| History of Chateau Ksara
In the Greco-Roman era, a wine cult flourished, as the ruins of the Temple of Bacchus at Baalbeck in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley bear eloquent witness. The property Ksara was acquired by the Jesuit Fathers in 1857 when it was already famed as a vineyard and they perpetuated the tradition of winemaking. New varietals were cultivated at 4 main vineyards: Ksara, Taanail, Kanafar, Mansaura which all stretch over 900 acres.
They produced Lebanon's first dry red wine, rose, white, sweet wine and arak, and by doing so they laid the foundation of Lebanon's modern wine industry.
Over the past decades, Ksara winery introduced new grape varieties, new technique, and attentive application of advanced science by French oenologists who watch over verification, fermentation and decanting process.
Today the wines of Ksara have a specific character described as “A rare balance of dry fruitiness, delicacy and coarseness, and of freshness and vigor". They are the new image of a deliberately international vineyard, classified today as one of the largest. |
