Prestige issue 256, November 2014
The Phoenicians exported already, for over 4000 years their jars of wine and developed vineyards and wine cellars. Later, in Roman times in the middle of the second century BC, a temple was dedicated to Bacchus, the god of wine, in the region of Baalbeck. It was in the Bekaa Valley that viticulture has developed first. The monks used to produce wine for religious purposes. Today, the culture of vineyards conquered several areas including Mount
The Phoenicians exported already, for over 4000 years their jars of wine and developed vineyards and wine cellars. Later, in Roman times in the middle of the second century BC, a temple was dedicated to Bacchus, the god of wine, in the region of Baalbeck. It was in the Bekaa Valley that viticulture has developed first. The monks used to produce wine for religious purposes. Today, the culture of vineyards conquered several areas including Mount
