Winery · Chtaura
Domaine des Tourelles - Lebanon's First Commercial Winery
François-Eugène Brun, 1868: Lebanon's first commercial cellar. Arak + wine revival post-Ottoman. 800k bottles/year. 155-year legacy under Issa families.
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- Winery · Tanail Massaya - Twilight Arak Experience Ghosn brothers 1998: Revival of traditional arak via burning vine wood + clay jars.