April 2016
International Sauvignon Blanc Day: 6 May
New Zealand Winegrowers will be co-ordinating a series of events on May 6 to mark the seventh International Sauvignon Blanc Day – billed as a global social media wine tasting. Although this is another ‘international’ campaign to highlight a certain..
Château Musar
The wines of Château Musar are unique expressions from a country with an ancient wine-making culture, as vines have been cultivated from Lebanon’s high altitude Bekaa Valley for over 6,000 years.
From around 4,500 B.C., the sea-faring Phoenicians..
Château Ksara
Lebanese wine tradition dates back 5,000 years, when the ancient inhabitants of Lebanon, the Phoenicians, first began tending vineyards. The Phoenicians exported wine to ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and Carthage; introducing the world to viticulture and..
Château Khoury
The vineyard is a family business born out of Raymond and Brigitte El Khoury’s passion for the vine and wine. The first vines for wine production were planted in 1995 on a land that had been abandoned after the Lebanese civil war. Before the war these..
Château Heritage
Most wine history books agree that there is no doubt wine was first made in the Middle East. Noah, Naboth, Christ, St. Paul, the great Roman Temple at Baalbeck, are all but few of the evidence that support this fact.
Theories even exist to suggest that..
Domaine de Bargylus
Cited by Pliny the Elder, Mount Bargylus, known today as Jebel Al-Ansariyé, spreads from the Orontes Valley near the ancient city of Antioch to the Eleutherus Valley in the south of ancient Emesa.
This land is a country of mystery and legends where wine..
Château Marsyas
Deeply rooted in the Levant, the Johnny R. Saadé family translates its passion for vines through the creation of Château Marsyas in the southern part of the Bekaa valley. Renowned for its wine culture, this ancient land reveals itself to be an..
IXSIR Winery
The vision behind IXSIR is to reveal the best terroirs of Lebanon, some forgotten long since.
Established by friends with a common passion for both wine and Lebanon, IXSIR is the culmination of their dream in creating a fine wine that will forever be..
Malbec World Day: 17 April
Malbec World Day, now in its sixth year, is a celebration of Malbec organised by Wines of Argentina. You can find out more on their main event website. But what is Malbec and why should you get excited?
It’s a full-bodied red wine that grows mostly in..