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Wine with Leslie: Show your support for Lebanon — and its winemakers

"Once again wineries and vineyards are being shelled, and many vineyard owners and workers have been forced to evacuate, but at least the grapes are harvested."

Panorama of the Beqaa Valley landscape over Fourzol, Lebanon.

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024 - 02:00

Leslie Williams

The world of wine is having a tough 2024 with every weather problem you can imagine from drought to floods to hail. But please spare a moment to think about winemakers in one of the world’s oldest wine regions, the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon.

The Beqaa is just 30km east of Beiruit and the source of around 90% of Lebanese wine.

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