Vinifest 2016 showcases Lebanon’s world reputed wine industry

The minister of tourism, Michel Pharaon, inaugurated yesterday the wine festival Vinifest 2016 at the Beirut Hippodrome which comes as part of ‘a field for all colors’ activity, in the presence of a number of political, social and economic figures. The festival (extending from October 5 to October 8) includes musical concerts and shows performed under the theme of Lebanese wine and European gastronomy tasting. On the occasion, Pharaon stressed the significance of the wine industry as an ambitious and flourishing sector generating jobs for hundreds of young people. He underlined the responsibility of wine producers who, while striving to put Lebanon on the world’s top producing countries. For her part, the event’s organizer, Nada Farah, pointed out that the festival presents an opportunity for Lebanon to make a statement of friendship, joy and hospitality. “This festivity truly celebrates the love of life and living that the Lebanese people boast and always seek to demonstrate, particularly with the level of progress achieved on the local scene and abroad,” Farah said. (Al Diyar, October 7, 2016)