Thursday. 14 April. 2011. 10:33 am
Winebuzz sits down with a Lebanese wine master.
Château Ksara is the oldest winery in the oldest winemaking country of Lebanon.
Founded in 1857 by Jesuit priests, Ksara is a household name in Lebanon and exports much of its wines internationally, winning scores of prestigious wine competitions including its recent selection as the top 10 Chardonnay of the world 2011 at the Chardonnay du Monde 2011 competition, topping out from nearly 1,000 samples.
Elie Maamari comes to Hong Kong to hold a series of Ksara wine tastings and we asked him more about making wine in Lebanon—where Jesus famously turned water into wine.
What do Lebanese wines taste like?
Most Lebanese wines are very French in style, because of the French influence on the country (Lebanon was once a French colony). I studied in France myself and we have a French winemaker, James Palg, at Ksara who used to make wine in the Margaux region.
Ksara was established by the French Jesuits, who planted the kind of grape varieties grown in France, because it’s the best style that suits the Lebanon terrior. Think of it as as good as Bordeaux but less expensive. I have many people tell me that our Chateau range tastes like a St-Julien, and that’s a good comparison.
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Friday. 1 April. 2011. 9:49 am
A winery with a romantic noble history.
Farnese Winery has a long and noble history dating back to 1585 when Princess Marguerite of Austria, daughter of an Emperor and wife to Prince Octavio Farnese retired in Ortona. On this beautiful Italian countryside, she built a palace and vineyards which produced wine that appeared on the banquet tables of many European courts.
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Tuesday. 3 August. 2010. 9:38 am
Winebuzz speaks to the award-winning wine-maker about what makes his wine so different.
Californian wine-maker Paul Hein was in town recently to promote his wine. The Napa Valley native is over six feet two and wears a cowboy hat, reminding us of television show Gun Smoke’s Matt Dillon, played by actor James Arness. Jokingly, Paul referred to himself as a “Redneck in Hong Kong!”
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Thursday. 22 July. 2010. 9:45 am
Winebuzz.hk speaks to Johannes Selbach.
Winebuzz caught up with makers of fine Riesling winemaker, Johannes Selbach of Weingut Selbach-Oster. Johannes Selbach’s family have been producing wine for 410 years.
The Selbach-Oster vineyards are located on some of the best vineyard land in the heart of the Mosel wine country called ” Mittelmosel” (145 minutes due west of Frankfurt) where Reisling are grown on 20 hectares of steep, south-facing mountain slopes facing the Mosel River. The wine is produced completely by hand and varies from very dry to very sweet.
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