Belgium produces more than 1 million litres of wine

Belgian wine production increased by more than half between 2014 and 2015. In 2014, the country produced 600,000 litres of wine, and in 2015 production passed the 1 million litre mark, reports Het Belang van Limburg based on figures from the FPS Economy and the Flemish Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

"The growth is a result of increased plantings, but also last year's good weather," says professor Ghislain Houben of the University of Hasselt. “In 2014, Belgium had 175 hectares of vineyards, and in 2015 this area increased to 235 hectares. In 2006, by comparison, there were only 75 hectares of vineyards in Belgium.”

Limburg remains Belgium's foremost wine-producing province.