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From the tree to the table

Inside the IXSIR winery of Lebanon

by Sam Tarling
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]

 

Photoblog explaining how wine is made at one of Lebanon’s top vineyards, IXSIR.
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Sam Tarling

Sam Tarling was Executive's photographer from 2010 until January 2014. During that period he covered conflicts across the Middle East.
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