The best wines of Lebanon

Discover the best wines of Lebanon as well as the best winemakers of Lebanon and estates of Lebanon to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Lebanon and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Lebanon by region

Looking for a good wine of Lebanon among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Lebanon. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Lebanon with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Lebanon

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Want to buy a red wine of Lebanon cheap or sell a red wine of Lebanon at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lebanon

Red wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lebanon

On the nose the red wine of the region of Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, menthol or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of tobacco leaf, dried herbs or black plum.

The best vintages in red wine of Lebanon

  • 1982With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1974With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1964With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 1968With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Lebanon

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Mourvedre
  • Petit Verdot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Lebanon.

Discovering the wine region of Lebanon

Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country with an ancient wine culture that has experienced a renaissance in recent decades. In 2011, about six million bottles of Lebanese wine were produced from 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of Vineyards. Modern Lebanese viticulture has moved inland from the ancient Phoenician port cities to the fertile Bekaa Valley. There are also a handful of vineyards near Jezzine, a few kilometres from the Southern end of the Bekaa, just inland from Sidon.

The majority of Lebanese wine is exported to the UK, France and the US, where receptive consumers have encouraged healthy growth in Lebanon's modern wine industry. In 1998, there were less than 10 wineries in Lebanon; there are now more than 30. Red wines account for the bulk of production; they are generally made from the classic southern French Grape varieties: Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. White wines may contain Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Chardonnay.

The modern wine industry dates back to the 19th century. As non-Muslims living in a Muslim state - which had been Part of the Ottoman Empire since the 1500s - Christians living in Lebanon enjoyed certain freedoms, including the right to produce 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 best wine-growing area. Château Ksara deserves its own chapter in the annals of Lebanese wine history.

Great white wines of Lebanon

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Lebanon

White wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of the garbure, salmon and goat cheese quiche or hawaiian poke bowl.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Lebanon

On the nose the white wine of the region of Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or stone and sometimes also flavors of almonds, cinnamon or cheese.

The best vintages in white wine of Lebanon

  • 1975With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Lebanon

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Obaideh
  • Merwah

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Lebanon.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Lebanon

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Lebanon

Sparkling wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), endives with ham (improved) or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Lebanon

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Lebanon

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Lebanon

  • Grenache
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Lebanon.

The word of the wine: Maccabeo

See macabeu.

Great pink wines of Lebanon

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Lebanon

Pink wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or original francesinha (portugal).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Lebanon

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, red cherry or melon and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, vegetal or black fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Lebanon

  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Lebanon

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tempranillo
  • Carignan

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Lebanon.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sweet wines of Lebanon

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Lebanon cheap or sell a sweet wine of Lebanon at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Lebanon

Sweet wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of mackerel with quick mustard, couscous from the sea or quick chocolate fudge cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Lebanon

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of honey, melon or non oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Lebanon

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Lebanon

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Moscato
  • Muscatel
  • Ugni blanc
  • Clairette
  • Moscatel

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Lebanon.

The word of the wine: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.

Great natural sweet wines of Lebanon

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Lebanon cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Lebanon at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Lebanon

Natural sweet wines from the region of Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Lebanon

  • 2009With an average score of 2.60/5

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Lebanon

A wine route planned in the region of Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Lebanon.

    Discover the grape variety: Arinarnoa

    Arinarnoa noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Arinarnoa noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

    News from the vineyard of Lebanon

    Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

    The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

    Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

    How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...

    World wine production to fall in 2021 as extreme weather hits Europe

    World wine production in 2021 is set to fall by 4% versus last year, to around 250 million hectolitres (mhl), equal to 25bn litres and close to the historic low witnessed in 2017, the International Organisation for Vine & Wine (OIV) has estimated. Its figures are preliminary, but they highlight the ‘severe impact’ of ‘adverse climatic conditions’ on the 2021 vintage in parts of Europe, said OIV director-general Paul Roca during a virtual press conference. Europe’s big ...

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