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Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.53,0:00:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a bread bakery\Nand it became a Manakish bakery.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.66,0:00:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello Anthony, how are you?\NGood? I hope so, happy holidays.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.04,0:00:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are at Chafic Bou Assaly Bakery\Nin Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.43,0:00:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a thyme Manoucheh.\NWe are making it now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.01,0:00:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a mixed Manoucheh.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.68,0:00:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mhammara Manoucheh.\NThis bakery has been here since 1958.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.52,0:00:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the times of my late father.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.29,0:00:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, it was a bread bakery.\NThen it became a Manakish and pastry bakery in 1965.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.20,0:00:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning.\NGood morning Anthony, welcome to Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.11,0:00:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're happy that you're here.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.61,0:01:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're happy that you're here and we\Nare recording the oldest things present in Qob Elias
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.61,0:01:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we allow people to know Qob Elias,\Nand the beauty of the village and the area.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.63,0:01:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're on.\NAhmad, tell me about you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.91,0:01:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank God, good.\NI've been here for almost a year and a month.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.36,0:01:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From Canada. I liked to come and see Lebanon, and get my kids to Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.36,0:01:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Lebanon is the most beautiful\Ncountry in the world. I follow you a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.36,0:01:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you excited us to come to Lebanon,\Nand i've been here for a year and a month.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.36,0:01:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am working in Lebanon.\NWe have about 6 stops today.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.36,0:01:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will see the oldest bakery in Qob Elias\Nand in the area.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.11,0:01:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will see another bakery for one of\Nthe most charismatic people in Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.74,0:01:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will see the largest vegetable market\Nin the area, in the Middle East.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.56,0:01:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will see Domaine de Chouchene because it is very amazing, Anthony, you're going to love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.57,0:02:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will start with the thyme Manoucheh.\NSoft soft soft.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.43,0:02:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Large and filling.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.12,0:02:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved it a lot.\NMaximum soft.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.01,0:02:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Filling, generous,\Nthe thyme is good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.50,0:02:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not chewy.\NVery fluffy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.77,0:02:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dough is properly soaked\Nwith oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.43,0:02:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great start.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.73,0:02:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they have this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.35,0:02:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this! About a kilogram.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.24,0:02:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3 kinds of cheese.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.37,0:02:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A mix.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.80,0:02:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.07,0:02:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is something.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.20,0:02:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Super something.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.68,0:02:52.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.92,0:02:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enjoy enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.16,0:03:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a big thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.43,0:03:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abou Alaa Bakery.\NYou're close to my heart, I respect you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.43,0:03:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All kinds of Manakish.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.62,0:03:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome.\NYou're close to my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.31,0:03:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I've been in this business for 50 years.\NSpecifically in this place, I've been for 17 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.94,0:03:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the thyme. The bakery is related to thyme,\Nthey initially say, a thyme bakery.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.88,0:03:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, the other kinds come. But originally,\Nthey say that this bakery is a thyme bakery.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.21,0:06:25.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're welcome a hundred times.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.91,0:06:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One for me and one for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.72,0:06:32.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Manoucheh is wrapped like\Na sandwich, like a school sandwich.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.31,0:06:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to try it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.31,0:06:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Super soft.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.77,0:06:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Super smooth.\NSuper simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.23,0:06:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Light and clean, delicious,\Nuncomplicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.44,0:06:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Comforting.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.72,0:07:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unbelievable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.25,0:07:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I memorized the location.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.75,0:07:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For sure I'm coming back.\NLet me go inside to tell him thank you and bravo.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.22,0:07:54.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are at Qob Elias Central Vegetable Market.\NNow, I work as a guard in this market.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.35,0:07:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am responsable for the market and now\NI will take you to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.94,0:08:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sheikh Wajih Al Amoury,\Nhe will tell you more about the topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.79,0:08:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This vegetable market was established\Nin 1997.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.60,0:08:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A group of traders, in agreement\Nwith the municipality, made this market
