Chapter 1746 Famous Lebanese Wine

After a few polite nonsense, Yang Cheng reached out to pick up the wine bottle on the glass table and looked at it, Chateau Musar? Musa Winery?

Yang Cheng, who is familiar with various limited and mass-produced wines in the world, naturally knows about Musa Winery. In "The World's Most Precious 100 Peerless Wines", the only Lebanese wine included is Musa Winery red wine.

As we all know, Dubai is very rich, and being able to be placed in the C position in the airport wine shop of the rich country shows the status of Musa Winery in the Arab world.

And for those who like to study red wine, if you can say the name "Musa", it means that you are already a veteran who has left the vulgar taste and the title of entry-level rookie for many years.

How should I put it, each of Moussa’s wines is good enough to be called a good wine, but people’s eyes are always on Bordeaux, and only a few are placed in the New World or Napa Valley in the United States. Even many experts are very familiar with the name of Moussa. strangeness.

As one of the birthplaces of ancient civilizations in West Asia, Lebanon is a well-deserved ancient wine country. According to legend, the history of wine production in Lebanon can be traced back to 7,000 years ago. Vague clues can be found in this mural.

Therefore, Lebanon is a well-deserved "Old World" producing country. Many people classify Lebanese red wine into the "New World".

But for well-known reasons, Lebanon's winemaking industry has only begun to revive in recent decades.

Similar to the famous Bordeaux region of France, Lebanon also has a warm and humid Mediterranean climate, with hot and humid summers along the coast and warm winters.

Today, Lebanon's annual wine production is about 6 million bottles. With the economic stability, this number has steadily increased to 9 million. You must know that even if dogs are counted in Lebanon, there are only 4 million living creatures, but the wine output has reached More than twice as much, and most of the grapes used to make it are grown in the Bekaa Valley.

Musa Winery is also located in the Bekaa Valley, and the wines from this region generally have a taste of anise.

Yang Cheng put down the wine bottle, picked up the decanter and poured herself a glass very unceremoniously. There was not too much, she shook it lightly, and put it in her nose for a sniff. Sure enough, it was slightly different from the top red wine she used to drink. It brought back the memory deep in his mind, he once drank it at Sheikh's place.

Not in a hurry, he looked at Xingde Hariri and joked, "Does Ms. Hariri want to test me?"

Xingde's beautiful eyes flashed, "It's just a chat, it seems that you know this famous wine that is popular in the Arab world?"

Yang Cheng is not modest either,

He nodded slowly, "Although red wine in Lebanon has a long history, the Beqaa Valley has only been developed for 150 years.

In other words, the first vineyards in the Bekaa Valley were built 150 years ago when vines were brought here from France via Algeria, when Lebanon was still under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, and the law at that time did not allow serving anything other than religion. Therefore, the first batch of wineries were severely suppressed. It was not until France took full control of Lebanon after World War I that the wine industry in the Bekaa Valley began to grow. "

Xingde listened brilliantly to Yang Cheng's words, dragging his chin as if he was listening.

"If I remember correctly, Musa Winery was unknown at the beginning, and no one knew that a legendary winery could be born in the Bekaa Valley.

The real rise of Musa Chateau is due to the second-generation manor owner Serge, who once learned the techniques of planting grapes and brewing red wine in Bordeaux. Even in the decades of war, Mr. Serge never left the winery. "

Xingdhariri sighed, "You are right. I once heard Mr. Serge recall that he said that there was an air raid one night in 1980, and everyone told him he had to leave here, but he chose to stay at the winery.

At night, the air raids came, and every time he heard a bombing, he drank a glass of Musa wine, and when the air raids were over, his neighbors died, the wine cellar was blown up, and only the room he was in was safe, he thought it was wine protection For him, maybe this is fate.

It's a pity that God is jealous of talents. Mr. Serge died in a swimming accident while on vacation in Mexico last year. He died at the age of 74. We will never drink the wine he brewed by himself. "

Yang Cheng's heart moved, "Is the bottle we drink brewed by Mr. Serge himself?"

"Yes, this is a wine he personally brewed for the Hariri family, and it is not sold on the market~"

Yang Cheng was stunned, "No wonder I've never seen this red packaging before, if it weren't for the words Chateau Musar, I might not be able to recognize it~"

Only then did he take a sip of the slightly legendary Musa wine.

Slightly close your eyes, the strong old smell, the complex aroma lingers in the mouth, the fruity and aniseed flavors are intertwined, very wonderful.

Musa winery has three types of wine: red, white and pink. The average age of the vines is 50 years. The winery advocates natural brewing and minimizes human intervention. Winery wines are endowed with the potential of aging, and they can absolutely withstand the erosion of oxygen in the air, which makes the wines of other vineyards far behind.

Opening his eyes, looking at the deep red color left in the glass, he said intoxicatedly, "Good wine, the fruit flavor should be brought by Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, and the rest of the complex spices, such as violets, pepper, Anise comes from Cinsault and Carignan grapes from the Rhône Valley."

Xingde applauded while admiring, "It's amazing, I admire it. I've been drinking it for so many years. Even if I know it, I can't tell. You can taste so much just for the first time."

Yang Cheng laughed and said, "How are you sure it's my first time drinking?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he said to himself, "If you have read my information carefully, you should know that Sheikh and I are good friends. He does not lack the wines of Musa Winery. I remember the last time I drank wine. 1972 Musa Red Wine."

Xingde was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly, "I remember, but I didn't think about it~"

Yang Cheng laughed, what she said was a little cute.

If Xingde knew that his evaluation in Yang Cheng's heart had changed from TS to cuteness, he wondered if he would spray him with alcohol.

"Did you have meal?"

"Did you say breakfast or lunch?"

Xingde rubbed his forehead, "It's noon now, what do you think?"

Yang Cheng shrugged, "That's lunch? I didn't eat it. I was busy looking at the wounded early in the morning, so I didn't have time~"

Xingde was stunned for a moment, then said meaningfully, "You caught Garrett?"

Yang Cheng was not surprised at all that the other party guessed that she had stayed with her all night, so it would be strange if she didn't know!

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