Heard it on the grapevine

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“I am happy that after I have been fighting for this for so many years we finally have it. I have done my homework. Wine has taken back its place in Lebanon” Serge Hochar, president and general director of Château Musar, speaking of the passing of the law for the creation of the National Wine Institute “It will take time and people have to be patient. It takes time to [apply] the bylaws and organize. It’s not the savior though and competition is more important. Competition is there so regulation is there. But I am optimistic and in time I think we will be doing great work as an institute” Hady Kahale, general manager at Ixsir, speaking of the National Wine InstituteI “it is changing but very slowly. It’s a very tough business: producing wine is easy and I can teach you in one day but producing a quality wine