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Couvent Rouge was established in 2010, as a complement to the “Coteaux d’Heliopolis” cooperative project. Founded in 1999, the cooperative’s ...

“Grapes will not replace cannabis in Lebanon anytime soon, if ever,” says Anthony Elghossain.  But that doesn’t mean Lebanese farmers ...

Founded in 1999, Coteaux d’Heliopolos is a fair trade–certified cooperative that encourages farmers in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley to switch from ...

Deir El Ahmar, a Christian village in the northern Bekaa valley’s Hermel-Baalbek region, is more notorious for its marijuana plantations ...

In Lebanon, farmers who once grew marijuana and poppy are trying their hand at Syrah and Tempranillo. We climb Mount ...

Assis dans sa vigne de la Bekaa libanaise, entre des plants de sauvignon blanc et de tempranillo, Michel Emad, militaire ...

Sitting among the vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Tempranillo growing on his spectacular farm in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Michel Emad ...

Couvent Rouge’s concept is as unusual as its business model (writes Leila Molana-Allen). Founded in 2010 as part of a ...