The wine region of Hagelandse Wijn is located in the region of Flandre of Belgium. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wijndomein Hoenshof or the Domaine Domein Chartreuzenberg produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hagelandse Wijn are Dornfelder, Pinot noir and Johanniter, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hagelandse Wijn often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, earth or microbio.
We currently count 9 estates and châteaux in the of Hagelandse Wijn, producing 37 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hagelandse Wijn go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
An interspecific cross between Merzling and FR 986-60 (S.V. 12.481 x Müller-Thurgau) obtained in 1973 by Professor Zimmermann and selected by Norbert Becker at the Institute of Viticulture in Freiburg (Germany). Almost unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, etc.
