0:00 Intro

2:22 The last three years

16:33 Tourism & narrative

24:27 Lebanon's role

32:56 Consequential to stability

37:24 Expression

42:31 Branding

48:00 Cosmopolitanism

56:39 Q&A

1:25:38 History of wine in the region

We're with Michael Karam for Episode 363 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya’s Books.

Click for video version: https://youtu.be/gcNOVWJ830k

We reflect on the past three years of political instability, economic collapse and rampant impunity, and the general viability of Lebanon's wine industry moving forward.

Our conversation includes a reflection of Michael's co-created 'Wine and War' film available on Amazon Prime (for free), a general decline of Levantine cosmopolitanism in the region and the role free expression plays in both journalism and cultural identity.

The episode wraps up with a brief history of wine in the region during the audience Q&A.

Michael Karam is a journalist and wine writer.

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