Lebanon ( Wines )
Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country with an ancient wine culture that has experienced a renaissance in the past few decades. In 2011, roughly six million bottles of Lebanese wine were produced from 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of vineyards. Modern Lebanese viniculture has moved away from the ancient Phoenician port cities and inland to the fertile Bekaa Valley. There are also a handful of vineyards near Jezzine, a few miles beyond the southern end of the Bekaa, just inland of Sidon.
The majority of Lebanese wine is exported to the UK, France and the US, where the receptive consumer bases have encouraged healthy growth in Lebanon's modern wine industry. In 1998, there were fewer than 10 wineries in Lebanon; now there are more than 30. Red wines account for most of the output; these are usually made from the classic wine grapes of southern France; Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. White wines may feature Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Chardonnay.
The modern wine industry here can be traced back to the 19th Century. As non-Muslims living in a Muslim state – part of the Ottoman Empire since the 1500s – Christians living in Lebanon were permitted certain freedoms, one of which was the right to make wine for ceremonial purposes. It was on this basis that, in 1857, a group of Jesuit priests founded a winery in Ksara, a small town in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon's finest wine terroir.
Chateau Ksara warrants its own chapter in the annals of Lebanese wine history. The Christian community that founded the original winery effectively founded the modern Lebanese wine industry, and their efforts have been rewarded with the château's success as the nation's largest wine producer. Even today one in every three bottles of Lebanese wine is produced at Ksara, which also makes Arak, the anise-flavoured spirit that remains Lebanon's most popular alcoholic beverage. Chateau Musar and Chateau Kefraya are among the other notable, long-established wine estates.
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Merwah
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2020
Current price €11.63€11.63 - €12.65Current price €11.63Original price €12.65Original price €12.65 - Original price €12.65Original price €12.65Current price €11.63€11.63 - €12.65Current price €11.63Original price €12.65Original price €12.65 - Original price €12.65Original price €12.65Save 8% Save % -
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Blanc de Blancs
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2020
Current price €12.86€12.86 - €13.98Current price €12.86Original price €13.98Original price €13.98 - Original price €13.98Original price €13.98Current price €12.86€12.86 - €13.98Current price €12.86Original price €13.98Original price €13.98 - Original price €13.98Original price €13.98Save 8% Save % -
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Chardonnay
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2018
Current price €16.24€16.24 - €17.66Current price €16.24Original price €17.66Original price €17.66 - Original price €17.66Original price €17.66Current price €16.24€16.24 - €17.66Current price €16.24Original price €17.66Original price €17.66 - Original price €17.66Original price €17.66Save 8% Save % -
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Moscatel
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage NV
Current price €12.04€12.04 - €13.09Current price €12.04Original price €13.09Original price €13.09 - Original price €13.09Original price €13.09Current price €12.04€12.04 - €13.09Current price €12.04Original price €13.09Original price €13.09 - Original price €13.09Original price €13.09Save 8% Save % -
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Reserve du Couvent
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2019
Current price €12.56€12.56 - €13.66Current price €12.56Original price €13.66Original price €13.66 - Original price €13.66Original price €13.66Current price €12.56€12.56 - €13.66Current price €12.56Original price €13.66Original price €13.66 - Original price €13.66Original price €13.66Save 8% Save % -
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Reserve du Couvent
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2019
Current price €13.53€13.53 - €14.71Current price €13.53Original price €14.71Original price €14.71 - Original price €14.71Original price €14.71Current price €13.53€13.53 - €14.71Current price €13.53Original price €14.71Original price €14.71 - Original price €14.71Original price €14.71Save 8% Save % -
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Château Ksara Rouge
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2017
Current price €19.20€19.20 - €20.88Current price €19.20Original price €20.88Original price €20.88 - Original price €20.88Original price €20.88Current price €19.20€19.20 - €20.88Current price €19.20Original price €20.88Original price €20.88 - Original price €20.88Original price €20.88Save 8% Save % -
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Le Souverain
Château KsaraVOL 75cl
Vintage 2013
Current price €52.44€52.44 - €57.00Current price €52.44Original price €57.00Original price €57.00 - Original price €57.00Original price €57.00Current price €52.44€52.44 - €57.00Current price €52.44Original price €57.00Original price €57.00 - Original price €57.00Original price €57.00Save 8% Save %