Major Ronald Barton (of Château Langoa-Barton and Leoville-Barton) stationed in Lebanon during World War II befriends Gaston Hochar, strengthening links with Bordeaux and influencing the Musar style.
Read moreSerge Hochar becomes Chateau Musar’s winemaker while completing his winemaking studies at the University of Oenology in Bordeaux under the tutorage of Jean Riberau and Emile Peynaud.
Read moreRonald Hochar (Gaston’s second son) takes over the financial and marketing aspects of the winery.
Read moreMichael Broadbent ‘discovers’ Chateau Musar at the Bristol Wine Fair, hailing the 1967 vintage as the “Find of the Fair”. Chateau Musar opens its UK Company to develop its sales into the UK market and thereafter into Europe.
Read moreDecanter magazine nominates Serge Hochar as their first ‘Man of the Year’, recognising his dedication to producing superb wines throughout Lebanon’s Civil War (1975-1990).
Read moreJane Sowter joins Chateau Musar (UK) in sales and marketing covering the UK market and eventually European markets.
Read moreSerge Hochar receives the “lifetime achievement award” from the German magazine Der FeinSchmeker. Marc Hochar, Serge’s second son, joins his brother Gaston to help run and expand the winery’s activities.
Read moreChateau Musar plants a new vineyard in the Byblos region on the coastline at 400m of altitude.
Read morePublication of the “Chateau Musar: A story of a wine icon” book by Académie du Vin Library.
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