Comments on: Wine tasting stop at Chateau Ksara – in Lebanon

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By: Joya

Joya — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:51:10 +0000

This is great. I’m Lebanese American and didn’t even know about these places. I hope to visit family there soon and this will be on my to-do list.

By: Worldwide Travel Ideas

Worldwide Travel Ideas — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:44:03 +0000

It’s always interesting to discover that wines are produced in some surprising places; we stumbled upon a winery in Myanmar our last trip there!

By: Cecil Lee

Cecil Lee — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:17:20 +0000

We couldn’t find any Lebanese wine here in Malaysia but it’s great to know that Lebanon does produce quality wine and didn’t expect from an Islamic country. Hopefully I could try it one day! Thanks for sharing.

By: Wanderluster

Wanderluster — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:26:57 +0000

I had no idea. And your photos ARE fantastic!

By: Anil

Anil — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:05:28 +0000

Was news to me but I’m not all together surprised. I think countries with mostly Muslim populations are assumed to be alcohol free but there are many great national drinks and wines in most of them.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:31:33 +0000

Yes … it did come as a surprise, but so did Tunisian wine. Both countries were under French influence for quite a while; I wonder if this has anything to do with it?

(I was also surprised to hear there’s some pretty good ski-ing in Lebanon, too)

By: Dark Nomad

Dark Nomad — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:27:04 +0000

You know, when I think Lebanon, I don’t usually think of wine. Certainly something I’ll be looking up when I am there.

By: jen laceda

jen laceda — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:46:39 +0000

I will be looking for Lebanese wine in our local LCBO (liquor control board of ontario). Hope they’ll have some…

By: arlene

arlene — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:08:43 +0000

You always have such wonderful pictures. I have never tried Lenabese wines. I am going to have to try some. The chateau looks awesome, but I think I would agree that a tour with lunch in the country would be a more satifying experience.

By: jessiev

jessiev — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:48:00 +0000

good to know – those photos sure make me want to go there. thanks!

By: Caitlin @ Roaming Tales

Caitlin @ Roaming Tales — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:12:52 +0000

I’m not surprised that Lebanon has traditionally been a centre for wine making – after all this is the Levant and known for the good life. However, I’m surprised to hear it’s currently world class given all the troubles in recent years.