Your guide to the best wineries in Lebanon

Your Guide To the best wineries in Lebanon

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Did you know there are over 50 wineries in Lebanon? That’s huge!

In this post, we’ll feature some of the best and most reputable wineries in Lebanon, and tell you more about them!

We’ll divide our guide into 4 regions: Bekaa Valley, Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon, and South Lebanon, so feel free to skip to the region you want through our table of contents.

Bekaa Valley

1. Chateau Ksara

📍 Location: Ksara, Zahle.

Features:

  • Lebanon’s oldest and biggest winery! (Since 1857).
  • Producing 17 Red, White, and Rosé wines, 1 Arak, and 2 Eaux de vie (around 3 million bottles per year).
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery Tour ✔ (2 Km Roman Caves).
  • Wine Tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 08/813495; www.chateauksara.com

2. Chateau Kefraya

📍 Location: Kefraya, West Bekaa.

Features:

  • The second biggest winery in the Beqaa Valley with land that extends up to 3,000 acres!
  • Beautiful natural sceneries on the foothills of Mount Barouk.
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • You can create your own wine at the Atelier workshop.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 08/645333; www.chateaukefraya.com

3. Domaine Wardy

📍 Location: Zahle.

Features:

  • A family-owned winery & distillery that produces 17 Wines, Arak, and Vodka.
  • Won many International awards and honorable mentions!
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ❌
  • Wine Tasting ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 08/930141; www.domainewardy.com

4. Massaya

📍 Location: Taanayel.

Features:

  • 2 locations: The main winery and distillery in Taanayel and a white wine winery in Faqra (Opened in 2014).
  • Producing Red, White, and Rosé wines, and Arak.
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Wine Tasting ✔ (Available in Taanayel and Faqra)
  • Winery Tour ✔ (Available in Taanayel and Faqra)
  • Restaurant ✔ (Available in Faqra: The Gathering restaurant)

📞 Contact: 70/122414; www.massaya.com

5. Domaine des tourelles

📍 Location: Chtoura.

Features:

  • One of the oldest wineries in Lebanon! (Since 1868).
  • Described by the Financial Times as ‘The most seductive ramshackle winery in Lebanon’.
  • Producing wines, Arak, Gin, and Whiskey.
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ❌

📞 Contact: 71/211140; www.domainedestourelles.com

6. Chateau Saint Thomas

📍 Location: Qab Elias.

Features:

  • A family-owned and operated winery since 1990.
  • Won more than 70 Gold & Silver medals in wine competitions since 2002!
  • Their ‘Obeidy Saint Thomas‘ is a 100% Lebanese wine made from local white grapes.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 08/500812; www.closstthomas.com

7. Chateau Heritage

📍 Location: Qab Elias.

Features:

  • A family-owned and operated winery since 1999.
  • Featured on the top 50 list of the World’s Best Vineyards for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021.
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • Hiking trails are available in the beautiful town of Qab Elias.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 03/777503; www.chateauheritage.com

8. Coteaux du Liban

📍 Location: Zahle.

Features:

  • A family-run modern winery managed by Roula, a pianist, and a young team of winemakers.
  • Producing around 100,000 bottles per year of Red, White, and Rosé wines, and Arak.
  • Winery tour ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Wine tasting ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 08/930700; www.libancave.com

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Mount Lebanon

1. Chateau Musar

📍 Location: Ghazir.

Features:

  • An Internationally recognized brand exporting 85% of its production worldwide.
  • Featured on the list of The World’s Most Admired Wine Brands 2021 by Drinks International magazine.
  • Check out their book: Chateau Musar: The story of a wine icon (published by the Académie du Vin library).
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ❌

📞 Contact: 70/103131; www.chateaumusar.com

2. iris domain

📍 Location: Bhamdoun

Features:

  • An organic producer of limited quantities, micro-cuvée wines.
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • Guesthouse available in a traditional Lebanese house dating back to the early 1900s (Beit Bhamdoun).
  • They host private events and weddings.
  • Picnic available among the vines or on the edge overlooking the valley.
  • Winery tour ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Wine Tasting ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 78/900879; www.irisdomain.com

3. Chateau Oumsiyat

📍 Location: Mtein.

Features:

  • A family-owned and established winery (since 1950).
  • Producing 5 Reds, 5 Whites, and 1 Rosé.
  • Guesthouse available in a traditional Lebanese house.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 03/101411; www.chateauoumsiyat.com

4. Adyar Wines

📍 Location: Mar Moussa.

Features:

  • Preserving a monastic heritage since 1696, and growing grapes since 2001.
  • A pioneer in organic agriculture in Lebanon.
  • The first Lebanese Wine to be certified Organic at the International Organic Wine Award in Germany.
  • 9 vineyards spread across the country.
  • Wine Cellar in Ashrafieh.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔ (Located at Kfiffane, Batroun)

📞 Contact: 03/586244

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North Lebanon

1. Ixsir

📍 Location: Basbina, Batroun.

Features:

  • Producing 3 ranges of wine: Altitudes Ixsir, Ixsir Grande Reserve, and EL Ixsir.
  • Named by CNN in 2012 as one of the 12th greenest buildings in the world!
  • Won the world’s best Rosé award for its Grande Réserve Rosé 2018 in the Best Wine of the World Competition.
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔ (Ixsir By Montagnou)

📞 Contact: 71/631613; www.ixsir.com

2. Clos du Phoenix

📍 Location: Eddé, Batroun.

Features:

  • A family-owned and operated winery.
  • Producing quality organic wine using traditional winemaking methods & manual harvesting.
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔ (La Terrasse de Clos du Phoenix)

📞 Contact: 03/271672; www.closduphoenix.com

3. Aurora Winery & Vineyards

📍 Location: Rachkiddeh, Batroun.

Features:

  • Producing authentic quality and terroir-driven wines, with a production of 10,000 bottles a year.
  • Click here to discover their wines.
  • Winery tour ✔ (Open weekends only)
  • Wine tasting ✔ (Open weekends only)
  • Restaurant ❌

📞 Contact: 71/632620; www.aurorawinery.com

4. Batroun Mountains

📍 Location: Rawabi, Batroun.

Features:

  • A family-owned and operated winery.
  • Producing top-rated organic wines (certified by the CCPB, conforming to EU organic standards).
  • The only winery in Lebanon that makes sparkling wine! (Frizzante White & Rosé)
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔ (Tasting room in Batroun Old Souk)
  • Restaurant ❌

📞 Contact: 81/305809; www.batrounmountains.wine

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South Lebanon

1. Karam Wines

📍 Location: Jezzine.

Features:

  • A family-owned & operated winery from the Southern Mountains of Lebanon.
  • Named the Best Vineyard in Asia and #14 worldwide by World’s Best Vineyards 2021.
  • Offering wine appreciation courses for people interested to know more about wine!
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Wine tasting ✔ (Reservation required)
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 70/485658; www.karamwines.com

2. Les Vignes du Marje

📍 Location: Marjeyoun.

Features:

  • A new wine launched in late 2018, introducing a different taste and concept located in the heart of Marjeyoun.
  • Delivering all over the world.
  • Click here to discover their products.
  • Winery tour ✔
  • Wine tasting ✔
  • Restaurant ✔

📞 Contact: 03/435494; www.lesvignesdumarje.com

If you’re interested in exploring more wineries in Lebanon, we’ve got you covered!

In fact, Agenda Culturel Magazine, with the collaboration of the European Union, created a guide featuring all the wineries in Lebanon. Click here to download their Lebanon Wine Map and discover more about each of Lebanon’s wineries.

And finally, sip, explore, and enjoy! 🍷

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