The Winery

Dahr el Baïdare

Apparently it was an agricultural region, to carry this name! What the elder generations could tell and praise, is about the touristic and skiing resorts in Dahr El Baïdar before the development of other sites like Faraya… Unfortunately the war, and the destruction of Beirut, required a lot of building raw material… and to the great misfortune of this location, rich in sand & stone, the destruction of the mountain was partly the way to the rebuild Beirut! A very high cost that Nature and People living in this area had to pay! Today, Château Trois Collines is bringing back to Dahr El Baïdar a shining ecofriendly spot, a touristic, gastronomic wine attraction, with a fully equipped winery- restaurant. After being a deserted mountain, dug to the bones slopes…Dahr El Baïdar will be the home of CTC winemaking activity. The Château -under construction at the moment- target opening date scheduled for summer 2023, will be surrounded by 10 ha of vineyards, a landscape green cover with a restaurant, and a guest house….

Location

Nestled on top of Dahr el Baidar, Mount Lebanon is our prime winery. Strategically placed between Beirut and West Beqaa atop the peaks that overlook both the valley and the coast, is where our wines are pressed, preserved and bottled. Its climate, altitude, and location ensure the ideal conditions for our fine wines and also provides easy access for shipment locally and internationally.

 

Vineyard: Northeastern Bekaa Hills

Winery: Mount Lebanon – Ain Dara – Dahr El Baidar

Attention to Details

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    HARVESTING

    The grapes need to be picked at a very specific moment in time in order for the wine to meet the required parameters. Once the grapes are picked, they are then sorted.

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    CRUSHING AND PRESSING

    Grapes are de-stemmed and crushed by a machine into a “must”, which is basically a mixture of grape juice, skins, and solids. For red wine, the must is transferred to the tanks for fermentation. For white wine, the must is pressed then the extracted juice is transferred to the tanks for fermentation.

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    FERMENTATION

    At the appropriate conditions fermentation, which is the most important part of this process starts, where yeasts feed on sugar until all the sugar is turned into alcohol.

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    STABILIZATION

    Dead yeast cells and unstable proteins are removed after fermentation, and this is done through filtration or fining process. Our wines have natural clarification because our winery is at a high altitude and has naturally cold temperatures and low humidity.

    FINING
    Other substances such as organic products are added to the wine, sticking to the unwanted particles and causing them to sink for easy removal.

    FILTRATION
    Winemakers use a series of filtering through progressively finer filters to clarify and sterilize the wine.

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    AGEING

    Ageing usually happens for selected wines in wooden oak barrels making the wine taste smoother and cause complex flavors to develop.

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    BOTTLING

    As the final stage of the winemaking process, the wine will be bottled and stored properly.