Hof van 't Hogeland
Top-quality wine from Groningen soil
You might think: wine from the far north, that can never be anything. But more and more places in Groningen are successfully growing grapes to make wine. With a good dose of down-to-earth entrepreneurship, Wijngaard Hof 't Hogeland has managed to make beautiful wines. You can taste them in several restaurants.
Making the best of a bad situation
The Hof van ’t Hogeland adventure began in 2013. Elma Middel’s old farmhouse in the hamlet of Groot Maarslag proved unsellable due to problems caused by the earthquakes. So she had to do something. Elma decided to plant two thousand vines, including the Solaris and Johanniter grape varieties, on the southern slope of the mound. A wonderful example of that typical Groningen entrepreneurial spirit. No whingeing, just roll up your sleeves and get on with it. Or better still: go for it.
