On her visit to Lebanon, MW Natasha Hughes, was impressed with what our wine industry had to offer, and even more so by Captain Karam's larger than life personality.
Founder of Karam Wines, Captain Habib Karam, receiving the award of Special Prize Sommeliers in the awards ceremony of Citadelles du Vin 2015 (Bordeaux) for the white wine Cloud Nine 2013.
“Flying is a dry career - I can’t live without making wine,” says former show-jumping champion turned commercial pilot of 41 years service, Habib Karam.
Le Vin Parfait visits Karam Wines in Jezzine, South Lebanon and holds and interview with founder Captain Habib Karam. Watch the video and see what he has to say.
In London, Oz Clarke, one of the UK’s most respected wine gurus said he was most taken with Lebanon’s unoaked wines, citing Maison from the Karam Wines as the standout bottle on the table that day.
Watch Tim Atkin (MW) present one of his 8 wine picks - Karam Winery's Cloud Nine - at the Discover Lebanon Masterclass at the LIWF with Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam.