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Trappist breweries in the Netherlands

Out of twelve Trappist breweries which exist in the world, two can be found in the south of the Netherlands. La Trappe and Zundert Trappist both bear the label of “Authentic Trappist Product”.

Zakynthos, Greece: winery visit

While spending your holidays on the beautiful isle of Zakynthos in Greece you might stumble upon a number of vineyards. We visited a local winery named Gkoumas Estate, Art & Wine Winery.

Happy with our new sponsor!

Right before the summer holidays our friends from Bier Authentiek BV have joined the Tasty Tales tribe! By sponsoring us we will be able to shoot more interesting breweries in Holland and Belgium and that's not only good news for us, but also for you!

New: more fresh content!

A while ago we promised you another website update and here it is! During the summer holidays we've been working together with our friends from Creative Data on realizing this brand new blog module.

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Wineries

Wijndomein Aldeneyck

As owners of a fruit company, Karel Henckens and his wife Tine decided that life could perhaps be more beautiful when, instead of just growing apples and pears, they grew grapes and made wine.

Breweries

Trappistenbrouwerij De Kievit

The name of the original small farm on which grounds the monastery Maria Toevlucht (Our Lady of Refuge) in Zundert arose was “De Kievit”, a plover bird with distinctive wispy crest. Hence the name “Trappistenbrouwerij De Kievit” and the plover that appears in the logo.

Distilleries

Stokerij Sculte

Stokerij Sculte is a small craft distillery, located in a former monastry in Ootmarsum in the region Twente, close to the German border. Founder Gerard Velthuis started distilling fruit in 2004 and won several awards at prestigious competitions like the Destillata in Austria.