Experience Lebanese Wines and Visit Ancient Caves at Château Ksara in Bekaa Valley

If you live in or have visited the UK in the last couple of months you may have noticed a red wine with a distinctively simple white and gold label on the shelves of Marks & Spencers; picking it up you might be surprised to find it´s from Lebanon. If you like this wine it´s the Clos St Alphonse from Chateau Ksara and your next stop should be a visit to the winery set in the majestic Bekaa Valley just 30 kilometres inland from Beirut. There you can tour the beautiful vineyards and taste some excellent wines and learn that wine making is a tradition that goes back 6000 years in Lebanon whilst you spend some time in this beautiful mountain setting located 1000 metres above sea level and visit the impressive ruins in the close by town of Baalbek.

Before heading off you should take a look at Chateau Ksara´s website which gives you a selected recipe to accompany each of its wines. Then you can take home some of the more exclusive wines from the vineyard itself and rustle yourself up a Lamb with Cilantro & Cumin Crust to be enjoyed with a Ksara Chardonnay or roast a Goose with chestnuts stuffing to serve with a Ksara Cabernet Blend.

For more information visit: www.ksara.com.lb