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Chateau Ksara - Libanesische Weine auf weinstore24.de
Hier Ksara Weine kaufen:
Im Norden der Bekaa-Ebene, nahe der Stadt Zahlé, erwarben 1857 Jesuiten ein seit Jahrhunderten bekanntes Weingut und nannten es Ksara nach einer ehemaligen, nahe gelegenen Festung aus der Zeit der Kreuzritter. Die Ursprünge des Weinkellers gehen auf eine natürliche Grotte zurück, die bereits von den Römern entdeckt wurde. Im ersten Weltkrieg bauten hundert Arbeiter in vier Jahren das Kellergewölbe zu einem 2 km langen Tunnelsystem aus.
Heute lagern hier bei idealen Temperaturen zwischen 11 und 13°C alte Ksara-Jahrgänge, die bis in das Jahr 1918 zurückreichen. 1973 wurde das Weingut nach einer Entscheidung des Vatikans privatisiert, die Weinberge jedoch immer noch von Jesuiten des landwirtschaftlichen Gutes Tanail bewirtschaftet. Neben den eigenen Lagen sind weitere Rebflächen durch langfristige Pachtverträge gesichert. Insgesamt verfügt man über 300 Hektar Rebfläche. Seitdem finanzstarke Investoren und der Kellermeister James Palgé, der zuvor beim Margaux-Château Prieuré-Lichine tätig war, das Unternehmen leiten, geht es, beginnend mit dem Jahrgang 1996, steil aufwärts.
n Ambiente und Technik wird permanent investiert -- Kellerei und Empfangsbereich für Besucher wurden seit 1991 für ca. 8 Mio. $ komplett modernisiert. Spitzenwein des Gutes ist der rote Château Ksara, bestehend aus Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot und Petit Verdot. Seit ein paar Jahren werden auch sortenreiner Cabernet Sauvignon und Chardonnay erzeugt. Bei internationalen Vergleichsproben konnten die Weine von Ksara hohe Auszeichnungen erzielen.
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Libanesische Weine, mehr auf weinstore24.de oder caracterwine.de
Wardy, Tourelles, Coteaux du Liban, Clos de Cana, Bekaa, Batroun, Khoury, Qanafar, Musar, St.Thomas, Kefraya, Ixsir, Fakra, Arak.
Das Gebiet des Libanon gehört zu den ältesten Wein kultivierenden Regionen der Erde. In der Bekaa-Ebene werden derzeit auf rund 30.000 ha etwa acht Millionen Flaschen jährlich produziert. Seit dem 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. ist der Weinbau im Libanon belegt, vermutlich brachten ihn die Phönizier ins Land. Mit libanesischem Wein wurde in der Antike und im frühen Mittelalter in ganz Südeuropa gehandelt. Mit der Ausbreitung der Araber und des Islam ging der Anbau zurück, dem relativ hohen Anteil an Christen ist es zu verdanken, dass er auf einem gewissen Niveau erhalten blieb. So bauten die christlichen Klöster weiter Wein für den Messbedarf an. Der moderne Weinbau begann im Jahr 1857 durch Jesuitenmönche in Ksara, einem Vorort von Zahlé. Sie legten auch ausgedehnte Weinkeller an, in denen noch Weine von 1918 lagern und die heute ein Touristenziel sind. Die Nachfrage nach Wein im Land stieg im 20. Jahrhundert stetig. Der Libanesische Bürgerkrieg brachte die Weinproduktion zwischen 1975 und 1990 beinahe zum Erliegen, seit dessen Ende hat sich der Weinanbau jedoch wieder erholt, die Weinberge wurden nach modernen Grundsätzen wieder rekultiviert und erzeugen eine international anerkannte Qualität.
A tour of Lebanon's vineyards by The Guardian | Domaine des Tourelles
Published on Oct 4, 2011
by The Guardian
Lebanon's wine-making tradition dates back more than 5,000 years. The vineyards of the Bekaa Valley have survived conflicts and religious divides, but now that the country is enjoying relative peace, its wine industry is flourishing. Many vineyards welcome visitors wanting to discover their history, landscape and people
This is an extraction of The Guardian's video of the tour at Domaine des Tourelles' winery and vineyards.
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#Ain-Zebde 21-10-17
We headed to one of the most beautiful villages of the area, Ain Zebde. This small village stands on a hill overlooking a panoramic view from Zahle to Jabal el Sheikh (or Hermon Mountain) amazingly mirrored by the Qaroun Lake.
We hiked until reaching Chateau Qanafar and tasted some exquisite wine then headed to Chateau Kefraya where beautiful sceneries can be seen and very special wine can be tasted!