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.21,0:08:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with effort and energy and it is from\Nthe best Lebanese markets
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.38,0:08:24.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and from the most organized Lebanese markets.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.09,0:08:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The market is made up of 121 garages\Nor doors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.19,0:08:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and about 60 corporations are there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.07,0:08:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This market, almost all production\Nof Al Bekaa,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.27,0:08:42.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes to this market.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.43,0:08:47.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The market during summer,\Nall Lebanese markets come take from this market.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.64,0:08:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even for traveling and exporting,\Nthis market gives the products.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.98,0:08:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traders sell everything in this market.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.98,0:08:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is organized.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.25,0:09:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a committee or union for this\Nmarket.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.06,0:09:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is another market in Ferzol. It is parallel to\NAl Bekaa market, but our market is bigger.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.70,0:09:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can fit more amount of products.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.00,0:09:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just come and fill your sight with colors.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.44,0:09:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a place to a place to a place.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.68,0:09:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All kinds of vegetables.\NVery good condition and very clean.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.14,0:09:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some are in plastic boxes,\Nor carton boxes, or bags.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.12,0:09:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can find all what you need\Nin very good prices.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.18,0:09:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, the organization,\Ncleanliness, calmness, there is no shouting.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.60,0:09:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not expecting that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.29,0:09:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.18,0:10:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the biggest in the Middle East,\Nand I have not came to here before.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.53,0:10:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oops.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.21,0:10:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very very professional.\NVery professional.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.71,0:10:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Impressive. And I am still walking and\NI do not feel like stopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.75,0:10:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a place to a place to a place,\Nthere is not a tiny bit of trash on the floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.26,0:10:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our prices here are very good,\Npackage prices. Our products are very clean,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.26,0:10:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,products with clean water,\Nmost of it is clean water, artesian.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.11,0:11:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Qob Elias products.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.30,0:12:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, there is a very old\NSun Temple.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.27,0:12:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, we will go there later on\Nand talk about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.12,0:12:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to capture it from here,\Nthe picture would look very nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.10,0:12:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you did know that there is\Na Sun Temple in Qob Elias?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.56,0:12:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We pass through this road
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.39,0:12:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always, we all pass through this road.\NWe all go all the way
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.00,0:12:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a beautiful area called Ammiq.\NDid we ever look to the right at this mountain?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.60,0:12:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A temple, they say that it has been\Nhere for more than 6,000 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.90,0:12:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, we will go and see it together\Nlater on.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.01,0:12:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So next, after the vegetables market, I will take you to my uncle, who is the eldest mayor in the village.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.49,0:12:49.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mahyidinne Toufic Hatoum.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.51,0:12:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been a mayor since 1985.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.90,0:12:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.20,0:13:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the village, there are almost
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.67,0:13:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,70,000 person.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.82,0:13:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its history is very old.\NIts history, there's Haidar remains, as they call it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.12,0:13:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This dates back to the Romans era.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.08,0:13:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And maybe the Phoenicians.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.76,0:13:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was more beautiful than that\Nand nicer than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.10,0:13:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the sun rises in the morning, it hits,\Nwe had the schools place,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.98,0:13:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was all yards,\Ndecorated as they call it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.52,0:13:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were no buildings or schools\Nor anything,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.58,0:13:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was the Sun Temple, as they call it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.60,0:13:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tal El Akhdar boarders it from here.\Nthe south, Tal El Akhdar, and Ammiq.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.46,0:13:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tal El Akhdar belongs to Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.14,0:13:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Ammiq belongs to west Bekaa.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.55,0:13:47.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the east, El Marj village.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.38,0:13:53.