From sommelier to wine importer
My journey began at the table, not behind a desk. As a sommelier at The Vineyard in England, one of the world's most awarded wine hotels, I earned the Certified Sommelier diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers. I then worked as Head Sommelier at Michelin-starred restaurants in the Netherlands, where year after year I tasted wines that were unique and exceptional, yet simply unavailable in the Netherlands.
Why Kemme Wines exists
That discovery never let me go: there was still so much to find off the beaten track. With Kemme Wines I set out to change that. We now import the most exclusive wines from all over the world, with a story not everyone knows yet, working directly with the winemakers themselves. Starred establishments such as Ciel Bleu, Aan de Poel, MOS, Showw and many others now pour the wines of Kemme Wines for their guests.
Now at your table too
Until now, these bottles could only be tasted at the table of some of the best restaurants in the Netherlands. With The Vault I turn that around: the same wines poured at the best restaurants in the Netherlands, now delivered straight to your home. No watered-down range, but the exact bottles I stand behind myself.
Small vines. Rare finds. Great wines.
That is still the principle: a few hundred bottles from a passionate winemaker rather than a mass product. Every wine in The Vault has a story, and we love to share it with you.