This October, Eden invites guests to experience the wines, flavors, and traditions of Lebanon during a special Lebanese Wine Dinner in Chicago, featuring a four-course menu from Chef Devon Quinn and curated pairings from two distinctive wineries in the mountains of North Lebanon: Mersel Wine and Château Mont d’Almaz.
Taking place on Wednesday, October 7, the evening will explore Lebanon’s ancient winemaking culture through indigenous grape varieties, high-altitude vineyards, family heritage, organic farming, and a new generation of minimal-intervention winemaking.
Lebanon has a winemaking history that stretches back thousands of years, but many of its indigenous grapes and small producers remain relatively unfamiliar to American wine drinkers.
For this dinner, Eden is bringing the focus to two producers offering a distinctly modern expression of that history.
Mersel Wine, led by winemaker Eddie Chami, works with vineyards across some of Lebanon’s highest-altitude wine-growing regions, including sites reaching approximately 2,400 meters above sea level. With a focus on natural winemaking, Mersel works to preserve and showcase indigenous Lebanese grape varieties, including fruit from old-vine Merwah, with some vines more than 150 years old.
Château Mont d’Almaz is a small, family-owned mountain winery in Beit Menzer, overlooking Lebanon’s historic Qadisha Valley. The Saade family grows all of its grapes within the village, producing organically farmed, minimal-intervention wines shaped by the elevation, climate, and distinctive terroir of North Lebanon.
Together, the two wineries offer guests an opportunity to discover a side of Lebanese wine that extends beyond the bottle, connecting each pour to the people, place, and traditions behind it.
The October 7 dinner at Eden includes:
For longtime wine enthusiasts and guests discovering Lebanese wine for the first time, the evening offers a chance to experience an extraordinary winemaking region through the lens of two producers deeply connected to the mountains of North Lebanon.
Join us at Eden on October 7 for an evening of Lebanese wine, seasonal cooking, and the stories behind each bottle.
Reservations are limited. Reserve your seat for Eden’s Lebanese Wine Dinner today.
