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First make some wine, then gaze at the stars. Thank you @OtherGrape for this story and cheers 🥂 to the Jesuits.

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Thanks again to @Lebanesewineman and @photorientalist.

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The Jesuit priests not only used the land at Ksara to make wine, but also to observe the night sky! Father Berloty on the left founded the observatory around 1920, four decades after planting their first vines.

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This is the final part of a mini-series of posts about Chateau Ksara’s history, only one small part of the wine history of Lebanon. But there is so, so much more to discover.

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Thanks to @Lebanesewineman for the content from his book #tearsofbacchus (buy it) and to @photorientalist for the photos

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These are barrels in a 2km long cave system at @ChateauKsara in Lebanon.

The underground system dates back to Roman times and are the perfect temperature for storing wine! They were discovered in 1898 accidentally by local orphans who helped at the wine estate, what good luck!

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@michaelkaram @Photorientalist @Lebanesewineman classic, right?

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How do the first two country profiles of The Other Grape - Algeria and Lebanon - have origin stories that overlap?

@chateauksara in Lebanon was launched by Jesuit priests who recognised the Bekaa Valley’s terroir as having great potential for viticulture.

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@MilkLions They were instrumental in launching wine in Algeria as well. The old Domaine de la Trappe in Algiers was started by Jesuits. It was one of the biggest colonial producers of wine in French Algeria.

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Thanks to @michaelkaram.wine for the content from his book #tearsofbacchus (buy it) and Norbert Schiller from @photorientalist for the photos.

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So in 1878, the monks brought over “cépages” (grape varieties) from Algeria - a French colony at the time. Proving successful, Chateau Ksara has been making internationally renowned wine ever since !

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Great day at @greenwichmkt yesterday. Looking forward to being there weekly on Fridays! People love the stories behind the wines from the south and east Mediterranean!

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The French in Algeria were enamoured by the richness of the indigenous culture using their symbols on posters. Using a mosque minaret for a wine company may be a little distasteful since alcohol is discouraged by Islam. However, today it is a vintage relic.

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The wine from Gaza (Palestine) used to be famous in Europe. Saint Isidore of Seville (died 636 AD) mentions in his writings the "Gazeum" wine from Palestine. The recent archaeological find of a huge winery north of Gaza makes sense...
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@khalidlym @KarthalaEdition @Harvard_Press Blood of the Colony was a thoroughly researched book, really insightful. But it lacked the perspective of the Algerians. We used it a lot in our research of Algerian wines. We hope Znaien’s book will be equally as instructive!

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Domaine la Lorraine vintage poster from 1950.

The French built many caves (wineries) across Algeria, and the Algiers department had some of the biggest! You will be able to read about one of them, Domaine de la Trappe, in our magazine.

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Colonial propaganda encouraging the French to drink Algerian wine.

Settlers had wild success turning Algeria into a wine-producing colony, much to the producers’ chagrin in metropole France.

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@wineecon Wow, incredible! We love vintage posters of Algerian wine! We’re reviving Algerian wine in the UK - follow us to know when we launch our wine and magazine box. The stories are amazing too!

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Quote from SGCO in an article for our upcoming magazine. The Algerian wine industry was once one of the biggest in the world. Today it’s facing threats that put its survival at risk.

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Worked with the wonderful @MarwanTahtah to document the history and processes at @chateau_oumsiyat, Lebanon.

Stay tuned for our pilot edition to find out more.

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