Angelo Gaja’s family has been producing quality wines made from the unique Piedmontese Nebbiolo grape in the Barbaresco and Barolo areas of Piedmont, Italy, for four generations. More recently they …
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A mid a global recession and a decline in wine consumption worldwide, Lebanese are raising their glasses as the country’s $25 million wine sector continues to grow at a steady …
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Olvia Haggipavlu stopped to take in the huge concrete vats at Etko, the Cypriot winery her family founded in 1844. “These tanks used to fill ships that would carry bulk …
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A new winery is taking shape in the Bekaa valley. Owners of Wild Discovery travel agency, Karim and Sandro Saadé have engaged in this new venture, after launching “Domaine de …
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This month will see the launch of Château Ka, the latest recruit to the steadily growing roster of local wineries. Ka is the brainchild of Akram Kassatly, chairman of Kassatly …
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Château Ksara began life in 1857, when Jesuit brothers inherited and began farming a 25 hectare plot of land situated between Tanail and Zahleh. The brothers recognized the potential of …
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In the March issue of EXECUTIVE, we reported that, Lebanese wine producers exported around 2.2 million bottles of wine in 2005, a year-on-year increase of 13%. Over the same period …
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Zafer Chaoui was appointed Chairman of the board of Château Ksara in 1991. During his tenure, the country’s oldest winery has gone from lame duck to Lebanon’s market leader both …
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What were you doing the moment you heard Rafik Hariri was dead? Ramzi Ghosn was selling his wine at a trade fair in Dubai. “Ronald Hochar [co-owner of Chateau Musar] …