Domaine Wardy
Domaine Wardy is overflowing with wine and arak passion. Nestled in Zahle in the fertile Beqaa Valley renowned for its premium wine and rich history, Domaine Wardy has roots that date back to 1891. Today Domaine Wardy makes award-winning wines and arak that are synonymous with depth, complexity and elegance. And the winery is where this success story starts.
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 1080p An-Nasir Salah ad-Din - The Crusaders
An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Vs King Richard of England Aka Lion Heart
The Crusaders.
Plot:
In 1184 France, Balian, a blacksmith, is haunted by his wife's recent suicide. A Crusader passing through the village introduces himself as Balian's father, Baron Godfrey of Ibelin, and asks him to return with him to the Holy Land, but Balian declines. After the town priest reveals that he ordered Balian's wife beheaded before burial, Balian kills him and flees the village.
Balian joins his father, hoping to gain forgiveness and redemption for himself and his wife in Jerusalem. Soldiers sent by the bishop arrive to arrest Balian, but Godfrey refuses to surrender him, and in the ensuing attack, Godfrey is struck by an arrow that breaks off in his body, leaving a wound that would prove fatal days later.
In Messina, Sicily, Godfrey knights Balian and orders him to serve the King of Jerusalem and protect the helpless, then succumbs to his injuries. During Balian's journey to Jerusalem his ship runs aground in a storm, leaving Balian the only survivor. Balian is confronted by a Muslim cavalier, who attacks him over his horse. Balian reluctantly slays the cavalier but spares the man's servant, and the man tells Balian that his deed will gain him fame and respect among the Saracens.
Balian becomes acquainted with Jerusalem's political arena: the leper King Baldwin IV; Tiberias, the Marshal of Jerusalem; the King's sister, Princess Sibylla; and her husband Guy de Lusignan, who supports the anti-Muslim activities of brutal factions like the Knights Templar. After Baldwin's death, Guy intends to break the fragile truce with the sultan Saladin and make war on the Muslims.
Guy and his ally, the cruel Raynald of Châtillon, attack a Saracen caravan, and Saladin advances on Raynald's castle Kerak in retaliation. At the request of the king, Balian defends the villagers, despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered. Captured, Balian encounters the servant he freed, who he learns is actually Saladin's chancellor Imad ad-Din. Imad ad-Din releases Balian in repayment of the earlier debt. Saladin arrives with his army to besiege Kerak, and Baldwin meets it with his. They negotiate a Muslim retreat, and Baldwin swears to punish Raynald, though the exertion of these events weakens him.
Baldwin asks Balian to marry Sibylla and take control of the army, knowing they have affection for each other, but Balian refuses because it will require Guy's execution. After Baldwin dies, Sibylla succeeds her brother, and Guy becomes king. Guy releases Raynald, asking him to give him a war, which Raynald does by murdering Saladin's sister. Sending the heads of Saladin's emissaries back to him, Guy declares war on the Saracens and sends assassins to kill Balian, though Balian survives the attempt.
Guy and the Templars march Jerusalem's army to war, despite Balian's advice to remain near water. Saladin's army annihilates the Crusaders in the ensuing desert battle, executes Raynald, and marches on Jerusalem. Tiberias and his men leave for Cyprus, believing Jerusalem lost, but Balian remains to protect the people in the city, knighting the men of the city. After a siege that lasts three days, a frustrated Saladin parleys with Balian. When Balian reaffirms that he will destroy the city if Saladin does not accept his surrender, Saladin agrees to allow the Christians to leave safely in exchange for Jerusalem—though he ponders if it would be better if there were nothing left to fight over.
In the marching column of citizens, Balian finds Sibylla, who has renounced her claim as Queen. After they return to France, English knights en route to retake Jerusalem ride through the town to enlist Balian, now the famed defender of Jerusalem. Balian tells the crusader that he is merely a blacksmith again, and they depart. Balian is joined by Sibylla, and they pass by the grave of Balian's wife as they ride toward a new life together. An epilogue notes that nearly a thousand years later, peace in the Holy Land still remains elusive.
