Presenting: Wijndomein Wideux
Wijndomein Wideux was created by Koen Marneffe, the son of a fruit grower, who grew up with apples and pears. In 2018, he planted this small vineyard with a wide variety of varieties to produce wines to suit everyone’s taste. First 150 vines, then 1500 today. The artisanal approach is important here to produce a […]
Presenting: Vignoble des Templiers
Christian Eymael and his wife Sonia Crohain have planted almost 10,000 vines in 2021 on the neighbouring meadows of the listed family château de la Tour au Bois in Villers-le-Temple, with the aim of rapidly growing to 7 hectares. The first bottles will not be released until 2024. Some 30,000 bottles of white and sparkling […]
Roadshow to Walloon Viticulture!
To give Limburg wine growers an insight into the works of viticulture in Wallonia, EMR Wine & Eddy leclere (Studiekring Guvelingen) organised a 2-day trip to some progressive wine estates in Wallonia. The 2-day started on Thursday 3 August from the Horticultural School Hasp-O Stadsrand in Sint-Truiden. First on the agenda was a visit to […]
Presenting: Prologue
After an initial plot of 1 hectare was planted in spring 2021 on land belonging to Pol Hertog, a further four hectares were planted in 2022, not far away, but still in Chardonnay. The trio hopes to release their first bottles in 203-24 and also plans to build a cellar and tasting room. To finance all […]
Presenting: domaine XXV
Run by five brothers and sisters in the Grégoire family, the estate was planted in two stages in 2018 and 2020. Located not far from Couthuin, the plot is surrounded by 100ha of woodland. The ambition here is to create an organic vineyard, but also a wine tourism centre by renovating an old farmhouse into […]
Presenting Clos Nonno
Jean Cogolati explains: “I’ve always been fascinated by the culture that surrounds wine, whatever the country or the way it brings people and generations together. I remember, when I was very young, in the hamlet where my parents came from, the fresh smell of wine coming out of the cellar of the local winegrower. My […]
Wine Experience Center: a dive into the world of sustainable viticulture
Wijnrestaurant op het Land, the successful initiative conceived several years ago to put (South) Limburg on the map as a wine region of the future, had its fourth edition this year. For almost four weeks, a total wine experience could be enjoyed again this summer. New this year was the Wine Experience Center, a unique […]
Presenting: Domaine des Marnières
Benoît Heggen planted his first vines in his garden in 1995, alongside his apple and pear business, and began producing wine as a challenge. Today, he is one of the most experienced winegrowers in Wallonia. He farms several plots of land in and around his village of Warsage, including Grande Marnière, planted in 2006 at […]
Presenting: Domaine Holliguette
For Jacques Purnode, winegrowing is above all a hobby. Still, he has been selling his bottles for 4 years. “I aim to produce quality wines – which is a real challenge – that I can give to my friends and that they will remain friends.” Aware of the challenges posed by the climate, his main […]
Presenting: Coteaux de Lincé
This organic vineyard was born from the desire and curiosity of three families from Sprimont (a teacher, the first alderman and a couple of biologists). It counts just over 3,000 vines. Every year, the inhabitants of the village come together for the grape harvest. Everyone works together in a convivial atmosphere, before gathering in the […]
