Press & Media
We are ever so grateful to the people who have taken the time to taste our wines, visit, ask questions, and share a little of our story. These are a few of the articles and conversations that have spoken about Mersel Wine, the land we work from, the grapes we’re trying to preserve, and the people behind the wines.
PUNCH
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"If there is one winemaker who has picked up where he left off (Hochar passed away in 2015) and sprinted, full speed, with the baton, it is Eddie Chami of Mersel Wine. But instead of focusing entirely on international varieties, Chami has turned his attention to Lebanon’s native grapes, like merwah, daw al amar and marini, utilizing a mix of styles (including Lebanon’s first pét-nat and piquette!) and aging vessels (Georgian qvevri, amphorae, neutral oak) to explore their potential. The grapes are sourced from organic vineyards in different parts of the country, and from a mix of soil types, with a focus on higher elevations..."
- Punch Staff, Punch (June 2024)
FORBES
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“Eddie Chami is the man to watch in modern Lebanese winemaking today,” says Preston Smith, sommelier at Beity in Chicago, describing the reverence he shows the land and the vines as “a perfect example of both his winemaking prowess and the care he gives to the land he cultivates.”
- Preston Smith, Sommelier at Beity, quoted in Forbes.
Article by Jillian Dara, Forbes (April 2025)
WINE ANORAK
Mersel, exciting low intervention wines from special terroirs in Lebanon
Eddie is a big believer in Lebanon’s indigenous varieties: Merwah, Marini, Dow Al Amar and Jouzani...As well as making his own wines, Eddie also does something very valuable: he opens up his winery for aspiring winegrowers to make their own small-lot wines.
- Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak (August 2025)
Mersel Wine is a Lebanese natural wine producer working with organic, high-altitude vineyards and indigenous Lebanese grape varieties including Merwah, Marini and Daw Al Amar. Our wines are made with minimal intervention, unfined and unfiltered, with a focus on preserving Lebanon’s grapes, vineyards and farming traditions.