OLD WORLD “Other”
Countries Producing Wine Yet Mystified
NORWAY
SWEDEN
EHIOPIA
KENYA
MADAGASCAR
NAMIBIA
TANZANIA
ZIMBABWE
INDIA
THAILAND
BELGIUM
BELGIUM IS– Cantons– 57 @Luxembourg City
- WHITE= Auxerrois, Bacchus, Bronner, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Chenin, Johanniter, Madeleine Angevine, Merzling, Muller-Thurgau, Muscat, Kerner, Optima, Ortega, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Seibel Sieger, Sieerrebe, Traminer, Wurzer
- RED= Dornfelder, Gamay, Merlot, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Regent
GEOGRAPHY– REGION-Central-Europe, COUNTRY-Belgium, LATITUDE: ° ‘N‘
- PROVINCES-Antwerp, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Namur, Walloon Brabant, West Flanders
- BORDERS-
TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling”, +Alt.?
VITICULTURE– 381 ha. Planted
- Uses French AOC. System (Appellations d’Origine Controlees)
- (Gecontroleerde Oorsprongsbenaming)
VINICULTURE–
SOILS– “Metamorphic”,
CLIMATE– “Continental”
HISTORY–
CULTURE– GASTRONOMY… | CHEESE…
LIMBURG @Limburg
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Limburg
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 77 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Limburg, Limbourg
- HASPENGOUW AOC. AKA=Hesbaye/ Haspengouwse Wijn
- Estate/ Producers- Wijnkastell Genoels-Elderen
- HEUVELLAND AOC. AKA=Heuvellandse Wijn
- Estate/ Producers-
LIEGE @Liege
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Liege
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 56 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Luik
- WALLONIAN AOC. AKA=Cotes de Sambre et Meuse
- WHITE= Auxerrois, Bronner, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Chenin, Johanniter, Madeleine Angevine, Merzling, Muller-Thurgau, Muscat, Optima, Ortega, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Seibel Sieger, Traminer
- RED= Dornfelder, Gamay, Merlot, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Regent
HAINAUT @Hainaut
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Hainaut
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 56 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Henegouwen
FLEMISH BRABANT @Flemish Brabant
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Lemish Brabant
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 46 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer- Meerdael
- CULTURE- AKA=Vlaams-Brabant
- HAGELAND AOC. AKA=Hagelandse Wijn
- WHITE= Auxerrois, Bacchus, Chardonnay, Muller-Thurgau, Kerner, Optima, Ortega, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling Sieerrebe, Wurzer
- RED= Dornfelder, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
NAMUR @Namur
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Namur
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 41 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Namen
WEST FLANDERS @West Flanders
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-West Flanders
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 38 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=West Vlaanderen
- SPARKLING WINE AOC. AKA=Vlaamse Mousserende Kwaliteitswijn
- WHITE= Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling
- RED= Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
WALLOON BRABANT @Walloon Brabant
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Walloon Brabant
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 24 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Waals-Brabant
EAST FLANDERS @East Flanders
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-East Flanders
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 21 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Flandre Orientale
ANTWERP @Antwerp
- WHITE=
- RED=
- GEOGRAPHY- Belgium, PROVINCE-Antwerp
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”,
- CLIMATE- “Continental”
- VITICULTURE- 13 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producer–
- CULTURE- AKA=Antwerpen
- VLAAMSE LANDWIJN Vin de Pays @Flemish County
- JARDINS DE WALLONIE Vin de Pays @Wallonian County
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