Our region
Over thousands of years, the vagaries of geology have formed the Moselle Valley. It stretches over 42 kilometres (26 miles) in the East of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, between Schengen in the South and Wasserbillig in the North. The Wine Route cuts through the valley.

The weather in the Moselle is relatively mild compared with the surrounding areas. Neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer, this climate is marvellous for wine-growing.

Facing south and sheltered from the wind, most of the Luxembourg slopes of the Moselle are now covered in vines.

The Romans brought wine-growing to Luxembourg, where they planted their vineyards on terraces. During the Middle Ages, churches and monasteries took over.

In 1842, the wine-growing surface area was only 500 hectares (1,235 acres), reaching 1,730 hectares (4,275 acres) in 1920, which was an all-time record in Luxembourg's wine-growing history. Today, some 900 wine-growers cultivate an area of around 1,300 hectares (3,210 acres).

Our cellars are in Grevenmacher, a town whose origins date back to the Gallo-Roman era. Today, visitors can still walk through the picturesque little streets dating from the time when Grevenmacher was fortified under Henry V.

Grevenmacher owes its fame as a wine centre partly to its wine market, which has been held on Easter Thursday every year since 1925. This market provides an excellent opportunity to discover the new vintage.

Another highlight in the Grevenmacher wine-growing calendar is the Grape Festival, which is held every year on the second Sunday in September, with its traditional procession.

Grevenmacher is also home to one of the most unusual attractions in the Grand Duchy, the Jardin des Papillons (butterfly garden), an immense glasshouse in which thousands of butterflies flutter around freely.