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Abboudiyeh Monastery Wine | نبيذ دير العبودية

Abboudiyeh Monastery Wine | نبيذ دير العبودية

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

She makes sacramental wine at an ancient monastery near Jbeil. He's the atheist sommelier curious about sacred fermentation. Between altar and cellar, they ferment their own faith. 'Inti el khamra el muqaddasi' (أنتِ الخمرة المقدسة).

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Bekaa Harvest Moon | بدر حصاد البقاع

Bekaa Harvest Moon | بدر حصاد البقاع

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

She owns the largest vineyard in the Bekaa Valley. He's the winemaker from Bordeaux who arrives to consult. Between harvests, they ferment something neither expected. 'Inti bti'ta'i ajmal min ay inab' (أنتِ بتعتقي أجمل من أي عنب).

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אושר בבנימינה | Binyamina Bliss

אושר בבנימינה | Binyamina Bliss

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

At a winery in Binyamina, a tour guide and a famous chef discover that the best pairings aren't always on the menu.

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ענבי הגולן | Golan Grapes

ענבי הגולן | Golan Grapes

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

A winemaker and a sommelier share more than wine during harvest season in the Golan Heights vineyards.

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Hampshire Vineyard

Hampshire Vineyard

Anastasia Chrome5 min read

English wine was supposed to be a joke, but vineyard owner Helena takes her craft seriously—as seriously as she takes the sommelier who came to criticize.

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Mascara Memories

Mascara Memories

Yasmina Khadra3 min read

Karima runs her grandfather's vineyard in Mascara. When sommelier André arrives seeking Algeria's legendary wines, she pours him vintages that unlock more than taste. 'El 'inab yehki' (العنب يحكي) - Grapes speak.

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قبو النبيذ | The Wine Cellar of Meknes

قبو النبيذ | The Wine Cellar of Meknes

Yasmine Benali2 min read

A vineyard owner discovers passion with a sommelier exploring Morocco's wine heritage.

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שורשים בראשון | Rishon Roots

שורשים בראשון | Rishon Roots

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

In the wine cellars of Rishon LeZion, a vintner's granddaughter and a wine collector discover vintage passion.

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The Moonlit Vineyard

The Moonlit Vineyard

Layla Khalidi2 min read

On moonlit nights, Nabil tends his family's ancient vineyard in Beit Sahour—until wine lover Rania wanders in lost and finds something more intoxicating than any vintage.

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The Wine Merchant's Vintage

The Wine Merchant's Vintage

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

Noble Vine has supplied the city's best restaurants for twenty years. When a collector starts coming for more than Bordeaux, she discovers some pairings take time to perfect.

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The Winemaker's Secret

The Winemaker's Secret

Layla Khalidi3 min read

In the Christian village of Beit Jala, winemaker George guards ancient grape varietals—until sommelier Mira arrives and tastes something more intoxicating than wine.

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烟台葡萄酒娘 | The Winemaker of Yantai

烟台葡萄酒娘 | The Winemaker of Yantai

Mei Lin Chen2 min read

烟台葡萄酒庄里,一位丰满的女酿酒师用时间和耐心酿造出最醇厚的佳酿... In a Yantai winery, a curvaceous female winemaker creates the richest vintage with time and patience...

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Nunhead Nectar

Nunhead Nectar

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Wine merchant Abena runs the best cellar in Nunhead. When sommelier Marcus visits to stock his restaurant, she offers him a private tasting that intoxicates in ways wine cannot.

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Wine Night

Wine Night

Anastasia Chrome6 min read

She opens a bottle to take the edge off. Then another. By the third, she's telling him things she swore she'd never say. By the fourth, she's showing him.

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Wine Tasting

Wine Tasting

Anastasia Chrome5 min read

A private tour of Napa's most exclusive vineyard. The owner is sixty, three hundred pounds, and her late husband left her with twelve hundred acres of grapes. The vintage she wants him to taste isn't in any bottle.

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The Wine Merchant's Cellar | قَبْوُ تاجِرِ الخَمْر

The Wine Merchant's Cellar | قَبْوُ تاجِرِ الخَمْر

Anastasia Chrome7 min read

In the hidden cellars of a Christian merchant in Abbasid Baghdad, forbidden wine flows freely, and so does passion between a Muslim nobleman and the merchant's voluptuous daughter.

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