Vineyard on the Wijngaardberg

The Hageland with its Wijngaardberg in Wezemaal knew how to please us. With the blessing of Martinus and Job, we climbed the mountainside without fear. Flemish Tuscany. The missed holiday feeling was almost immediately satisfied. (Our first steep path was a miss due to euphoria).
Immediately regrouped and climbed the correct steep mountain path. We enjoyed beautiful views. Once at the top, 'The Stone Wall' is overcome without any problems. On top of the mountain we stroll through different types of orchards. We must return here in blossom time. Hollow roads lead us to the north side. Impressed, we descend majestically. Old stately beech trees resemble the pillars of a cathedral. They reach to heaven and prop up the firmament. The canopy provides protection and cooling on hot days. You can experience the Wijngaardberg in every season. We have gained another experience... It has done well 🍇🍷🍷

Nice environment to stay in peace

The Wijngaardberg is one of the last untouched Diestian hills in the region. These witness hills are remnants of sandbanks from the time when the sea still reached here. The subsoil consists of red sands mixed with iron sandstone. Dellen or winter streams cut through the steep slopes and drain the excess water to the Winge.
The hill had long been a wild and wooded area. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, coppice management was done, in some places so drastically that large open spaces arose that developed into heathland areas.
After the Second World War, most of the plateau was cleared for peach cultivation. Now you will mainly find low-stem fruit trees here. Viticulture has been done intermittently on the south slope. Above is a stone wall, the so-called wine wall, which was built in the nineteenth century to protect the vineyards.