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IXSIR wine is produced in the fields surrounding Seigniorial House in the hills above the northern Lebanese city of Batroun [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
The house dates back to the 17th century and is located amid beautiful scenery [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
Visitors can discover 20 grape varieties in the company's vineyard [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
As you enter the building, a spiral staircase takes you down to where the wine is fermented [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
The grapes are put in fermentation tanks, gradually transforming into wine over a month [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
After the fermentation is complete, the wine is aged for many months in oak barrels to gain smoothness [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
In the barrels a small amount evaporates, with wine experts dubbing this the "Angels' Share" [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
After a long wait, the wine is finally ready to be bottled [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
The bottling process begins one to two years after the grapes have been harvested [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
But this is not the end of the journey as filled bottles can be stored in metallic cages for years before being sold to customers [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
IXSIR corks of different wine ranges [Photo: Sam Tarling/Executive]
مدونة صور تشرح كيفية صنع النبيذ في أحد أفضل كروم لبنان، إكسير.