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from the south, I mean the north,\NChtoura.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.23,0:14:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from the west, the mountain\Nand then Ain Dara.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.90,0:14:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of history.\NLots to cover.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.74,0:14:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, Qob Elias is rich with history,\Nas you can see.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.28,0:14:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And almost all civilizations passed\Nthrough Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.25,0:14:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, because it exists on both\Nsides of the river.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.57,0:14:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a side was Mrayjet\Nand a side was Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.60,0:14:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, all of it is Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.33,0:14:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We reached Ras El Ain area which\Nvery famous here.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.93,0:14:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where water starts. We are seeing around us\Niron pipes left and right.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.02,0:14:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, they're damaged.\NNow we were talking about this topic,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.85,0:14:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there was a water station,\Na power station but it stopped from a long time ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.68,0:15:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the pipes rusted and started to break.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.66,0:15:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice walk, I can tell you that the walk is very nice.\NWe can go forwards for more than 20 minutes and see
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.50,0:15:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the river starts. But they are waiting for us in the village, and I started to feel hungry.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.08,0:15:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning. Good morning.\NHow are you? How are you? Welcome. Good.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.59,0:15:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello. Hello. How are you?\NGod bless you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.16,0:15:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The table and the smell in your house,\Nit's crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.85,0:15:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hiam Alaaeddine from Qob Elias.\NI've been working for 10 years with Mouneh and
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.90,0:15:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arabic food as well as foreign food.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.55,0:16:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stuffed vine leaves, Coxinha, Empanada,\NEmpanada Con Pino, chicken croquettes,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.01,0:16:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tabouli, different kinds of pumpkin Kebbeh with all\Nstuffing, potato Kebbeh,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.02,0:16:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything you need is found here.\NThis is Tabouli with village parsley
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.65,0:16:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also with olive oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.77,0:16:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lemon is also from the mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.06,0:16:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell us about catering.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.80,0:16:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I work from home.\NI've been for almost 8 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.55,0:16:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I developed my work,\NI work with NGOs, I participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.22,0:16:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I am still developing.\NI am learning and doing everything new.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.60,0:16:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stuffed vine leaves with oil.\NAs they say, the leaves are from village.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.69,0:16:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I make everything, I get them during season\Nand cut them, sort and organize them,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.69,0:17:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I press them and keep them ready\Nfor when there is an order.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.03,0:17:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.12,0:17:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, the food is very nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.58,0:17:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.74,0:17:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it should be. Passion of home,\Ntaste of home, the perfect flavors.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.28,0:17:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Tabouli has perfect lemon,\Nit pinches a bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.46,0:17:35.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The oil is exact.\NFresh ingredients.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.38,0:17:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.10,0:17:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.49,0:17:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your food is amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.61,0:17:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are still these?\NThey became red, we forgot them.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.00,0:17:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me exchange them.\NAmazing amazing amazing,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.93,0:17:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enjoy enjoy, welcome.\NI hope the better and nicer will happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.32,0:18:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the more delicious.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.09,0:18:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow. Impressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.28,0:18:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that I am done, and I said\Nno, I want to have some bites without eating a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.21,0:18:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the potato Kebbeh stuffed with meat.\NYou're having it with Labneh, yes?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.09,0:18:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Impressive.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.43,0:18:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The crisp on the outside, flakiness, craziness.\NIt's super juicy on the inside and extremely flavorful.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.40,0:18:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put everything aside, there is an obvious passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.20,0:19:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome. We're waiting for you\Nwherever you are, in Lebanon and the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.37,0:19:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come visit us.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.38,0:19:52.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome guys. God bless you.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.02,0:19:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been here since 1982.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.64,0:20:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We work with cheeses and Labneh.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.73,0:20:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Labneh, cheese, Halloum, double cream,\NAkkawi, Baladi.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.96,0:20:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is all natural milk.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:10.76,0:20:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a proper boiler.\NIt becomes frothy in 30 mins.