The Château Kefraya is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Bekaa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Kefraya wines in Bekaa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Kefraya 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 Château Kefraya wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Kefraya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or couscous from the sea.
On the nose the red wine of Château Kefraya. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or leather and sometimes also flavors of prune, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Kefraya. is a powerful.
The Bekaa Valley is the heartland of modern Lebanese wine. Almost 90 percent of Lebanon's wine is made here, as is a respectable proportion of its Arak, the anise-flavored spirit that remains the nation's favorite alcoholic drink.
The original Bekaa Valley Vineyards were planted with Cinsaut, which was subsequently joined by other French vine varieties. Most of these remain in Lebanon’s vinicultural makeup today: red Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and white Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Chardonnay.
The oldest winery in the area is Chateau Ksara, which was established by the Jesuit Christians of Taanayel (Tanail), an ancient monastic settlement just down the valley from Ksara. The first Vineyard there was planted in 1857, with plants brought from France via the colonies in Algeria.
At that time Lebanon was ruled by the Ottoman Empire, whose Sharia law condemned the production or consumption of wine except for religious purposes. Thus the initial winery was very subdued, and it was not until the French took control of the country after WW1 (under the League of Nations' French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon) that Bekaa Valley wine production began to expand.
Chateau Musar, founded in 1930, is another Long-established estate in the valley and the most famous in global terms. A 1979 write-up in Decanter magazine by Michael Broadbent helped to Open up export markets. By 1990, the vast majority of their production left the country.
This year marked the end of the Lebanese Civil War, which had lasted since 1975.
How Château Kefraya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits or grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade.
On the nose the white wine of Château Kefraya. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of lemon, stone or elderflower. In the mouth the white wine of Château Kefraya. is a with a nice freshness.
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
How Château Kefraya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, lamb stew or lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Kefraya. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or peach and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, apricot or lemon.
A company of harvesters and handlers who have pooled their equipment (press, vats, etc.).
How Château Kefraya wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Kefraya. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
Planning a wine route in the of Bekaa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Kefraya.
Marselan 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 and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
