The Wijndomein Stokhem is one of the best wineries to follow in Limburg.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Limburg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Wijndomein Stokhem wines in Limburg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Wijndomein Stokhem wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Wijndomein Stokhem wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Wijndomein Stokhem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal blanquette à l'ancienne, pork roulades with cream and mushrooms or wild boar bourguignon.
The Netherlands is a country in Northern Europe, often referred to as "Holland". The latter is the name of the former county in the western Netherlands where the key cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are located.
Holland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, its overseas island territories in the Caribbean. To complicate matters further, the demonym for the Netherlands is "Dutch".
The country is bordered by Belgium to the South, Germany to the east and the Nordzee (North Sea) to the north and west.
Historically, the Dutch produced very little wine - the conditions were simply too cool and wet. A few pioneers established vineyards in the 1970s, and were generally regarded as eccentrics, both at home and abroad.
But viticulture has become increasingly viable due to Climate change.
The hot summer of 2018 produced the best wines produced to date, with record yields.
Today, the wines are gaining recognition at international wine shows. The most successful estates, such as Apostelhoeve in Limburg (one of the pioneers), are selling their wines rapidly. The sector benefits from a strong demand for cool climate wines.
How Wijndomein Stokhem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with milk and rosemary, meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery) or duck aiguillettes.
On the nose the red wine of Wijndomein Stokhem. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
How Wijndomein Stokhem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal roast casserole, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or stuffed cabbage leaves.
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
Planning a wine route in the of Limburg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Wijndomein Stokhem.
Sacy blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Auvergne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sacy blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
