Wijngoed hoeve Nekum — Winery in Maastricht

Hoeve Nekum is the second-oldest winemaker in the Netherlands. The farm was first mentioned in a border description of 1304, but the typically Limburg, castle-like square farmhouse was largely built around 1600. The Bollen family has lived on the farm since 1934; Math Bollen is the proud owner of the wine estate, the third generation of Bollens to work the land here. Vines have only stood here since 1988, but the story goes back centuries, and a royal boost helped: at the wedding of Willem-Alexander and Máxima in 2002, 60 bottles of Hoeve Nekum's 1999 Riesling were served. In 2003 the estate was voted the best in Limburg. A tour of the demonstration vineyard and the wine cellar is followed by a tasting of five different wines with Limburg rye bread and cheese or ham. The slopes have gradients of up to 42%, so walking through the vineyard is literally climbing. Shop sales on Saturdays 10.00-17.00, no reservation needed.