Bekaa Valley
High vineyards between two mountain ranges, on an ancient wine route.
The Bekaa is a high plateau between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountains, with vineyards at around 1,000 metres. Altitude and dry summers give ripe, healthy grapes with little disease. Wine here is ancient: the Phoenicians traded it across the Mediterranean, and at Baalbek, in the Bekaa itself, stands a Roman temple associated with Bacchus. The modern industry was shaped by French influence from the 19th century on, which explains its Bordeaux and Rhône grapes. Lebanon's winemakers kept harvesting through the civil war of 1975–1990, sometimes under fire.
Grapes grown here 4
What the region makes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan and Syrah: spicy, savoury and Mediterranean.
Often Cinsault-based, and dry.
The anise-flavoured spirit distilled from local grapes.
Worth knowing
The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek is among the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere.
Lebanese winemakers kept harvesting through the 1975–1990 civil war.
Try this region if you like spicy, savoury red blends with Old World structure.
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