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.02,0:20:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We take it for making yogurt or cheese.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.46,0:20:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are on the tables.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.03,0:20:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheese on the tables.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.12,0:20:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We press it by the press.\NHere, this cheese is pressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.04,0:20:30.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is pressed by the press.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.89,0:20:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We put a specific amount of salt and we\Npack it in boxes and cans,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.78,0:20:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in salty water. Everything is 100% naturally\Nmade on the old way.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.12,0:20:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There isn't any preservatives or powder or starch\Nor any artificial materials.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.13,0:20:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the milk comes, we work with it, and we\Nput it,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.09,0:20:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't soak it, and cheese is put in\Ncans, as it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:14.87,0:21:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning. Good morning, welcome.\NWelcome welcome. Chateau Heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.32,0:21:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About Qob Elias, I have to tell you,\NI am the ex mayor.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.18,0:21:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to say, it's the capital of the\Nworld and the center of the universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.46,0:21:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now, Chateau Heritage is the capital of the\Nworld and the center of the universe. Welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.23,0:21:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an honor to have you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.24,0:21:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. First, congratulations\Nfor the new award.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.24,0:21:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're a pride to this nation.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.21,0:21:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Welcome. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.33,0:21:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The square is very nice, as if it is Hacienda.\NAs if it is a place for horses,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.88,0:21:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if we traveled to Portugal or Spain,\Nand we are in the center of Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.02,0:21:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You enter from a door to another.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.03,0:22:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally, from the entrance, the\Natmosphere and the vibes are amazing,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:03.60,0:22:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chateau Heritage
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.55,0:22:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's tour and see what do they have.\NIt's an old school built in 1927.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:10.30,0:22:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is actually the courtyard.\NThe classes were here. They come to the courtyard.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.04,0:22:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we bought it, it was\Nutterly destroyed by the war.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.90,0:22:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It passed in phases where it was a\Nchicken and cow farm at one time,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.64,0:22:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a carton factory at another time,\Nbut when we bought it, it was completely damaged.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.62,0:22:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It had many bullets and bombs.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.07,0:22:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we refurbished and adapted it to\Nbecome a winery.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.16,0:22:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are the sons of Elias Touma.\NOne of the founders of Arak Touma.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.89,0:22:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are fourth generation wine makers.\NI went to the states and studied
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.76,0:22:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chemical engineer.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:53.74,0:22:57.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The masters in indology,\NPhD in food and beverage science.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.21,0:23:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my friends call me Dr. D,\NDr. Dargham. So it's Dr. D.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.48,0:23:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What else do we tell you?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.94,0:23:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I started here it was a very\Nprimitive operation.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.26,0:23:13.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the vats that you are seeing\Nare imported vats.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.61,0:23:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's for show and pictures.\NYou know, like a portrait.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.57,0:23:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the rest of the winery\Nthere are vats that I've done myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.60,0:23:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've welded myself, I've done myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.70,0:23:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are called, you know,\Ncolt of the business, they do everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.50,0:23:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Chateau Heritage was founded in 1997.\NThat's when I came back from the states.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.82,0:23:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started working in 1997.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.87,0:23:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2 years prior, we made wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.19,0:23:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,88 and 91, now we will show you what are they.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.36,0:23:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is a family business.\NMy siblings and I,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.40,0:23:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a family operation.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.25,0:23:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May my father rest in peace,\Nhe was a big part of the business,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.72,0:23:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he died 4-5 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.10,0:24:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The patron saint, all wineries of the world\Nhave a patron saint.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.51,0:24:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because sometimes you do the science\Nto the maximum, a time comes,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.60,0:24:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things mess up. You have to refer to a\Nhigher power, so
