijn op een snikhete zomerdag, en de troostende warmte van een krachtige rode wijn \u2013 door mijn vader liefdevol \u201cosbloed\u201d genoemd \u2013 terwijl we samen rond het braaivuur zaten. Maar pas nadat ik naar Nederland verhuisde, begon mijn waardering voor wijn echt te verdiepen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het proeven van wijnen van over de hele wereld wakkerde een fascinatie aan voor verschillende druivenrassen en stijlen. Wat begon als een vrijblijvende wijncursus voor de lol, groeide al snel uit tot een gepassioneerde zoektocht naar kennis. Inmiddels heb ik meerdere wijncursussen afgerond, waaronder WSET Level 3 en het certificaat van de Cape Wine Academy. Op dit moment vervolg ik mijn studie met het WSET Level 4 Diploma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ik geloof dat Zuid-Afrikaanse wijnen zich met trots kunnen meten met de beste Old World-wijnen. Met mijn wijnproeverijen wil ik de kwaliteit, diversiteit en het erfgoed van Zuid-Afrikaanse wijn onder de aandacht brengen \u2013 en zo een stukje van mijn thuisland delen met een breder publiek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lynn de Vries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-600x450.jpg 600w\" decoding=\"async\"   data-src=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-886 lazyload\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/6a3f56f1-183b-4fa6-9ac8-5dcf7517426c-2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset.png 1920w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-600x338.png 600w\" decoding=\"async\"   data-src=\"http:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset.png\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-229 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-229\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset.png 1920w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tree-sunset-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThe juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>of concentrated sunbeams.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Thomas Love Peacock<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a South African-born wine enthusiast living in the Netherlands. My first encounter with wine was far from refined\u2014\u201cCatemba,\u201d a mix of cheap red wine and Coca-Cola, was the drink of choice in my younger days. Thankfully, my wine journey has come a long way since then. Growing up in South Africa, I discovered the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Lynn","author_link":"https:\/\/afriwine.eu\/nl\/author\/afriwineadmin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"I&#8217;m a South African-born wine enthusiast living in the Netherlands. 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