Luxembourg
Co-exhibitor of VINS & CREMANTS LUXEMBOURG
The wine region is located along the Moselle (Mosel) river and stretches on +- 42km. Although it is suspected that the Celts were already cultivating vines on the Moselle before BC, it was with the Roman occupation that Moselle winegrowing took off. Since then, vineyards have spread uninterruptedly during more than 2000 years along the river in Luxembourg. While German Mosel wines are well-known around the world, our Luxembourg wine region has gained some popularity in very recent times… Our winery is located in Remich, former “Remacum”, as the village was called in Roman times. Viticulture is going back to the 17th century in our family. The Domaine L&R Kox has been founded in 197 by Laurent and Rita Kox. Their daughter Corinne has taken over the reigns of the winery in 2019. As of today, the winery cultivates its various grapes varieties (Riesling, Rivaner, Saint Laurent, Auxerrois to name just a few) on about 10 ha. The commitment of the Kox family has always been on quality juices (100% hand-picking and selection). Laurent Kox devotes his oenological knowledge and expertise as winemaker to his love for his métier and wines. His daughter Corinne who holds a PhD in Molecular Biology has her strong point on sustainable viticulture. The wines of Domaine L&R Kox are mostly dry and reflect the Mosel region. While other wines represent the nature of Laurent and Corinne: innovative, and out of the box (some examples: Laurent planted the first Saint Laurent plants in Luxembourg in 2003 (which disappeared from the Mosel terroir in early 20th century. Corinne installed 2 kvevris in the garden in which they vinify Riesling and Pinot Blanc.) Corinne's scientific background also brings the winery to collaborating with scientists on different research projects (Corinne introduced drones to help making viticulture more sustainable (project running form 2020-2023)). Because of their love to experimentation, the family vinifies in smaller tanks, celebrating the diversity of grape varieties and microclimates. Hence a smaller number of bottles per type of wine, and a lot of different types of wine. Their long-term goal is to fully convert to organic viticulture (conversion ongoing), but the most important objective is introducing polyculture/vitiforestry on their parcels to gain in biodiversity and some form of “self-sufficiency” of the vineyard.
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