Paris – Porte de Versailles

09–11 February 2026

Paris – Porte de Versailles

Lebanese Wine: excellence against all odds
Masterclass

Lebanese Wine: excellence against all odds

Room 1 – The Masterclasses – Hall 4
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
10:00 - 11:00 CET
4

Masterclass

English
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Lebanese Wine: Excellence against all odds !

The event will highlight the strengths and unique aspects of Lebanon’s wine industry, in particular art of making wine at high altitude; the use of indigenous varieties such as Obeideh and Merwah and other, more well-known, grapes, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cinsault, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc that highlight the development of the modern industry.

The event will also focus on challenging geo-political environment in which Lebanese winemakers work to produce wines of a rare quality.

All this will be set against the backdrop of Lebanon and its rich history and reveal compelling and fascinating parallels to show just how the country and its wine industry are unique and how Lebanese wine has the variety and quality to be the leading ancient world producer in the modern global market.

Speakers

Faouzi ISSA

Co-Owner, winemakerDomaine des Tourelles

Michael KARAM

wine writer, speaker and wine marketing consultantJancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine / The World Atlas of Wine

Ellie MAAMARI

Oenologist and Export DirectorChateau Ksara

Emile MAJDALANI

Commercial DirectorChateau Kefraya

Gabriel RIVERO

WinemakerIxsir

Jean-Baptiste SOULA

Consultant - Wine MakerDomaine Wardy

Joe Assad TOUMA

Engineer - OenologistChateau St Thomas