Lebanon
Lebanon is one of the oldest sites of wine production in the world dating back 5,000 years. The Phoenicians, the ancient dwellers of Lebanon, were making wine and trading with other major cities long before the Greeks and Romans.
With 300 days of sunshine each year, Lebanon still enjoys a burgeoning industry producing wines for export to a wide Lebanese community now living throughout the world, mainly in the UK, Europe and the United States. Baalbeck, the ancient city in the Bekaa Valley, is where the majority of vines are grown. The grape varieties most commonly planted have a French influence, and include Cinsaut, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Mourvedre, Grenache and Syrah. Today Lebanon has more than 20 wine producers however, Chateau Musar needs no introduction.