Art, Food, and Fun

🗓️ Friday, May 23rd, 2025
🕖 19:00
📍Leiden (exact address shared with confirmed guests)
💶 €40 – Includes tasting of 12 bottles + curated snacks
👥 Limited to 12 participants

For the third edition of Tell Me Wine, we dive into the world of Champagne— but not the names you already know. This time, we’re uncorking the secrets of three remarkable small producers who are turning heads across Europe with their expressive, elegant wines, racking up accolades from Guide Hachette, Gault & Millau, the Lyon Gold Medal, and more.

While still flying under the radar here in the Netherlands, their bottles are gaining momentum—and prices are quietly rising. This tasting is a rare opportunity to discover them before they become collector’s items.

🍾 Carole Noizet (Saint-Thierry)
Three generations of savoir-faire meet impeccable terroir just outside Reims. With a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier, Noizet crafts Champagne with precision, patience, and purity. Despite its award-winning profile, this house remains a hidden gem.

🍾 Didier Doué (Montgueux)
A singular terroir between Chablis and the Côte des Blancs gives birth to stunningly mineral, textural Chardonnay. Didier Doué’s approach is old-school, minimal intervention, and fiercely terroir-driven. His bottles speak of land, light, and tradition—no gimmicks, just greatness.

🍾 André Beaufort (Ambonnay & Polisy)
The godfather of biodynamic Champagne, Beaufort turned away from chemicals in 1969—decades before it became a trend. His wines, now carried forward by his sons, are spiritual, expressive, and unmistakably unique. A cult name among artisan Champagne lovers.

We’ll taste at least 12 bottles across these three producers, accompanied by thoughtful pairings and good conversation.

⚠️ RSVP via Meetup first. You will receive a message with payment details. Your spot is only confirmed after payment is received.

Let’s raise a glass to craftsmanship, terroir, and wines that whisper (and sometimes shout!) their story.

See you there!

📅 Sunday, May 25th, 2025
🕒 Meet at 15:00 in front of Museum Panorama Mesdag, Den Haag

For the ninth edition of our Great Exhibitions series, we’re heading to Museum Panorama Mesdag in The Hague to discover the magical photography of Scarlett Hooft Graafland in her new exhibition, Mesmerizing.

Hooft Graafland works with analogue photography, blending technical mastery and boundless imagination to craft dreamlike scenes in the real world—without Photoshop. Whether it’s levitating bowler hats on a salt flat, a woman seemingly flying toward a plane over Ankara, or embroidered details that shimmer like fireworks, her photographs push the limits of what we think is possible. Think: Magritte, but lighter, more playful, and captured in a decisive instant.

Her surreal images are often staged in remote landscapes—salt deserts, the Arctic, vast mountain ranges—and always involve intense preparation and collaboration with local communities. Some works are witty, others poignant or quietly political, but all of them are unforgettable.

💡 Tip: Don’t just look—observe. Her images hide playful details and subtle textures that truly come alive when seen in person.

🍻 After the exhibition, we’ll head to Hoppzak, Den Haag’s finest craft beer bar. Expect a cozy, traditional wooden setting with a great selection of Dutch and international brews—perfect to wind down and chat about what we’ve just seen.