Portfolio Tasting 2026: practical information, lecture schedule, discount, Rita & Rudolf Trossen, Nouveau & more!

In this email we’re sharing the practical information regarding the annual portfolio tasting, the lectures, discount in the shop, release of new wines by Rita and Rudolf Trossen, Nouveaus and more!

Dear all,

Since autumn has definitely arrived and our annual portfolio tasting is coming up soon, we wanted to send you some extra information regarding the yearly festivities. The portfolio tasting will be held on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, on the 3rd and 4th floors above Restaurant Choux in Amsterdam. This year’s edition features nine winemakers, around 100 additional open bottles, a series of lectures, a dinner, and, as the cherry on top, Zuiver Bar will be open all weekend!

You’ll find all the practical details below, including some information on a special shop discount, the arrival of the wines by Rita & Rudolf Trossen, some news about the upcoming Beaujolais & Loire Nouveaus and a Les Primeurs evening at the bar!

Lastly, we wanted to send a quick reminder that this week, during ADE, a Parisian guest chef is cooking an affordable West African menu at Zuiver Bar on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. There are still a few spots available, and reservations can now be made via our website instead of by buying a ticket.

PORTFOLIO TASTING 2026: PRACTICAL INFORMATION

What, where, and when?

• On Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, nine Zuiver winemakers will be pouring their own wines, and we’ll be opening another ±100 bottles from the Zuiver portfolio.

• Starting at 13:00, we open the doors to private customers. Our professional clients are already welcome from 11:00 onwards. The tasting ends at 17:00.

• On both days, the tasting takes place on the 3rd and 4th floors above Restaurant Choux (De Ruijterkade 128, 1011 AC Amsterdam). The restaurant is within walking distance of Amsterdam Central Station, and there’s plenty of space to park your bike.

How?

• To attend the tasting, we ask everyone to register here.

• Tickets for our private customers are available for €15, which includes access to the tasting and taking home a Zuiver Wijnen tasting glass.

• Please note: tickets for private customers are limited in number. Unfortunately, Saturday tickets for private customers have already sold out.

• The tasting is free of charge for our professional customers — if you’re in the trade, please get in touch via info@zuiverwijnen.nl for details on how to RSVP.

Who?

• The following winemakers will be present to pour their own wines:

  • Romuald Valot (Romuald Valot)

  • Patrick & Justine (Domaine La Bohème)

  • Alice Bouvot (Domaine de l’Octavin)

  • Giulio Armani (Denavolo)

  • Dido & Jurriaan (Vinyes Tortuga)

  • the Michlits family (Meinklang)

  • Radovan Šuman (Vina Šuman)

  • Keto & Gogita Makaridze (Makaridze)

  • Gianfranco Manca (Panevino)

LECTURES AND TALKS

• On both days, there will be several lectures and discussions with multiple winemakers on topics close to their and our hearts. See below for the lecture schedule.

• During the talks, the wines of the respective winemakers will still be poured in the main tasting room.

• The talks will take place on the third floor in a separate room. To attend, please RSVP by sending an e-mail to info@zuiverwijnen.nl noting which lecture(s) you want to attend, and for how many people.

• Seating is limited, and timely arrival is appreciated.

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LECTURE SCHEDULE

Saturday 31 October

• 13:15–14:00 — Angela & Werner Michlits (Meinklang)
  “Gamechanger – The Motivations Behind and Experiences of a Large-Scale Biodynamic Enterprise”

• 14:30–15:15 — Jurriaan Morsink (Vinyes Tortuga, Fruita Analogica) & Keto Makaridze (Makaridze)
  Discussion: “Young Winemakers in a Declining Market – Challenges and Opportunities”

• 15:45–16:30 — Romuald Valot (Domaine Les Sauvageons)
  “From Burgundy Conventions to Beaujolais Freedom – Lessons in Non-Interventionist Viticulture, Winemaking and Wine-Selling”

Sunday 1 November

• 13:15–14:00 — Gianfranco Manca (Panevino) & Radovan Šuman (Vina Šuman)
  Discussion: “Natural Wine Radicals – Ideology and Minimal-Scale Wine Production”

• 14:30–15:15 — Alice Bouvot (Domaine de l’Octavin) & Patrick Bouju (Domaine La Bohème)
  Discussion: “Tour de France – The Rationale and Practice of Natural Négoce Wines”

• 15:45–16:30 — Giulio Armani (Denavolo, La Stoppa)
  “The Wine Sage on the Mountain – 46 Harvests in the Trebbia Valley and Beyond”

ZUIVER BAR & WINEMAKERS’ DINNER AT RESTAURANT CHOUX*

All weekend: Zuiver Bar for coffee, wine and a warm lunch

• Throughout the weekend, during the tasting’s opening hours from 11:00 to 17:00, coffee will be warm and waiting for you at the Zuiver Bar. We’ll be pouring wines from the visiting winemakers (plus something special…), and serving a warm vegetarian meal to keep you going all weekend long.

Saturday 31 October: Zuiver Bar evening with the winemakers

• In addition to the tasting hours, we’ll also keep the Zuiver Bar open on Saturday evening, so we can raise a glass with the visiting winemakers, put on some music and look back on the first day of tasting together.

• Everyone is welcome to drop by for a glass and a good chat — no need to sign up.

