The Ishtar Winery of Mount Lebanon

Ishtar Winery - Aurum
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Mount Lebanon.
It is located in Mount Lebanon

The Ishtar Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Mount Lebanon.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Mount Lebanon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Ishtar Winery wines

Looking for the best Ishtar Winery wines in Mount Lebanon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Ishtar Winery wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Ishtar Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Ishtar Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Ishtar Winery

How Ishtar Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or shrimp risotto with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Ishtar Winery

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Ishtar Winery.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Mount Lebanon

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 top pink wines of Ishtar Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Ishtar Winery

How Ishtar Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), marinated leg of lamb with herbs or steak tartare.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Ishtar Winery

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Ishtar Winery.

  • Cinsault
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Ishtar Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Ishtar Winery

How Ishtar Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), vitello tonnato or pasta shells.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Ishtar Winery.

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Obaideh

The word of the wine: Cup (size in)

Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Ishtar Winery

Planning a wine route in the of Mount Lebanon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Ishtar Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Ishtar Winery and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

Glenfiddich launches rare Time Re:Imagined whisky collection

Glenfiddich has released a range of three luxury single malts, themed around time. The Time Re:Imagined collection includes 30-year-old, 40-year-old and 50-year-old expressions, priced from £900 up to £35,000. The whiskies have been matured in Speyside. Each one is presented in packaging designed to interpret different concepts of time. ‘In whisky production, we often talk about the role of malt masters and it is our responsibility to find the delicate balance between the taste of the whisky and ...

Feudi di San Gregorio takes another step towards a fully sustainable business model

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The word of the wine: Cup (size in)

Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.