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~ brut ] is here for you! We are a wine retailer, and we organize wine tours and events. Our wine assortment, champagnes, ports, spirits, deli, and juices aim to represent character and a story, at an honest price. We bring you Limburg, as well as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Slovenian, Austrian, and French beauty. From monumental Burgundies, Bordeaux, Brunellos, Ports, and Barolos to delightful discoveries from lesser-known appellations. And indeed: with an ever more prominent place for Limburg / Liège quality!

~ brut ] has been around since 2004, dealing in wine for just as long, all about taste, region, passion. A passion for guests, hospitality, and the good things in life. Brut is also the continuation of the generational Vangertruijden tradition of production and trade in beverages, where wine trading was a major activity until the mid-1980s.

Our physical store in Martenslinde, Bilzen-Hoeselt has been around since 2009, the webshop followed shortly after. From 2017 – after an inspiring 3-month journey through New Zealand and Australia, an important activity was added. Bert, founder, saw a sublimation of several different interests: wine, hospitality, outdoor life, the beautiful transition region of Haspengouw and Mergelland (in the Netherlands an official geographical name). Brut Fine Wines became Brut Wines & Tours, with an interlude where we used the name Terroir for our tours – until everyone began using it.

~ brut ] became an event company in addition to a wine retailer – but taste, region, passion remain the core around which everything revolves. In summary – our genesis is beautifully cheesy: wine becomes a hobby, hobby becomes passion, and passion becomes life’s work.