A little Taste of Ehnen (Luxembourg)

Last week I went for an afternoon of wine tasting with some people from work. We were visiting the wine museum in Ehnen, a small village next to the Moselle, next to the border between Luxembourg and Germany. Getting there on a Sunday was quite the trip, since all bus lines ran very infrequently. But the weather was lovely and the environment beautiful, so it was totally worth it.




 

 

 The museum is owned by the state and produces some special wines itself. We started our day with a guided tour through the museum, where the wine making process was explained to us. Unfortunately, the tour was only available in French, German and Luxembourgish, so we needed some translating, since the only language we have in common within our group is English. Besides that inconveniency, the tour was really interesting.

 

 

After the museum tour, we had a glass of wine produced at the vineyards that belong to the museum. These wines are there for the visitors of the museum to taste, but you cannot buy them. Very exclusive (and very tasty)! We continued our tour outside, with a walk through the vineyard and an explanation of the geology of the environment. The surroundings were very beautiful, with the Moselle at the backdrop and the walk was great.

 

Our sunny walk lead us to... more wine! Back at the museum, the wine tasting started. We could try several white wines produced in the area. We expected to get just a small glass of each wine, but actually there was wine aplenty. A pleasant surprise.

 

The day was lovely. This was a perfect group activity for in the summer. I forgot how nice the Moselle area is. I definitely plan to go back more often this summer.