It is probably one of the most difficult and expensive-to-produce wines in the world, but its creators, brothers Karim and Sandro Saade, have decided to go on producing Domaine de Bargylus, despite the conflict that has been tearing Syria apart since 2011. For these entrepreneurs, who come from a Syrian Orthodox Christian family that settled decades ago in Lebanon, news about the Syrian civil war is as important as the weather report. Their vineyard, which occupies 20 hectares, and the winery are located in the Mediterranean province of Latakia, one of the government strongholds in Syria, which so far has been spared the intense clashes that occur in other parts of the country.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 08:53:41 +0000
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