Dialogue: 0,0:24:11.60,0:24:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we light candles and such things. Patron saint of out winery is St. Elias, in honor of our father.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.03,0:25:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is 1 of 2 sellers of wine.\NNow we'll go up there to the second.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.81,0:25:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where wine comes to be aged.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.52,0:25:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not a humongous fan of oak.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.18,0:25:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it covers, it masks the smells\Nand fruits of the wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.69,0:25:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But nonetheless, some wines need oak, and we,\Npersonally I am American educated,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.71,0:25:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to be honest, I tried French oak,\Nwhat I found to be the best for Lebanese
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.40,0:25:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tannins and weather and things
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.17,0:25:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is American oak.\NBecause when I started using that,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.52,0:25:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ever since, I'm winning best Lebanese wine\Nin the world consecutively every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:48.14,0:25:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both in Bordeaux and elsewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.10,0:25:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to commemorate you winning the award,\Nnow up there. Thank you so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:55.61,0:25:58.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We took it from here, it has mold which is okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.83,0:26:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the 2003 which has won about\N6 golden awards all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.18,0:26:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including best Lebanese wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.56,0:26:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't drink these being careless.\NAfter the car trip,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.38,0:26:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to leave it for about 10 days\Nbecause it's going to shake.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.29,0:26:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you open the other one\Non a very nice occasion.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:25.14,0:26:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in both cases, you should\Ndecant them.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.49,0:26:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, because I am not teaching you,\Nbut it's for the info.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:35.02,0:26:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, for it to have oxygen and stretch.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.95,0:26:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been stuck in the bottle for\N30 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.81,0:26:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it needs stretching.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.36,0:26:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give it some oxygen to stretch.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:45.31,0:26:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How great. How great,\Nthe spider is working down,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.72,0:26:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turning and having fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.41,0:26:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woods are resting, the wines being aged and are becoming sacred, if we can say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.17,0:27:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can stay for hours down there.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:01.42,0:27:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I asked I question, if it was a school\Nand there was such a thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:04.72,0:27:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what did students do down there?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.16,0:27:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a cellar for tourists.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.75,0:27:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where we put family reserve high end wines.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.45,0:27:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chateau Heritage Nine. 9 grape varieties, the most popular 9 grape varieties in Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.57,0:27:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unoaked wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.48,0:27:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Château Heritage Plaisir du Vin. This si made out of 3,\NCabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah, and Cinsault.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:40.42,0:27:41.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slightly oaked.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.85,0:27:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Syrah. It is a single varietal.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.69,0:27:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Cuvee Saint Elie which we\Nreleased to commemorate the passing of my father.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:52.44,0:27:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would tell you the story about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.84,0:27:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is made of my father's favorite grapes.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.62,0:28:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cinsault.\NWell, the story goes that
Dialogue: 0,0:28:02.24,0:28:07.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my father was a huge fan of Cinsault\Nbecause it is what's he's used to work with.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:07.84,0:28:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I came to work with the wines,\NI told him that Cabernet-Sauvignon is the toughest
Dialogue: 0,0:28:14.99,0:28:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mother f* out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.00,0:28:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said why. It's because anywhere you cultivate it in the world, it thrives.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:21.11,0:28:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, you know what, this Cabernet-Sauvignon is\Nexactly like the Lebanese people.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.74,0:28:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anywhere you put them in the world,\Nthey rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.56,0:28:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, to commemorate his passing,\Nwe did a blend of the 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:32.15,0:28:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cinsault.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.04,0:28:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Chateau Heritage, which is a blend\Nof Syrah in American oak, second wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:43.88,0:28:51.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the family reserve, which is a\Nsmall vineyard. A 30 year old vineyard.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.88,0:28:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, the Cab and Syrah in it,\Nduring the times of my father,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:55.81,0:28:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was fed to sheep.\NBecause the fruit of Cab and Syrah is small,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:59.81,0:29:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't yield.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.16,0:29:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Cinsault is that big and it yields,\Nthis makes money.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:04.29,0:29:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Cab and Syrah were fed to sheep.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:07.38,0:29:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it does't yield a lot, it's around\N5,000-6,000 bottles.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:11.74,0:29:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it is so old, the vineyards are so old,\Nthe wine is so dense.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.22,0:29:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put it with the American oak,\Nbrand new barrels,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:20.42,0:29:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you were winning the best Lebanese wine\Nin the world consistently.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:26.76,0:29:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to try, the Nine,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.20,0:29:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is made from 9 most popular grapes\Nused in Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.89,0:29:40.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is
Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.12,0:29:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wine critics call it, Lebanon in a bottle.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:02.08,0:30:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We start with its beautiful smell.\NIt is very light and smooth.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:05.93,0:30:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most importantly, you don't smell\Nthe wood which usually covers everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:10.26,0:30:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very smooth.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.96,0:30:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a fresh feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:16.18,0:30:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Earthy, floral, all combined, I won't say the\Nsmell of Lebanon, but it is very light.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:21.73,0:30:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then
Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.89,0:30:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extremely smooth. Extremely balanced.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:29.25,0:30:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lightly acidic. Enjoyably acidic, it tickles\Nthe sides of the tongue.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:33.48,0:30:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't burn the throat,\Nit does not dry the palate.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:37.35,0:30:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you say bam! Each person who didn't drink this thing yet, is missing a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:45.62,0:30:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it's because we took it from down there,\Nwhere I told you.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.55,0:30:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the 2003.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.35,0:30:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, we put 4/6 gold awards it has won.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:59.80,0:31:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is honestly, also, I am not modest,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:05.97,0:31:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this is one of the best wines in the world\Nyou could ever taste.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.50,0:31:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am responsible of my words.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:14.64,0:31:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you open in and taste it in an occasion,\Nafter you open it for an hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:20.92,0:31:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give me a call and tell me if I am right\Nor I'm full of bullshit.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:28.53,0:31:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How beautiful. How beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:32.29,0:31:34.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We finished tasting and we will continue the tour.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.13,0:31:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amazing experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.70,0:31:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promised them that this is not the last visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:39.30,0:31:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next time, there is meat with barbecue.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.32,0:31:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And some more wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.90,0:31:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use the best crumble, of corse, there is the\NFalghona,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:00.01,0:32:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I also use the Calbeau.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:02.35,0:32:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from when I started, I sell online.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:06.23,0:32:08.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We deliver to houses.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:08.77,0:32:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are square praline with feuillantine.\NMilk and dark.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:14.25,0:32:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is the praline sphere with a\Nhazelnut in the center.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:18.90,0:32:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are nuts covered with chocolate.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:21.92,0:32:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is raspberry caramel with feuillantine.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:25.77,0:32:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Speculoos cream with cashew nuts.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:29.42,0:32:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best seller of Ebene is caramel with exotic fruits and white chocolate.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:37.57,0:32:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are almonds covered with dark chocolate.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:41.93,0:32:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A caramel flower of salt. Caramel with sesame, praline with sesame and some caramel.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:50.91,0:32:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tasted on Instagram and I forgot that I am\Nfilming for YouTube.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:53.74,0:32:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tasted 3 pieces of chocolate. I should make you live the experience again because it is crazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:58.94,0:33:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When someone reaches here, and\Ncrunches special chocolate,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.40,0:33:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the problem with chocolate for most people is\Ntempering, how chewy and sticky it is,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.89,0:33:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its quality, how sweet and how much sugar does it\Nhas and the aftertaste it leaves in the throat.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:11.99,0:33:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put all these aside. When you reach and\Nyou find out about a chocolate
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.22,0:33:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that firm, with such a nice stand,\Nand nice crunch.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:22.37,0:33:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.82,0:33:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The taste is delicious\Nand it is addictive.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:28.03,0:33:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With light sweetness.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:32.93,0:33:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am staying here.\NContinue the tour on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:36.17,0:33:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Move.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:38.02,0:33:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm coming, I want to finish them.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.72,0:33:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to Chateau St Thomas.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:00.08,0:34:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chateau St Thomas is a winery\Nfor Touma family.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:07.47,0:34:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been in the business, the\Nalcohol business, since 1888.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:12.07,0:34:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started with Arak.