Ramzi Ghosn

Ramzi Ghosn, co-owner of Massaya, the boutique Franco-Lebanese wine producer, was holed up in his Tanail winery for the entire conflict. Now he, his brother Sami and their French partners have decided, for security reasons, to have a limited harvest. Massaya plans to make just one wine, a red, from the 2006 harvest, producing a mere 25,000 bottles. It is a symbolic gesture of defiance more than anything. Ramzi Ghosn speaks to Executive about the past two months and the immediate future. E You remained at your winery duringthe entire war. What was the motivatingfactor that led to this decision?The 1975 syndrome. In 1975, my family and I left Tanail, supposedly for one week and it took us 17 years to come back. E You have decided not to have a fullharvest this year due to security concerns. What was the biggest fear that led you to make this decision?