Lebanon Flashcards
What do the boundaries of Phoenicia equate to today?
Modern day Lebanon, N Israel and Southern Syria
Who erected a temple to Bacchus, the god of wine? Where?
The Romans
At Baalbek
Who established Chateau Ksara?
Jesuit missionaries
Who founded Domaine des Tourelles?
Francois-Eugene Brun in 1868
When was Civil War in Lebanon? What wineries existed then?
1975
Chateau Ksara
Chateau Musar
Domaine des Tourelles
Chateau Nakad
What is the geography of Lebanon?
On Mediterranean Coast
Israel to the South
Syria to the East
Lebanon Mts on the coast 2500m elevation - separates Beirut from inland area
Anti-Lebanon Mountains of the border of Syria - end at Mt Hernon
Litani River runs the lenght of Bekka Valley and empties into the Mediterranean
What is the climate of Lebanon?
Bekka Valley: growers drier and warmer as you move from S to N
Mt Lebanon barricades Bekaa from Mediterranean humidity
Anti-Lebanon mountains shields the Bekka Valley from Syrian desert heat
Western Bekaa: Cooler and wetter
Soil of Bekaa Valley
alluvial
Red grapes of Lebanon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Syrah
Mourvedre
Carignan
Cinsault
White grapes of Lebanon
Viognier
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Muscat
Indigenous white grapes of Lebanon
Obaideh
Merwah
What is arak?
unsweetened grape derived spirit
How is arak made?
Multiple distillations (2-4)
distilled in a Moorish copper pot
anise seed is added before the final distillation
aged in a cloth covered clay amphorae
cut with 2-1 water to spirit
What are the 2 regions of Lebabnon?
Bekaa Valley
Batroun
Where is Bekaa Valley?
Sits b/w Mt Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountains
