Looking for a good wine of Mount Lebanon among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Mount 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 Mount Lebanon with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Mount Lebanon cheap or sell a red wine of Mount 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.
Red wines from the region of Mount Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or duck breast with pepper sauce.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Mount Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
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.
Want to buy a white wine of Mount Lebanon cheap or sell a white wine of Mount 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.
White wines from the region of Mount Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of barbecued filet mignon, duck and peach brochettes or tuna with tomatoes in the oven.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Mount Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of mango, non oak or earth.
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Want to buy a pink wine of Mount Lebanon cheap or sell a pink wine of Mount 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.
Pink wines from the region of Mount Lebanon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stewed beef heart, pumpkin parmentier hash or hawaiian pizza.
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Mount Lebanon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or watermelon.
Caladoc 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. Caladoc noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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