History, number of sticks In 2009 Maurice and Nicole Wimmers established the Sunset Hills vineyard. This was taken over by the Stassen family in 2020 and will be continued as Kunrader Vallei vineyard in collaboration with Sunset Hills.
The vineyard has about 3000 vines. The sun-drenched slopes of the Kunrader Valley vineyard with its calcareous soil guarantee a fresh, fruity Limburg wine.
Grape varieties and wine types
Varieties: Solaris, Cabernet Cortis and Johanniter. Johanniter (white) and solaris (white) mix: white wine. Cabernet cortis: red grape from which the rosé is made. Also a sparkling wine / brut is (bubbles) from the Johanniter grape, in addition to the white wine and rosé.
terroir
The vineyard is located in the 'Land van Kalk', a Euregional plateau of Kunradersteen that runs from Aachen via Bocholtz to Voerendaal and the outskirts of Heerlen.
The Kunradersteen is a rich breeding ground for this vineyard, making the wine of special quality due to the calcareous loess soil. Kunradersteen resembles marl chalk rock (or 'Limburg marl'), but is much harder because it is much more compact and contains no clay.
Landscape and climate
Rare plants such as calcareous bedstraw and orchids grow on these calcareous grasslands. Animals such as the badger, the stone marten and rare amphibians and insects live here.
wine process
The grapes are first destemmed and pressed. The juice then goes into stainless steel vats, where it ferments for 3 weeks. The natural sugar from the grapes is then converted into alcohol and the grape juice has become wine.
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