Unusual Sparkling: Auxerrois

By Anthony Mulders – De Beir | 10th July 2025

For this issue of Unusual Sparkling, I went back to my Belgian roots, and almost all the way to my birth region. An hour’s drive south from the region of Bruges, where I grew up, you find the Flemish wine region of Heuvelland. Here, the use of the right varieties has made it possible to…

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Belgium Wine

By Oliver Walkey | 30th October 2024

The well-exposed hillsides of the Meuse River served as the perfect place to cultivate vines, the Belgians noticed and were all too happy to start planting, dating back to the 9th century. The production of wine in Belgium occurs in the regions of Wallonia and Flanders, with over 120 vineyards, producing more than 3.4 million…

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Netherlands Wine

By Oliver Walkey | 13th September 2024

As far back as 968 BC, viniculture was mentioned in what is now within the borders of the Netherlands, in the city of Maastricht. Its modern Wine production took off during the 1970s. Over 180 commercial vineyards are in operation in the Netherlands. Focused in the two main regions of Gelderland and Limburg, with some vineyards…

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