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Lebanon Chateau Ksara Winery

In Articles, Travel and Culture, Wine on March 30, 2015 at 5:15 am

CHATEAU KSARA Lebanon’s oldest winery by Pauli Antoine The historical Chateau Ksara is not only Lebanon’s oldest winery, it is one of Lebanon’s oldest and most successful businesses. The winery’s more than 150 years of uninterrupted production, even in times of change, is a remarkable achievement and a source of immense national pride for the people of Lebanon. The success of Chateau Ksara is a continuation of a colorful winemaking and trading history that dates back more than 5,000 years. Lebanon sits on the site of ancient Phoenicia, one of the world’s oldest merchant civilizations, and one of the first to sell wines to other nations. The passion for viticulture grew out of necessity. The Phoenicians lived in the ancient ports of Byblos, Sidon and Tyre where arable land was scarce. It made sense to grow grapes and produce wines in exchange for gold or other crops. The Phoenicians’ trading fleets carried wines throughout the Mediterranean to Egypt, Carthage, Cyprus, Greece, Rome, Sardinia, Spain, and beyond the Straits of Gibraltar to France and England.

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The Jesuits sold the winery to its present owners in 1973. After many years of hard work and innovations, their efforts have been rewarded with the chateau’s success as the nation’s largest wine producer, attracting more than 70,000 visitors every year. Today, one in every three bottles of Lebanese wine is produced at Ksara and exported to over 30 countries.

The Jesuits sold the winery to its present owners in 1973. After many years of hard work and innovations, their efforts have been rewarded with the chateau’s success as the nation’s largest wine producer, attracting more than 70,000 visitors every year. Today, one in every three bottles of Lebanese wine is produced at Ksara and exported to over 30 countries.

In the caves of Chateau Ksara Winery ...After Ksara take a side trip to the ruins in Baalbek and visit the temple of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine.

Chateau Ksara’s amazing 2km long caves and its Vineyards… After Ksara take a side trip to the ruins in Baalbek and visit the temple of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine.

Lebanon's oldest winery is merely continuing a 5,000-year-old trading tradition. Chateau Ksara, Lebanon.

Lebanon’s oldest winery is merely continuing a 5,000-year-old trading tradition.
Chateau Ksara, Lebanon.

Lebanon sits on the site of ancient Phoenicia. Here's the beautiful Jounieh Bay, Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon Mont Harissa, photo by Pauli Antoine

Lebanon sits on the site of ancient Phoenicia.
Here’s the beautiful Jounieh Bay, Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon Mont Harissa, photo by Pauli Antoine

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The Jesuits sold the winery to its present owners in 1973. After many years of hard work and innovations, their efforts have been rewarded with the chateau’s success as the nation’s largest wine producer, attracting more than 70,000 visitors every year. Today, one in every three bottles of Lebanese wine is produced at Ksara and exported to over 30 countries. Chateau Ksara, oldest winery in Lebanon by Pauli Antoine, featured by F&B World Magazine

The Jesuits sold the winery to its present owners in 1973. After many years of hard work and innovations, their efforts have been rewarded with the chateau’s success as the nation’s largest wine producer, attracting more than 70,000 visitors every year. Today, one in every three bottles of Lebanese wine is produced at Ksara and exported to over 30 countries.
Chateau Ksara, oldest winery in Lebanon by Pauli Antoine, featured by F&B World Magazine

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Look at these Olive trees…

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Great wines by Chateau Ksara, Lebanon

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Cool and chilly in these 2km long caves at Chateau Ksara Winery and Vineyards, Lebanon…

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at the vineyards of Chateau Ksara, Lebanon

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Thanks to Chateau Ksara, Rania and Maura!

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Chateau Ksara carries the ancient legacy of winemaking in the Mediterranean

Chateau Ksara carries the ancient legacy of winemaking in the Mediterranean—

The Essence of Amuma

In Uncategorized on March 10, 2015 at 12:19 am

The Essence of Amuma.


The Essence of Amuma, Bluewater Resorts Cebu

In Articles on March 10, 2015 at 12:10 am
The Essence of Amuma Living Par Excellence By Pauli Antoine Let there be light! No two brands should be alike. A brand must have its own identity, just like every person has a unique genetic blueprint. Without a core identity, all you have is a generic product. More important is the summation of a brand’s DNA, its raison d’être or its essence. It’s often kept short—just two or three words—to distill and capture the brand’s enduring heartbeat as it grows over time and extends to vast territories.

The Essence of Amuma Living Par Excellence By Pauli Antoine Let there be light! No two brands should be alike. A brand must have its own identity, just like every person has a unique genetic blueprint. Without a core identity, all you have is a generic product. More important is the summation of a brand’s DNA, its raison d’être or its essence. It’s often kept short—just two or three words—to distill and capture the brand’s enduring heartbeat as it grows over time and extends to vast territories.