Welcome to Gettinghotforwine!
Here you will find everything you need to know about the wonderful world of wine. We provide suitable advice and accessible information to help you find your way. Slowly the website will be shifting its focus on to the wine regions of South Italy.
My Passion
About Me
Hi, My name is Anthony De Beir, founder of Gettinghotforwine. My fascination for wine started when I was studying hospitality management in Melbourne, Australia. There I took the course “Advise on Australian Wines” where I fully emerged in the holistic process and several existing influences on the quality of grapes and later on the wine. Due to my work as a Food and…
Wine Regions
Piemonte
Tuscany
Calabria
Sicilia
Book Launching
Description of the E-book: Road trip for Vinologists (English version)
In the summer of 2022 Anthony and his partner Joey decided to travel the whole of France by car, starting from Breda in The Netherlands. The goal was to visit the major wine regions of the country and fully emerge in the local wine culture. The result can be found here.
Key Features:
- Expert Insights: Benefit from Anthony De Beir’s extensive wine knowledge.
- Wine Regions: Explore the major wine regions of France.
- Cultural Immersion: Dive deep into the local wine culture.
- Award-Winning Author: Sommelier of the year 2022 – Proefschrift Awards.
- Easy Downloadable: Through a link you receive in your email after purchase.
- Vinology Journey: A must-have for wine lovers and connoisseurs.
Grape Varieties
Everything you want to learn about the characteristics of all your favourite grape varieties from all over the world. However, with a more prominent focus on the grape varieties from South Italy.
Frappato
The red Frappato grape is believed to be a child from Sangiovese and another, still unknown, Italian grape variety. Although some believe the grape has an Iberian origin, so maybe the other half of the crossing can be found in that direction. Either way, the grape is considered to be an old native to the island of Sicily and one of the varieties in the blend for the only DOCG of Sicily, named Cerasuolo di Vittoria.
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Latest blog
Tasting stress!
I have been active in the wine industry for quite a few years now. In those years I have obtained my diploma as a sommelier in The Netherlands and for the tasting exam of WSET level 3 I scored a pass with distinction. So, it would be fair to say that I am a good taster. For the sommelier’s exam, of the 30 people that took this exam, I was of the 4 that passed his tasting exam at the first try. However, with WSET level 4 I all of a sudden start to question all of my tasting skills!
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