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.
Despite the lowest number of barrels going under the hammer in 15 years, the 2021 Hospices de Beaune charity auction broke per-barrel price records, reaching an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m (£10.48m/$14.09m), excluding buyer premiums. The total was not too far behind last year’s high tally – close to €13.44 million – where almost double the number of barrels were sold. This year’s sale, with 362 lots, including seven barrels of spirits, reached an average price per lot of €34,980 (£29 ...
Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...
Bordeaux Index said its sales jumped by 47% in 2021 to reach $174m (£128m), a new record for the company. Its results reinforce the sense of a strong 12 months for the global fine wine market, led by famous ‘blue chip’ labels in particular. Yet the UK-based merchant also pointed to new customer sign-ups and the success of its LiveTrade trading platform as contributing to company-specific growth. Its client base expanded by around 30% year-on-year, with trading by value on LiveTrade up by 55%. Bo ...
