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Location/geography/topography
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Beka'a Valley:
- only wine region in Lebanon. - Valley stretching east of Beirut and south of Baalbek. - Altitude: 900-1.100m |
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Climate, in general terms
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Mediterranean climate.
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Soil
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Gravel, chalk and limestone
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Grape Varieties
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- Southern French varieties: Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvèdre.
- CS - Chardonnay |
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Wine styles
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- Reds: some Bdx blends of high quality
- Whites: from clean varietal to deliberately oxidised, rich and nutty. |
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Scale of production and industry significance
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- 2.000 ha
- 65.000 hl.y - Only 16 producers. - Export mainly to UK, France, USA |
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Key producers
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- Chateau Musar
- Chateau Kefreya |
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Chateau Musar
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- 120 ha
- North of Beirut. - Founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar. - French style production - 80% is exported |
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Chateau Kefreya
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- 300 ha
- Used to sell its grapes to Musar, now regarded as almost equal. - Great dessert wine and top red. |
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History
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- One of the oldest wine producing regions: wine made around Byblos more than 5000 years ago.
- Instability and war in the region hinders the production and development of winemaking. |