Sunday 1 November: Winemakers’ Dinner at Restaurant Choux*

• On Sunday, we’ll host our traditional winemakers’ dinner at Restaurant Choux*.

• The dinner starts at 18:30, and chef Merijn van Berlo and team will serve a special multi-course menu, in which each course is paired with a wine from the attending winemakers. Before each course, the winemaker will personally introduce their wine.

• Unfortunately, the dinner at Choux is already sold out.

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ZUIVER SHOP DISCOUNT

All wines presented during the tasting will be available for purchase in the Zuiver shop at De Ruijterkade 143 during the tasting weekend with an extra discount.

If specific cuvées sell out in the shop, the discount also applies to orders placed in the online shop, to be shipped or picked up in the week after.

NEWSFLASH 1: WINES BY RITA & RUDOLF TROSSEN

In other news, the wines by Rita & Rudolf Trossen, which we announced recently in the October newsletter, have officially arrived! We visited Rita and Rudolf’s domaine in Kinheim, on the Mosel, in early September. The couple are among the very first practitioners of biodynamic viticulture in Germany: they started working biodynamically in 1978, long before it became commonplace (or accepted…). In the late 2000s they began experimenting with wines without additions, laying the foundations for the Neue Deutsche Naturweinwelle that would follow in the early 2010s.

We have been drinking their fantastic unsulfited Rieslings at home for many years now, always with great pleasure. It goes without saying that we are beyond excited to now be able to share the wines from their zéro-zéro Purus line with all of you!

Available wines from Rita & Rudolf Trossen:

sparkling

• Purellus Pet Nat Rosé 2024 (Pinot Noir) — €26,50

• Riesling Pet Nat 2024 (Riesling) — €27,00

white

• Sankt Peter Purus 2025 (Riesling) — €26,50

• Pyramide Purus 2024 (Riesling) — €36,00

• Schiefergold Purus 2022 (Riesling) — €36,00

• Madonna Purus 2023 (Riesling) — €38,50

• Hubertus Purus 2023 (Riesling) — €39,50

Rita & Rudolf Trossen (Mosel, Germany)

NEWSFLASH 2: BEAUJOLAIS & LOIRE NOUVEAU INCOMING

Besides the fast-approaching portfolio tasting, November is just around the corner, too, which means the very first wines of the current vintage are slowly making their way to the Netherlands! Traditionally, these so-called nouveau wines become available on the third Thursday of November, and this year we’ll have primeur wines from three (!) different domaines. Based on previous vintages, we reckon these will be among the tastiest (and possibly best-value) natural Nouveaus around, and we can’t wait to see what the 2026 vintage is like.

From Beaujolais, we’ll be receiving a red Gamay Nouveau from both Cosima & Romuald Valot and our friend Benoît Camus. From the Loire, the Puzelat sisters at Clos du Tue-Boeuf are bringing us a Nouveau en blanc made from Sauvignon Blanc, plus a so-called ‘blouge’ made from Grolleau and Sauvignon Blanc.

We’ll release and ship the wines from the third Thursday of November onwards. Stocks of all four wines will be relatively limited, so if you’re interested, feel free to let us know in advance by email or phone. If you’re ordering for delivery outside Amsterdam, it’s also worth placing your order early to make sure these 2026s are ready to uncork on the third Thursday of November without a hitch.

NEWSFLASH 3: LES PRIMEURS AT ZUIVER BAR (19 NOVEMBER)

The first 2026 wines become available on the third Thursday of November, and we couldn’t let the day pass without celebrating the arrival of the primeurs at our very own Zuiver Bar! All of these will be available by the glass, supplemented by a nice set of (aged) Beaujolais and Loire wines by the glass and bottle. On top of that, we’ll make sure to serve a simple, warm plate of food to go with the wines throughout the evening.

The Nouveaus by Cosima & Romuald Valot, Benoît Camus and Clos du Tue-Boeuf will be open from 17:00, and we’ll make sure to have a good time.

As we hope to make the Les Primeurs evening a new tradition at De Ruijterkade 143, we’d like to celebrate with all of you, and everyone is welcome to just drop by — no reservations needed. We can’t wait!

NEWSFLASH 4: LAST SEATS FOR FREDDY’S KITCHEN @ ZUIVER BAR (21, 22 & 23 OCTOBER)

Lastly, a quick heads-up: this week, the French-Malian chef Diadié Diombana, known for his pop-ups as Freddy’s Kitchen in Paris and beyond (and as Madonna’s private chef…), is cooking in the bar for a full three-day run, from Wednesday the 21st to Friday the 23rd.

During Amsterdam Dance Event, Diadié will be cooking West African food with a French twist: a three-course menu for €39,50, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. The menu will change from day to day, and we’re very excited after seeing the first versions of the menu Diadié sent us. We’ll make sure to pour nice wines alongside, both aged bottles from our storage and a few interesting new arrivals…

Most of the seats have been filled, but there are still a few tables available. Where we used to sell ‘tickets’ via the website, you can now simply reserve via the widget on our website, as with any other restaurant, or by clicking the link below.

Freddy's Kitchen @ Zuiver Bar

That was all for today! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out via info@zuiverwijnen.nl. In any case, we hope to welcome you all on 31 October and 1 November, and in the bar on 19 November. See you then!

Warm regards,
Dick, Figo, Job, Luna, Merijn, Olivier & Tom

Zuiver Wijnen Portfolio Tasting 2026