Three Wine Men & some Lebanese Wine

This weekend you will find us at the Three Wine Men event at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.  We will be joining the festive frolics with Oz Clarke, Olly Smith & Tim Atkin MW in London at Lord’s on 8th & 9th December; they want to get everyone in the country tasting, buying and enjoying new wines and discovering different foods.

We've got two pairs of tickets to give away so if you'd like to have a chance of winning, simply follow us @Lebanonwines and retweet the following tweet:

This weekend find us @threewinemen at Lords Cricket Ground http://bit.ly/VpYR51- come and discover Lebanese Wines!

 and we'll pick two winners at random.



The Three Wine Men's top quality events bring together wine, beer and food retailers to show you just how much fun your taste buds can have in a day. You will have a great time, whether you’re an expert, an enthusiast or just enjoy the odd glass.

The event  will set you up for a cracking Christmas - come and find wines which compliment the Christmas pud, match with the mince pies, and go together with the turkey.
At an event, you simply:
• Pick up a glass
• Grab a tasting brochure
• Join in a masterclass if you wish
• Taste / buy as many wines as you like

Competition Terms and Conditions

1. This prize draw is open to over 18 year olds who have a resident UK address except employees of Watershed Communcations Ltd or anyone else connected with the promotion.

2. Only one entry per email address will be entered in the draw.

3. There are 2 prizes for 2 winners of 2 pairs of tickets to the Three Wine Men wine fair on either Saturday 8th December or Sunday 9th December 2012 at Lord's Cricket Ground. 

6. The prizewinners will be selected at random after the prize draw closes onThursday 6th December 2012 at 6pm GMT using random.org.

7. The prizewinners will be the first two emails drawn at random by Wines of Lebanon from valid entries. The results of the prize draw are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Prizes are non-transferable.

8. The prizewinners will be notified by email by midnight on Thursday 6 December. 

9. If the winner does not reply to the email within 1 day, the prize will go to the next entrant drawn at random from eligible entries.

10. The prizewinners must be prepared to take part in all publicity related to the promotion. The winners names may be published on the Facebook page.

11. Details of the prizewinners can be obtained for a period of 6 weeks following the prize draw by sending a SAE to Wines of Lebanon, Winsford, Bath BA2 8PU

13. By entering the prize draw, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

14. Promoter: Wines of Lebanon, c/o Watershed Communications Ltd Winsford, Bath BA2 8PU

European Wine Bloggers Conference

Wines of Lebanon joins EWBC 2012

Wines of Lebanon is participating in the European Wine Bloggers Conference taking place in Izmir next month.

Eight Lebanese wineries will be represented at the Grand Terroir tasting and Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam will be attending to give delegates an overview of this historical wine-producing region.

Wines of Lebanon Director Madeleine Waters says: “We are very excited to be participating in this event, particularly as it is being held in Lebanon’s ‘back yard’! 

Delegates will be able to taste wines from:

Chateau Ka

Chateau Kefraya

Chateau Ksara

Chateau Musar

Chateau St Thomas

Domaine des Tourelles

IXSIR

Karam Winery

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For further information please contact:

Madeleine Waters                 madeleine@cocopr.co.uk                  01225 807477

Wines of Lebanon scoops top award at IWC 2012

London, 12 September 2012

Wines of Lebanon was last night named as Generic Campaign of the Year at the 2012 International Wine Challenge Awards Dinner at the Hilton in Park Lane, London.

The campaign, run by Coco PR, was launched in 2010 and marked the first time Lebanon had embarked upon such an initiative. The judges felt that Coco PR had done “a superb job of bringing Lebanon into focus in the past year” and praised the campaign for being “both interesting and well directed”.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have won the Award, particularly as we were up against two very worthy opponents [Wines of Germany and the Bordeaux Wine Council] said Coco PR Director Madeleine Waters. “I am also so pleased that the judges felt that a small, lower budget campaign like ours deserved recognition.  Lebanon is a tiny country with an even tinier production, but by having a good product from a remarkable country and by doing the basics well we have achieved solid results.”

