Luxembourgish wine

A bottle of Auxerrois wine from Luxembourg

Luxembourgish wine is primarily produced in the southeastern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with vineyards overlooking the river Moselle.[1] Along this river, which for 42 km makes up part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany, wine is made in three countries. There is a continuous history of winemaking along Moselle and in Luxembourg going back to Ancient Roman times.[2] Wine production in 2006/07 was 123,652 hectoliter from 1,237 hectares (3,060 acres) of vineyards.[3] Out of total wine exports of 87,776 hectoliter in 2005/06, 71,726 hectoliter or 82% was exported to nearby Belgium.[4] Exports to Germany were the second largest at 8,168 hectoliter, or 9%, and is to a large extent made up of base wine in bulk for the production of blended Sekt rather than being sold bottled with "Luxembourg" anywhere on the label. Therefore, very little Luxembourgish wine is seen outside Luxembourg and Belgium.

In terms of volume, the wine production in Luxembourg is dominated by a number of winemaking cooperatives. The cooperatives in Greiveldange, Grevenmacher, Remerschen, Stadtbredimus and Wellenstein source their wines from over 800 hectares of vineyards (almost two thirds of Luxembourg's vineyard surface) and sell their wines under the common name of "Vinsmoselle". In addition, they operate a sparkling wine plant in Wormeldange, which produces wines under the label Poll-Fabaire.[5]

  1. ^ Institut Viti-Vinicole Grand Duché de Luxembourg: Weinanbau in Luxemburg Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on April 1, 2008
  2. ^ Institut Viti-Vinicole Grand Duché de Luxembourg: Geschichte Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on April 1, 2008
  3. ^ Le Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg: Superficie des vignes en production, rendement en vin, valeur de la récolte et qualité du moût 1938 - 2006, accessed on April 1, 2008
  4. ^ Le Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg: Exportations de vins par pays de destination (en hl) 1985/86 - 2005/06, accessed on April 1, 2008
  5. ^ Vinsmoselle.lu: Our vineyards and estates, accessed on April 1, 2008