Visit Bekaa Wineries, Lebanon
The Bekaa Valley provides excellent conditions for vines and wine has been made here for millennia; add to that the brief, but pervasive period as a French protectorate and you have a recipe for great viticulture.
A poorly-kept Lebanese secret is the superb wine that comes out of the Bekaa Valley.
This should perhaps come as no surprise - the Bekaa Valley provides excellent conditions for vines and wine has been made here for millennia; add to that the brief, but pervasive period as a French protectorate and you have a recipe for great viticulture.
Wine from the Bekka Valley
Chateau Musar is the most famous of the wineries with reds to compete with the best from Bordeaux (regularly topping 90 Parker points), but Ksara makes for a more interesting visit.
Wine production has taken place here for centuries, but the Jesuits developed the estate significantly during their tenure. A series of tunnels into the hillside behind the farm, started by the Romans, was enlarged to a network of nearly two kilometres, all hand-dug.
These tunnels form the centrepiece of any visit to Ksara and maintain a constant, cool temperature which is perfect for aging wine.
