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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.
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How to Store Wine at Home Without a Cellar
If you're buying wine to drink this week, storage hardly matters. If you're keeping bottles for months, here's what actually works at home.
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Dutch Wine Harvest 2025 Doubles to 1.5 Million Bottles
The Dutch wine harvest 2025 doubled to 11,752 hectolitres, over 1.5 million bottles. RVO and VNWP report the second-highest yield on record.
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How to Read a Wine Label: Everything That Matters
Most of what you need to know before opening the bottle is already printed on the outside. Here's how to decode it fast.
Read on →Sparks by VinoVonk — Featured interview
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26 February 2026
1979 Wines: Eleni Kechrir's Science-Driven Retsina
Greek oenologist Eleni Kechrir treats the pine forest like a vineyard. What sets her 1979 Wines apart from traditional retsina.
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All guides →Amontillado: the fino that lost its flor
Amontillado sherry starts as fino under flor and ends oxidative. Profile, production, VOS and VORS, iconic bodegas and food pairing.
Brut Nature and Extra Brut: Champagne without a mask
Brut Nature and Extra Brut Champagne carry little to no dosage. What the numbers mean, which houses lead the style, and how it tastes.
Champagne vs Prosecco, Cava and other sparkling
Champagne, Crémant, Cava, Prosecco, Franciacorta, English sparkling. Method, grapes and price-quality laid out side by side.
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