{"id":24074,"date":"2026-03-09T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/?p=24074"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:13:15","slug":"sun-drenched-wines-from-voerendaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/sun-drenched-wines-from-voerendaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun-drenched wines from Voerendaal"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":{"categorie":42,"afbeelding":21658,"auteur":"Anja Neskens","fotografie":"Wijngoed Fromberg, Anja Neskens","contentbuilder":[{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst","tekst":"Marcel and Carmen Boomers founded Wijngoed Fromberg in Voerendaal in early 1991. With passion and dedication, they have been cultivating juicy grapes on Dutch soil for years, which they process artisanally into sun-drenched wines and refined sparkling wines.\r\n\r\nExperimentation is in their nature. They consider it important to work without traditional pesticides. For example, to combat the Suzuki fly, they use liquid silicon. A thin layer is applied like a silver lining around the grape, making it difficult for the fly to penetrate this protective coating.\r\n\r\nAlthough the Romans did not use silicon in the modern chemical sense, they did use natural sources of silicon such as ash, sand, and certain clays, which could strengthen plants."},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst_foto","tekst":"We feel fortunate to be able to work in this beautiful place in Voerendaal, overlooking the rolling South Limburg landscape, where our grapes can fully enjoy the radiant sun.\r\n\r\nThe Romans are also inseparably linked to the history of Voerendaal. After all, the largest Roman villa in the Netherlands was excavated here. The discovery of the head of Lady Furenthela \u2013 or Lady Voerendaal \u2013 still captures the imagination.\r\n\r\nThe Roman past therefore became a great source of inspiration for us.\r\n\r\n ","foto":21662},{"acf_fc_layout":"foto_tekst","foto":21638,"tekst":"

Lucius<\/h3>\r\nFor our son Lucas, we produced our liqueur \u201cLucius.\u201d The inspiration came from the potter Lucius from Heerlen. We can well imagine Lucius enjoying a fine distillate after a long day\u2019s work.\r\n\r\nOur \u201cLucius\u201d liqueur is made from grape skins left over after pressing. The liquid is fermented again and then distilled by a whisky distiller from Moorveld in Beek. The result is a characterful drink with no less than 45% alcohol.\r\n\r\nA delicious digestif after a meal, with a rich, full flavor."},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst_foto","tekst":"

Kunrader\u00a0 stones<\/h3>\r\nOur Kunrader stones are actually our very first invention. As a child, I often played in the Kunrader quarry and was fascinated by the fragments \u2014 just like the Romans once were. Naturally, I wanted to become an archaeologist. That sense of curiosity and discovery has never left me. It is pure nostalgia.\r\n\r\nI wanted to turn that memory into something tangible, but also something tasty for our customers. That is how the Kunrader stones were created: pieces of ganache coated in white chocolate and finished with a layer of powdered sugar. And no, no two stones are the same \u2014 just like in the quarry itself. They are all handmade and each has a delightful crunch. True craftsmanship, perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea.\r\n\r\nMy fascination with archaeology continued later in life, for example during my experiences in the casemates of Maastricht and the quarries in Valkenburg. That is where the idea for a new product eventually arose: the marl block.","foto":21642},{"acf_fc_layout":"tekst","tekst":"And we are far from finished experimenting. Our creativity continues to flow. We regularly organize \u201cwine & dinner\u201d evenings among the vines and dream of one day offering tourists a special overnight stay in a wine barrel.\r\n\r\nBehind the scenes, we are also working on a unique, spicy wine inspired by ancient Roman recipes: a floral version for lovers of softer flavors and a spicier one for those who prefer something more robust.\r\n\r\nIs your mouth watering yet? Feel free to visit our shop in Voerendaal or discover more on our website<\/a>.\r\n\r\n "}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24083,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24074\/revisions\/24083"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"category","href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}