Named to the list of one of World’s Best Vineyards in 2021 and 2020, Chateau Oumsiyat is currently under the leadership of fourth generation winemaker Joseph Bou Sleiman and his family. With its vineyards located in the fertile Bekka Valley, the wines produced from these...
Established in 1990 by noted Arak distiller Saííd Touma, Chateau St. Thomas is helmed today by his son Joe-Assaad, agronomist and winemaker, and family members Nadia, Nathalie, Claudine, and Micheline. In addition to cultivating the noble varietals, the winemaking team cultivates Lebanon’s local indigenous Obeidy grapes. ...
After living abroad for quite a while, the Saade’s returned to their native village nested in the northern mountains of Mount Lebanon. As wine lovers, they found that their family land had the best quality of soil, a perfect climate with dry summers and snowy...
In the late 50s in a small town in the South of Lebanon, a young boy would help his grandmother pick grapes to make Arak, the national drink of Lebanon, an aniseed-based Eau De Vie. He would gaze at the sky, watch aircraft pass by...
The Bekaa valley has been known to be the primary centre for agricultural production and in particular the small village, Kefraya, standing on the Eastern Side of the Barouk Mountain. It’s in the village of Kefraya where Mr. Bassim RAHAL created his winery in 1998....
In the coastal city of Batroun, the Massoud family began to grow grapes and make wine in 2005. Set in a 17th century home in the mountainous village of Smar Jbeil, Atibaia Winery is located near the Castle of Smar Jbeil, a feudal stronghold built...
Terre Joie was started by Joe Saade, a wine lover and former adman who had sold his agency network to create in Lebanon a wine that would generate ideas and pleasure, rather than just advertising ideas to help other people’s products. He took a residential...
Ardoum Winery is the vision of Joseph Khairallah, an accomplished wine and spirit maker. In 1990, he created arak, the national spirit of Lebanon, under the brand name Al Kasr. This name translates to “castle” which references the winery buildings located in the village of...
Recently named to the World’s 2021 Best Vineyard list, Chateau Cana was founded by Dr. Fadi Gerges in the 1990s, and is now run by his daughter Joanna. Situated in the lush Lamartine Valley, the winery is a 30-minute drive from the capital city of...
Located far south at latitude 33, the wine making team at Vertical 33 is dedicated to enhancing the microclimate of Mount Lebanon. Delighted by the discovery of native obeidi grapes on the mountain, Dr. Eid Azar, encouraged his friends and colleagues to join him in...