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2011Viticulture - Set

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  • 17.05.2011
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  • Pit and Lex Weyer (L);
  • bpost Stamps Factory, Malines (B);
  • Offset Lithography
  • Full colour
  • 27,66 x 40,20 mm
  • 0,85 + 0,60 = 1,45?
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About Viticulture

20th Anniversary of the Cremant de Luxembourg

Creating a crémant requires constant vigilance, rigorous control and specific know-how, beginning with the vine. The etymology of crémant originates from the word “cream”, which underscores the consistency rather than the vinosity of a festival wine combining fruit, freshness and smoothness.

A crémant is the qualitative pinnacle of a traditional method controlled for a long time, which involves extra effort in the vineyard and a rigorous selection process of grapes and base wines. To produce sparkling wine, one may use any one of the types of vines certified in Luxembourg. The grapes must be very clean, quite ripe and intact until pressed. The “Crémant de Luxembourg” is made from the best types of vines of the Luxembourg Moselle region. Each winegrower chooses his own blends, which results in a great variety of wines and their specific flavours.

The “Marque Nationale – Appellation contrôlée Crémant de Luxembourg” label was set up on 4 January 1991. Applied to the back of the bottle, it vouches for the Luxembourg origin and the quality of the wine. To use this label, the sparkling wine must be analysed by the laboratory at the Institut Viti-vinicole and receive at least 12 out of 20 points on the organoleptic test, that reflects colour, clarity, odour and taste. In addition to the standards imposed on a sparkling wine, the crémant must also meet additional quality criteria.

100th Anniversary of the 'Wenzerverband'

On 28 May 1911, the district commissioner invited winegrowers to a meeting with the aim of combining all the regional viticultural associations into a single federation. At the time, there were 39 winegrowing associations, of which 30 accepted the invitation. The fundamental objectives of the federation were defined at this constitutional assembly.

They were:
- to protect the interests of the profession, that is, to preserve and maintain the interests of viticulture and wine distribution;
- to specifically provide continuous up-to-date education and practical training for its members and
- to organise the centralised sale and distribution of different viticultural products.

The first general assembly took place on 14 January 1912. The meeting was attended by 31 associations and 26 joined the federation immediately. Today, the Cooperative has 14 members.
The federation is still pursuing its original mission of supporting the interests of winegrowers and their region. It is administratively and financially in charge of the “LEADER Miselerland” rural development programme and represents the organisation in the following organisations: Conseil Economique et Social, Fonds de Solidarité Viticole, Assembly of Wine European Regions (AREV) and the Entente Touristique de la Moselle.