Chateau Musar is the most famous winery
of Lebanon and it is situated in the Bekaa Valley where a number of Lebanese
wineries are located. Unfortunately it is also of great military strategic
importance, since whoever controls it has a straight downhill run to the
Lebanese capital Beirut. I first got to hear of the Bekaa Valley on the news
when I was studying in London. There was tension and war in the 1980s and I
remember reports of tank and artillery bombardment of that valley. So imagine
my surprise when I found that wine was made there and almost continuously even
during the years of active warfare in the region. The wine is made from
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault. There is a second wine, Hochar Pere
et Fils. A white wine is made from Obaideh and Merwah.
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