During the month of November, the UVL members were invited by the Ministry of Agriculture to participate at the Lebanese Wine Day in San Fransisco and Los Angeles. Lebanese television stations such as MTV and LBC covered the event and a majority of professionals in the wine industry attended this wine tasting.
On October 25th until the 29th, the UVL received 12 students that are currently completing their Master of Wine degree. Masters of Wine is regarded as the wine industry’s highest standard of professional knowledge. Visitors came from different backgrounds such as the Food and Beverage industry, the hospitality industry, Sommeliers, Wine critics, and so on. [...]
Following the Salon Du Vin in Paris, UVL organized a professional wine tasting at the Boghossian Foundation Museum, in Brussels as a follow up activity to the Megavino back in 2016. 17 wineries participated and a group of 160 carefully selected wine connoisseurs, business owners, sommeliers attended this tasting. The ambassador of Lebanon, 1st secretary [...]
The UVL participated as guest of honor at the Salon du Vin, RVF in May 2017, one of the biggest wine fairs in Paris. 21 wineries attended and represented Lebanese wines. The participation of the wineries was financed by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture.
On November 17 2016, 26 Lebanese producers, out of which 20 UVL members, participated in the yearly Lebanese Wine Day, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture. 250 professionals and wine traders attended this event at the Astor Center in NYC. In addition, 2 Masterclasses were animated to further elaborate on the wines that were present [...]
The UVL participated at the Megavino wine fair on October 21st until the 24th in Brussels, Belgium, which was funded by the Chamber of Commerce, industry, and agriculture. During this event, all the UVL members participated and 150 professionals visited and tasted Lebanese wines. In addition, 6 Masterclasses were held by Alain Bloeykens, Thomas Costenoble, [...]
On March 13th 2016, the UVL participated at the Prowein, Germany, which is considered to be one of the biggest international wine fairs held in the professional wine industry. During this event, Masterclasses were animated by Master of Wine Caro Maurer, Mr. David Cobbold, and Mr. Michael Karam. 9 members participated at this fair.
H.E.M. Hassan Saad, Ambassador of Lebanon in the UAE hosted the event in collaboration with the Lebanese Business Council in Abu Dhabi. In addition to the UAE wine tasting, H.E. Mr. Sami Nmeir, Consul General of Lebanon in Dubai hosted a wine tasting for Lebanese wines in Dubai as well. 17 members participated in these