Lebanon in a wine glass
The country’s new winers are small but they’re making big names for themselves

Par amour pour son village de Bhamdoun
Il est des êtres rares qui se sentent sincèrement investis d’une noble mission. Au détour d’un déplacement, d’une nostalgie, d’un souvenir, d’un manque, l’urgence se déclare et bouleverse le cours normal du long fleuve tranquille que peut emprunter leur vie. Pour le jeune Naji Boutros, alors vice-président de Merrill Lynch, vivant confortablement à Londres avec sa famille, le déclic se fera lors d’un banal voyage à Milan. On appelle cela l’appel de la terre.

Newsletter 2009
Our Uniquely situated vineyard are a winemaker's dream. Altitude, drainage, soil quality, relatively harsh and diverse conditions--these factors combine to create a viticultural "perfect storm". You taste the result in each glass of Belle-Vue.

Newsletter March 2008
A Letter from NAJI. I finally know what to write about. Pecorino cheese and Chateau Belle-vue wine have a way of diving into a person's mind to pull out the truth...

Newsletter April 2007
Hi from Bhamdoun! This is the first installment of our newsletter, following close on the heels of the November launch of Chateau Belle-Vue's first commercial vintage.

Newsletter September 2007

Notes from the Vineyard

I will be the first to say that I am a lucky man.

Years ago, when I returned from working in Africa to the mountain village where I was raised, the sight of demolished homes and burned land was devastating to me ...


Newsletter Autumn 2006
The finest wines tell a story-of heritage, passion, or perhaps the quest for that 'perfect vintage'. But only rarely does a wine seek to express our deeply human connection to each other and to the land.

La Renaissance 2003 wins Gold - Best in Class
 

Certificate of Registration FDA
We are happy to serve our American customers better by compliance with FDA regulations through certification.

Chicago Tribune April 2006 feature article
 

Wines of Lebanon
Michael Karam's definitive work includes a chapter on Chateau Belle-Vue, a wine the author claims as his 'modest tip for stardom'.

American Women's Club of Lebanon
Chateau Belle-Vue was asked by the American Women's Club of Lebanon to present a ‘Wine Appreciation' tasting event at the   Metropolitan Hotel in Beirut , January 2004

Al-Bayan magazine, January 2004

  


Selected by Dorling Kindersley's 2004 Wine Guide as one of the ‘100 most promising new wines' of the coming year.

  


Executive magazine, November 2003

 


Hospitality News , September 2003
Chateau Belle-Vue benefits from an ideal climate for growing vines... and believes in effective partnerships with its environment and heritage.

Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia 2006 Commendation
Tom Stevenson, editor of Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia 2006, listed Chateau Belle-Vue's La Renaissance 2003 as a 'Wine of  Note'.