Chateau Musar’s Serge Hochar, President of the Union Vinicole du Liban, the trade association of Lebanese wines whose members commissioned the campaign, said: “This marks a great step forward for Lebanon and shows that working together in a professional way can bring great results.  We all congratulate Madeleine on this tremendous Award and are looking forward to another successful year of the campaign with Coco PR.”

Since 2010 Coco has run a series of successful press trips to Lebanon which has resulted in press coverage in national wine columns, consumer magazines and trade titles. A series of roadshows and masterclasses run by Tim Atkin MW and Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam  has taken the wines to trade and press audiences in London, Manchester and Bristol, and a generic stand at the London Wine Fair in 2011 and 2012 has led to greater awareness of Lebanese wines in the UK, leading to increased listings.  Exports of Lebanese wines to the UK grew by 26% from 2010 to 2011 (source Lebanese Customs).

Now beginning its third year, the campaign has attracted new wineries for 2012/13 keen to make their mark in the UK wine market.

London Wine Fair 2012 Masterclass Timetable

Tuesday 22 May

10.00 Overcoming the cliché: Positioning Lebanese wine on the international marketA tutored tasting featuring 5 wines with Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam, author of Wines of Lebanon


12.00 Introducing Lebanese wine - a tutored tasting with Tim Atkin MW and Michael Karam SOLD OUT

Tim & Michael will talk through 9 wines showcasing the different styles, grape varieties and terroirs within this small country and briefly outline Lebanon’s rich winemaking history – from 5000BC to the present day  - showing how centuries of tradition have been harnessed with modern winemaking techniques to create what is arguably Lebanon’s greatest export.

14.00  Lebanon: the terroir, grapes and people that make Lebanese wine culture
A tutored tasting hosted by Michael Karam featuring 5 wines

Wednesday 23 May
  

·         11.00 Introducing Lebanese wine - a tutored tasting with Tim Atkin MW and Michael Karam
S   SOLD OUT

Tim & Michael will talk through 9 wines showcasing the different styles, grape varieties and terroirs within this small country and briefly outline Lebanon’s rich winemaking history – from 5000BC to the present day  - showing how centuries of tradition have been harnessed with modern winemaking techniques to create what is arguably Lebanon’s greatest export.

13.00 Overcoming the cliché: Positioning Lebanese wine on the international market

 A tutored tasting featuring 5 wines with Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam, author of Wines of Lebanon

        

15.00  Lebanon: the terroir, grapes and people that make Lebanese wine culture

A tutored tasting featuring 5 wines, hosted by Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam  and Christina Pickard who has recently returned from a wine trip to Lebanon.
Christina presented for over two years on the BBC Good Food Channel’s flagship show Market Kitchen alongside chefs like Matt Tebbutt, Richard Corrigan, James Martin, and Simon Rimmer.  Today she hosts tastings and masterclasses, presents for promotional videos, co-hosts the weekly podcast The Crush, and writes for publications including Decanter, Harpers, and Imbibe. 

Thursday 24 May

  

·         11.00 Introducing Lebanese wine - a tutored tasting with Tim Atkin MW and Michael Karam
S   SOLD OUT

Tim & Michael will talk through 9 wines showcasing the different styles, grape varieties and terroirs within this small country and briefly outline Lebanon’s rich winemaking history – from 5000BC to the present day  - showing how centuries of tradition have been harnessed with modern winemaking techniques to create what is arguably Lebanon’s greatest export.

13.00 Overcoming the cliché: Positioning Lebanese wine on the international market

A tutored tasting featuring 5 wines with Lebanese wine expert Michael Karam, author of Wines of Lebanon

15.00  Lebanon: the terroir, grapes and people that make Lebanese wine culture

A tutored tasting hosted by Lebanese wine expert  Michael Karam featuring 5 wines

Places are limited and will be allocated on a strictly first come first served basis.  Please visit http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/2178631409 to book your place.