Wine in Lebanon
Discovery of generations of winegrowers, tasting of red, rosé and white wines from Lebanon: today I invite you to discover the history and production of Lebanese wine. The opportunity if you are on vacation in Lebanon to discover a varied selection of Lebanese wines, visit the oldest and most popular vineyards in the country and learn more about the history and production of Lebanese wine. Wine and Lebanon, an ancestral history You should know that Lebanese viticulture dates back to -6000 BC. Lebanon is historically one of the very first wine producers in the world, since the first wines were produced at the time in this region, in what is now the Middle East. Around 3000 BC. BC, the Phoenicians exported their wine, spreading it throughout the world. For centuries, it is in the Bekaa plain that most Lebanese wines have been produced. Moreover, one of the temples of Baalbek is dedicated to Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. Lebanese wine today At the time, the grape varieties were innumerable. Today, the main grape varieties used for winemaking have returned from the West to the East from their origins, after millennia-old developments: For red wine, we find