Zahle

Zahle is a Lebanon wine-geography entry for the Bekaa Valley context, useful for readers who see an emerging, historic, protected, or regional origin name on a label rather than a familiar European appellation. Its practical identity is: Bekaa city-and-district reference point for Lebanon's established wine belt, often used as a practical anchor for central valley viticulture. Typical grapes include Cinsault; Cabernet Sauvignon; Syrah; Merlot; Chardonnay. The wines are commonly ripe reds with black cherry, spice, and cedar; whites with peach, citrus, and moderate texture. The growing setting is high inland valley setting with dry air, mountain influence, and calcareous soils. This entry is written as reference-encyclopedia geography: it explains place, grapes, style, and label context without ranking estates, implying certification value, or becoming a buying list.