A new winehouse is expected in Ehnen for mid-2025, serving as a site of reference for wine tourism in Luxembourg.
Not only will the new “Wäinhaus” represent a part of Luxembourg’s identity, but it will also serve as a crucial element of the Grand Duchy’s tourism offer. The new site for enotourism aims to extend and re-develop a group of buildings in Ehnen while conserving their architecture and character. The buildings in question are the Wellenstein, Schëntgen and Kelterhaus buildings, which have also been listed as national monuments, dating back to the 16th and 18th centuries.
The “Wäinhaus” project is integrated into the buildings as well as outdoor areas of the Wellenstein and Schëntgen houses. This will be the starting point for visitors to the winehouse, where the reception, the tourist information point and the Miselerland Rentabike service will be at. Visitors will also have access to the wine library, a showcase of the Luxembourg wine region with around 200 accessible references and a professional advisory service.
A visit of the Wäinhaus premises
An exhibition will be spread over the two floors of the Schëntgen house. The Miselerland circuit will introduce people to three immersive rooms: landscape, man and territory, and life at Moselle. The staircase will connect both the wine library and the Terroir room, thus connecting both through a conceptual and spatial link. The circuit ends in a corridor with ‘windows on space and time’. Visitors are then encouraged to visit other temporary exhibitions at the Schëntgen house.
The first floor will explore Luxembourg’s wine world and is split into two segments: the first segment offers “Luxembourg Wine Moselle at a glance” while the second segment explores the Luxembourgish wine world. A large relief map of the wine region and interactive units await visitors in the Terroir room. The double room entitled “Haut a Muar” will concentrate on current and future issues around the world.
On the ground floor is located the Wäin room, which will complete the tour with the space called “me and wine, wine and me”. Tastings and events can also be organized in this room, particularly in synergy with the Sënner room. Translated from Luxembourgish, “Sënner room” means “room of the senses”. This space will be located on the first floor of the Kelterhaus as a multifunctional space specifically aimed to host banquets, wine workshops and conferences.
The Wellenstein house on the other side offers a media library/ Liesstuff, a space for further study. The reading room also has documentation centre mainly on the Moselle region and Luxembourg winegrowing, which can also accommodate seminars as well as presentations. The tour carries on extending to the vineyard outside, meant as a didactic and playful area. The building on the left of the Schëntgen house will have a bistro where visitors can wind down. The restaurant also serves as a showcase for local products.
More information: www.gouvernement.lu
Illustrations: Valentiny hvp architects & Njoy