Cast:
Many of the characters in the film are fictionalized versions of historical figures:
Orlando Bloom as Balian
Eva Green as Sibylla
Jeremy Irons as Tiberias
David Thewlis as The Hospitaller
Brendan Gleeson as Reynald
Marton Csokas as Guy de Lusignan
Edward Norton as King Baldwin
Michael Sheen as Priest
Liam Neeson as Godfrey
Velibor Topić as Almaric
Ghassan Massoud as Saladin
Alexander Siddig as Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani
Khaled Nabawy as Mullah
Kevin McKidd as English Sergeant
Jon Finch as Patriarch
Ulrich Thomsen as Templar Master
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Village Sheriff
Martin Hancock as Gravedigger
Nathalie Cox as Balian's Wife
Eriq Ebouaney as Firuz
Jouko Ahola as Odo
Philip Glenister as Squire
Bronson Webb as Apprentice
Steven Robertson as Angelic Priest
Iain Glen as Richard Coeur de Lion
Angus Wright as Richard's Knight
The CIA's Covert Operations: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Nicaragua, El Salvador
A 2002 article by Michael Rubin stated that in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the United States sought rapprochement with the Afghan government—a prospect that the USSR found unacceptable due to the weakening Soviet leverage over the regime. Thus, the Soviets intervened to preserve their influence in the country. According to Vance's close aide Marshall Shulman the State Department worked hard to dissuade the Soviets from invading. In February 1979, U.S. Ambassador Adolph Spike Dubs was murdered in Kabul after Afghan security forces burst in on his kidnappers. The U.S. then reduced bilateral assistance and terminated a small military training program. All remaining assistance agreements were ended after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Following the Soviet invasion, the United States supported diplomatic efforts to achieve a Soviet withdrawal. In addition, generous U.S. contributions to the refugee program in Pakistan played a major part in efforts to assist Afghan refugees.
Brzezinski, known for his hardline policies on the Soviet Union, initiated in 1979 a campaign supporting mujaheddin in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which were run by Pakistani security services with financial support from the Central Intelligence Agency and Britain's MI6. This policy had the explicit aim of promoting radical Islamist and anti-Communist forces. Bob Gates, in his book Out Of The Shadows, wrote that Pakistan had been pressuring the United States for arms to aid the rebels for years, but that the Carter administration refused in the hope of finding a diplomatic solution to avoid war. Brzezinski seemed to have been in favor of the provision of arms to the rebels, while Vance's State Department, seeking a peaceful settlement, publicly accused Brzezinski of seeking to revive the Cold War. Brzezinski has stated that the United States provided communications equipment and limited financial aid to the mujahideen prior to the formal invasion, but only in response to the Soviet deployment of forces to Afghanistan and the 1978 coup, and with the intention of preventing further Soviet encroachment in the region.
Milt Bearden wrote in The Main Enemy that Brzezinski, in 1980, secured an agreement from King Khalid of Saudi Arabia to match U.S. contributions to the Afghan effort dollar for dollar and that Bill Casey would keep that agreement going through the Reagan administration.
The Soviet invasion and occupation resulted in the deaths of as many as 2 million Afghans. In 2010, Brzezinski defended the arming of the rebels in response, saying that it was quite important in hastening the end of the conflict, thereby saving the lives of thousands of Afghans, but not in deciding the conflict, because....even though we helped the mujaheddin, they would have continued fighting without our help, because they were also getting a lot of money from the Persian Gulf and the Arab states, and they weren't going to quit. They didn't decide to fight because we urged them to. They're fighters, and they prefer to be independent. They just happen to have a curious complex: they don't like foreigners with guns in their country. And they were going to fight the Soviets. Giving them weapons was a very important forward step in defeating the Soviets, and that's all to the good as far as I'm concerned. When he was asked if he thought it was the right decision in retrospect (given the Taliban's subsequent rise to power), he said: Which decision? For the Soviets to go in? The decision was the Soviets', and they went in. The Afghans would have resisted anyway, and they were resisting. I just told you: in my view, the Afghans would have prevailed in the end anyway, 'cause they had access to money, they had access to weapons, and they had the will to fight. Likewise; Charlie Wilson said: The U.S. had nothing whatsoever to do with these people's decision to fight ... but we'll be damned by history if we let them fight with stones.
Cuisine of Lebanon | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Cuisine of Lebanon
00:01:24 1 History
00:02:19 2 Overview
00:04:14 3 By region
00:06:57 4 Dishes and ingredients
00:12:52 5 Sweets
00:13:21 6 Beverages
00:14:05 7 List of Lebanese wines
00:14:57 8 See also
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Lebanese cuisine is a Levantine style of cooking that includes an abundance of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, starches, fresh fish and seafood; animal fats are consumed sparingly. Poultry is eaten more often than red meat, and when red meat is eaten, it is usually lamb on the coast, and goat meat in the mountain regions. It also includes copious amounts of garlic and olive oil, often seasoned by lemon juice. Chickpeas and parsley are also staples of the Lebanese diet. Well known savoury dishes include baba ghanouj, a dip made of char-grilled eggplant; falafel, small deep-fried patties made of highly spiced ground chickpeas, fava beans, or a combination of the two; and shawarma, a sandwich with marinated meat skewered and cooked on large rods. An important component of many Lebanese meals is hummus, a dip or spread made of blended chickpeas, sesame tahini, lemon juice, and garlic, typically eaten with pita bread. A well known dessert is baklava, which is made of layered filo pastry filled with nuts and steeped in date syrup or honey. Some desserts are specifically prepared on special occasions: the meghli, for instance, is served to celebrate a newborn baby in the family.
