When size doesn’t matter

This article is part of an Executive special report on beer, wine and arak. Read more stories as they’re published here, or pick up October’s issue at newsstands in Lebanon. Lebanon produces about 9 million bottles of wine annually, almost half of which are produced by two wineries alone — Château Ksara and Château Kefraya. The remaining amount is produced by well established wineries making an average of 350,000 bottles each — and boutique wineries, which produce less than 100,000 bottles, contributing altogether less than 700,000 bottles yearly. Being a boutique winery in a country where the production is already scarce creates a unique set of challenges but also has its own rewards for the wine producers. Quantity versus quality Some of these smaller wineries were only recently established and plan to increase their production in the near future. “For wineries to develop, they need land to grow their grapes and