🇸🇾SYRIA  

SYRIA IS–

• WHITE=
• RED=

GEOGRAPHY–   LATITUDE: 34.8° ‘N’

TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, SLOPES/ ?, +Alt.?

SOILS– “Metamorphic”

• **Refer to “TERROIR/ Geology & Soil” For Detailed Information On Soils

CLIMATE– “Continental”,   *Summers–     |   *Winters–

VITICULTURE–   ?  ha. Planted, (   % White/   % Red)

• # In Grape Production/ #. In Wine Consumption In World

HISTORY–

CULTURE–   GASTRONOMY…    |   CHEESE…

SYRIA WINE LAW

• GOVERNING BODY-
• LAWS GOVERNING- Geographic Boundaries, Topography
  • Label Requirement-
• SYRIA WINE CLASSIFICATION-

🇱🇧LEBANON

LEBANON IS–         @Beirut

• WHITE= Assyrtico, Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Merwah(Indigenous), Muscat(Alexandria), Obeidi(Indigenous), Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Vermentino, Viognier
• RED= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Cinsaut, Carignan, Grenache, Merlot, Norton, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Tempranillo

GEOGRAPHY– Eastern Mediterranean, COUNTRY-Lebanon, LATITUDE: 32° ‘N’

• BETWEEN-Mediterranean Basin & Arabian Hinterland
• BORDERS- Syria(East), Israel(South)
• Sub-Zones– Batroun, Bekaa Valley, Jezzine, Mount Lebanon 

TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”,  SLOPES/ ?, +Alt. 900mt.- 1,400mt.

• On~Coast/ Mediterranean~Sea~

SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”

• **Refer to “TERROIR/ Geology & Soil” For Detailed Information On Soils.

CLIMATE– “Continental”,  *Summers– Hot/ Dry   |    *Winters– Cold/ Wet

VITICULTURE–  (45% White/ 55% Red)

• # In Grape Production/ # In Wine Consumption In World

HISTORY– Modern Day Phoenicia

CULTURE

• PIONEERS~ ~Serge Hochar~ “Lebanon”, Owner/ Winemaker of Chateau Musar
• GASTRONOMY…       |    CHEESE…

LEBANON WINE LAW

• GOVERNING BODY-
• LAWS GOVERNING- Geographic Boundaries, Topography
  • Label Requirement-
• LEBANON WINE CLASSIFICATION-

• Estate/ Producers- (Not Found In Demarcated Sub-Zone)- Cana

BATROUN     @Batroun

• WHITE= Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
• RED= Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Syrah, Tempranillo
• GEOGRAPHY- Lebanon(North-West), North Coast, East of Batroun
• TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
• VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
  • Estate/ Producers- Adyar, Atibaia, Aurora, De Botyrs Ixsir, Batroun Mountains, Clos du Phoenix, Sanctus

MOUNT LEBANON     @Jounieh

• WHITE=   |   RED= Cabernet Sauvignon
• GEOGRAPHY- Lebanon(West-Cental), Central Coast, East of Jounieh-City(     km.)
• TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
• VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
  • Estate/ Producers- Ana Beirut
• CULTURE-
  • PIONEERS~ ~Serge Hochar~ “Lebanon”, Owner/ Winemaker of Chateau Musar
• SUB-ZONES Of MOUNT LEBANON
  • BAABDA-ALEY  
    • Estate-Producers- Belle-Vue
  • CHOUF
    • Estate-Producers- Adyar
  • KESENWAN 
    • Estate-Producers- Fakra, Musar
  • METN
    • Estate-Producers- Adonis, Adyar, Cave du Monastere St.-Jean, Oumsiyat

JEZZINE     @Sidon

• WHITE= Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Ugni Blanc, Viognier
• RED= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Meksassi, Merlot, Norton, Syrah
• GEOGRAPHY- Lebanon(South), Central Coast, East of Sidon-City(    km.)
• TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”
• VITICULTURE-  ?  ha. Planted
  • Estate/ Producers- Karam

BEKAA VALLEY     @

• WHITE= Assyrtico, Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Merwah, Muscat, Obeideh, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Vermentino, Viognier
• RED= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Cinsault, Granache, Merlot, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Tempranillo
• GEOGRAPHY- Lebanon(East)
• TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Valley(Bekaa)”, SLOPES/ Mt. Lebanon, +Alt. 1,825mt.
• VITICULTURE-  ? ha. Planted
  • Estate/ Producers(Not Found In Demarcated Sub-Zone)– Ana Beirut, Bargylus, Coteaux d’Heliopolis(Co.-Op./ 300 Growers), Couvent Rouge, Massaya, Oumsiyat, Rayak
• SUB-ZONES Of BEKAA VALLEY
  • WEST BEKAA 
    • Estate-Producers- Heritage, Ka, Kefraya, Kouroum, Marsyas, Qanafar, St. Thomas
  • CENTRAL BEKAA
    • Estate-Producers- De Baal, Barka, Coteaux du Liban, Khoury, Kortbawi, Ksara, Nakad, Des Tourelles, Wardy

**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.