Is Lebanon considered a New World producer?
Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW
The countries commonly referred to as "Old World" are not precisely defined, but in the realm of wine we tend to think first of traditional European countries, and then consider the "New World" producers to include the USA, Chile, Argentina, Australia,etc. - in other words, usually wine producers where Europeans have settled and,typically, have brought a wine culture with them. Lebanon certainly does not fall into the New World group. In fact, wine production in the Near East predates Europe by many centuries, so you could say that Lebanon is part of the "Old, Old World" of wine.
