Lebanon

Question 1

Who brought winemaking to Lebanon and Sherry

Answer 1

Phoenicians

Question 2

Where is there a temple to Bacchus in Lebanon erected by Romans

Answer 2

Baalbek

Question 3

These indigenous varieties (white) of Lebanon were long thought to be Chardonnay and Semillon, respectively

Answer 3

Obaideh, Merweh

Question 4

Center of wine production in Bekaa Valley

Answer 4

Western Bekaa (Further South)

Question 5

Bekaa Valley grows warmer further North T or F

Answer 5

True

Question 6

River of Bekaa Valley

Answer 6

Litani River

Question 7

Soil of Bekaa Valley

Answer 7

Alluvial

Question 8

Main valley of Lebanon

Answer 8

Bekaa Valley

Question 9

Bekaa valley sits between these two mountain ranges

Answer 9

Mount Lebanon Range (coast)

Anti Lebanon Range (Syrian Border to East)

Question 10

When did the Lebanese civil war end and how did affect growth

Answer 10

1990, led to growth in number of total wineries. There are over 50 today

Question 11

40% of Lebanon is Christian under this denomination

Answer 11

Maronite Catholicism

Question 12

Who brought Chateau Musar to the Bristol Wine Fair in 1979

Answer 12

Serge Hochar

Michael Broadbent auctioneer brought new attention to Lebanon wines

Question 13

When did Lebanon declare independence from France

Answer 13

1943

Question 14

What four wineries operated in Lebanon at the outset of the Lebanese civil war (1975)

Answer 14

Chateau Ksara, Chateau Musar, Domaine des Tourelles, Chateau Nakad

Question 15

When did Francois-Eugene Brun found Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon

Answer 15

1868 (first “for profit” Lebanese winery)

Question 16

What country influenced modern winemaking in Lebanon

Answer 16

French Algeria

Question 17

Main grapes of Chateau Musar

Answer 17

Cab Sauv, Carignan, Cinsault

Question 18

When did Jesuit missionaries establish Chateau Ksara

Answer 18

1857 (Lebanon’s current largest producer) and oldest

Question 19