Winery Tour

These are also known as the “five S” steps: see, swirl, sniff, sip, savor.

During this process, a taster must look for clarity, varietal character, integration, expressiveness, complexity, and connectedness with so many options across the globe, it can be difficult to know where to start. Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley is among the country’s top wine-tasting destinations. The Bekaa valley stands at an average altitude of one thousand meters, enjoys dry summers and wet winters, and has its own natural water table due to the melting snows from Mount Lebanon (to the west) and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains (to the east). In 1898, a milestone was reached in Ksara’s history when a grotto – an artificial cave – dating back to the Roman era was fortuitously discovered at the site. The caves – which now run for two kilometers – form part of Ksara’s cellar network today. The old equipment – such as vats and cement fermenting devices – were replaced with stainless steel vats bought from international wine fairs and based on new R&D investments of almost US$ 1 million annually. Chateau Ksara is a business with a noble lineage and a young spirit.