How Domaine des Tourelles and the Lebanese wineries are facing the challenges of the war.
Cover page of The Wine Merchant, November 2024.
Letter from the frontline: Tourelles' Faouzi Issa on life in Lebanon. In this powerful and insightful letter from the frontline, he describes what daily life is like for Lebanese trying to go about their lives, bringing the harvest in and making wine, while their every move is being watched by hundreds of drones overhead.
By Peter Dean Published: November 12, 2024
«On vendange vite et on se dépêche de partir» : au Liban, les vignerons exposés à la menace des bombardements
By: Le Figaro Vin with AFP Published: October 29, 2024
‘You cannot go and harvest the grape right now. The missiles are everywhere in the region, especially where we harvest for the arak, next to Baalbek,’ Faouzi Issa said.
By Nick Kochan Published: October 9,2024
Lebanon Winemakers Pray for Peace. As missiles pound their vineyards, Lebanese winemakers are once again caught up in a war not of their making.
By Barnaby Eales Published: October 3, 2024
Wines of the week: International Review: Domaine des Tourelles, Vieilles Vignes Cinsault 2021 Bekaa Valley
By Julia Harding MW Published: September 20, 2024
Ageing tastefully: the enduring appeal of old vine wines. Domaine des Tourelles ‘Skin’: Structured, nutty and utterly mesmerizing.
By Kate Hawkings Published: September 20, 2024
The first and only, ten years, aged in clay, Premium Lebanese Arak is now available in the USA
By Anthony Rahayel Published: September 2024
Domaine des Tourelles has announced that it has fully converted its Beqaa Valley winery to solar power, a move necessitated not just by environmental reasons.
By Louis Thomas - Published: September 4, 2024
From Lebanon’s indigenous Merweh grape, fermented in clay jars, boasting orchard fruits and subtle tropical undertones, held in check by a lime acid line with textured savoury, slightly nutty pastry depth. A serious gastronomic wine.
By David Kermode, Published: July 26, 2024
Among the distinguished wineries in this region, Domaines des Tourelles stands out for its exceptional quality and historical significance.
By Vins du Levant Published: July 17, 2024
Sitting in London tasting Faouzi Issa’s superb wines, it’s hard to believe that he and the rest of Lebanon’s winemakers are operating in a country on the verge of collapse, now threatened by war.
By Andrew Neather Published: July 17, 2024
Faouzi Issa: Arak Brun, Domaine des Tourelles. Exporting Wines to the World. A Talk in Montreal
By Anthony Rahayel Published: May 13, 2024
How a previously underrated grape variety is finally having its moment in the sun.
By Henry Jeffreys Published: May 10,2024
The co-owners of Domaine des Tourelles, Fawzi Issa and Emile Issa al-Khoury, reflected on the genesis, difficulties and success of Lebanon’s “most beautiful vinery.”
By Matthieu Karam Published: April 16, 2024
Vieilles Vignes Cinsault, a “variety to keep an eye out for” this Spring.
By Will Lyons Published: April 14, 2024
This Easter, our special U.K. bottle Domaine des Tourelles Cuvée Pierre Brun was selected by The Observer (The Guardian) as one of 3 international “perfect partners for a magnificent Easter Sunday meal”!
By David Williams Published: April 2024
