(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — CNN recently visited the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon to feature winemaking described as the “sexiest wine on the planet.”
“We [Lebanon] produce eight million bottles of wine a year which may sound like a lot but if we compare that to Turkey, which produces 70 million, Cypriots around 35 to 40 million. Israelis produce about 50 million — so even on a regional scale we’re tiny. Global scale? We’re a dot,” wine writer Michael Karam told CNN.
But the rarity of Lebanese wine, he says, is a distinguishing factor that businesses can capitalize on to help their product stand out.
The CNN crew visited Chateau Ksara and Domaine Des Tourelles.
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