Arak (عرق), an anise-flavored liqueur, is the Lebanese national drink and usually served with a traditional convivial Lebanese meal. Another historic and traditional drink in Lebanon is wine (نبيذ).
Kingdom of Heaven
From Ridley Scott, the visionary director of Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, comes this spectacular epic of courage, honor and adventure. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.
My Friend Irma: Lucky Couple Contest / The Book Crook / The Lonely Hearts Club
My Friend Irma, created by writer-director-producer Cy Howard, is a top-rated, long-run radio situation comedy, so popular in the late 1940s that its success escalated to films, television, a comic strip and a comic book, while Howard scored with another radio comedy hit, Life with Luigi. Marie Wilson portrayed the title character, Irma Peterson, on radio, in two films and a television series. The radio series was broadcast from April 11, 1947 to August 23, 1954.
Dependable, level-headed Jane Stacy (Cathy Lewis, Diana Lynn) began each weekly radio program by narrating a misadventure of her innocent, bewildered roommate, Irma, a dim-bulb stenographer from Minnesota. The two central characters were in their mid-twenties. Irma had her 25th birthday in one episode; she was born on May 5. After the two met in the first episode, they lived together in an apartment rented from their Irish landlady, Mrs. O'Reilly (Jane Morgan, Gloria Gordon).
Irma's boyfriend Al (John Brown) was a deadbeat, barely on the right side of the law, who had not held a job in years. Only someone like Irma could love Al, whose nickname for Irma was Chicken. Al had many crazy get-rich-quick schemes, which never worked. Al planned to marry Irma at some future date so she could support him. Professor Kropotkin (Hans Conried), the Russian violinist at the Princess Burlesque theater, lived upstairs. He greeted Jane and Irma with remarks like, My two little bunnies with one being an Easter bunny and the other being Bugs Bunny. The Professor insulted Mrs. O'Reilly, complained about his room and reluctantly became O'Reilly's love interest in an effort to make her forget his back rent.
Irma worked for the lawyer, Mr. Clyde (Alan Reed). She had such an odd filing system that once when Clyde fired her, he had to hire her back again because he couldn't find anything. Useless at dictation, Irma mangled whatever Clyde dictated. Asked how long she had been with Clyde, Irma said, When I first went to work with him he had curly black hair, then it got grey, and now it's snow white. I guess I've been with him about six months.
Irma became less bright as the program evolved. She also developed a tendency to whine or cry whenever something went wrong, which was at least once every show. Jane had a romantic inclination for her boss, millionaire Richard Rhinelander (Leif Erickson), but he had no real interest in her. Another actor in the show was Bea Benaderet.
Katherine Elisabeth Wilson (August 19, 1916 -- November 23, 1972), better known by her stage name, Marie Wilson, was an American radio, film, and television actress. She may be best remembered as the title character in My Friend Irma.
Born in Anaheim, California, Wilson began her career in New York City as a dancer on the Broadway stage. She gained national prominence with My Friend Irma on radio, television and film. The show made her a star but typecast her almost interminably as the quintessential dumb blonde, which she played in numerous comedies and in Ken Murray's famous Hollywood Blackouts. During World War II, she was a volunteer performer at the Hollywood Canteen. She was also a popular wartime pin-up.
Wilson's performance in Satan Met a Lady, the second film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel The Maltese Falcon, is a virtual template for Marilyn Monroe's later onscreen persona. Wilson appeared in more than 40 films and was a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show on four occasions. She was a television performer during the 1960s, working until her untimely death.
Wilson's talents have been recognized with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: for radio at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard, for television at 6765 Hollywood Boulevard and for movies at 6601 Hollywood Boulevard.
Wilson married four times: Nick Grinde (early 1930s), LA golf pro Bob Stevens (1938--39), Allan Nixon (1942--50) and Robert Fallon (1951--72).
She died of cancer in 1972 at age 56 and was interred in the Columbarium of Remembrance at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.