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:13.82,0:34:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the 1990s, we started with wine, so\Nwe took these lands and started to plant them,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.68,0:34:29.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we imported grape varieties from outside,\Nthe Cabernet-Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:29.91,0:34:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.52,0:34:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the 1995, we almost started the\Nconstruction of the winery,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:41.43,0:34:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so as you can notice here, this area\Nis a bit rocky.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.81,0:34:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The winery has a story. It has a church,\Nguests are welcomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:52.81,0:34:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell us a bit about the setup here.\NHere, the area is rocky.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:56.29,0:35:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We drilled in rocks to make a cave,\Nan underground cellar.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:01.82,0:35:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To maintain the humidity and specific\Ntemperature to keep the wooden barrels.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.22,0:35:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when we were drilling, we had like\Na small cave, we liked to expand it
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.20,0:35:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a chapel dedicated to\NSt Thomas.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:20.99,0:35:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually, we start the visit in the chapel.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:26.67,0:35:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is the entrance of the main cave.\NI will go down to guide the pathway.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.83,0:35:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We kept the rocks as they are, naturally, to\Nkeep the specific humidity
Dialogue: 0,0:35:42.33,0:35:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which should be between 65-80 %.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:46.73,0:35:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the temperature which should be constant\Nto preserve the wine.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:52.43,0:35:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in winter, when it rains here,\Nthe area is rich with water, so
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.68,0:35:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rocks starts to moisture on their own.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.98,0:36:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In summer, when the temperature is very\Nhigh and the humidity is low, we help them a bit
Dialogue: 0,0:36:07.91,0:36:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by spraying some water in the cave\Nto get back the needed humidity for the wooden barrels.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.10,0:36:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our Obeidy bottle.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.05,0:36:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is made from the Obeidy kind of grapes.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:49.85,0:36:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Obeidy is known from a long time\Nago in Lebanon as an edible grape.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.13,0:36:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Arak is made from this grape.\NWe make Arak from a long time ago from Obeidy.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.06,0:37:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we liked, in Chateau St Thomas,\Nin addition to using international grape variety,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:09.59,0:37:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highlight more on the local indigenous\Nvariety which is here in Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.28,0:37:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we worked on Obeidy and what\Ndid we make, we studied its origin.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:20.00,0:37:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We studied the
Dialogue: 0,0:37:23.07,0:37:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the DNA. We checked the DNA and\Nthe results were that it is unique and not similar to any
Dialogue: 0,0:37:28.86,0:37:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known international grape variety in the world so\Nthis ensured that it is 100% Lebanese.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:36.58,0:37:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So by this way,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:38.93,0:37:44.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we liked that who drink wine, even outside\Nof Lebanon,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:45.42,0:37:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know that in Lebanon, we have the Obeidy.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:48.94,0:37:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, like how in Bordeaux are known for Merlot grapes,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.16,0:37:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the Burgundy region are known for Pinot Noir.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:58.86,0:38:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we liked Lebanon to be internationally known\Nfor the Obeidy kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:04.98,0:38:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a preview of Nour el Ain,\NSt Thomas, The Diamond.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:09.59,0:38:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rose, coming due very very soon.\NWhen do we expect it to be in markets?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:14.14,0:38:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we're launching it in the winery.\NOk, so a reason to come here.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.85,0:38:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is called Nour el Ain because in English\Nit is the pink diamond.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:30.81,0:38:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we liked to give it a Lebanese Arabic name.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:34.93,0:38:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We met in Souk el Akel and they were from the few people, or maybe the only winery that believed in us
Dialogue: 0,0:38:40.64,0:38:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and accepted to participate in Souk el Akel. They had a stand. Even if it's a street food market at night,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:45.22,0:38:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people used to take wine glasses or bottles and tour and have fun while eating.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.15,0:38:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, they took Obeidy to a different level,\Nwhich is the only Lebanese wine, or Lebanese grape.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:55.47,0:38:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They got Pinot Noir to Lebanon and found a very nice way to work with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:59.60,0:39:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most importantly, the winery which you are seeing here\Nis recently built, but it is made in a very professional way.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:05.21,0:39:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can all come and visit, tour, explore, learn,\Nbuy, and in the end,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:10.57,0:39:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take this glass which we are seeing, it is Lebanese Obeidy. The main, original, traditional, old bottle.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:17.47,0:39:22.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it took the Lebanese wine to the whole world.\NOf corse we have a red grape.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:22.51,0:39:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know that Baalbak or Temple of Bacchus is\Noriginally wine, it started a very long time ago here
Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.04,0:39:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's taste.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:34.83,0:39:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:36.32,0:39:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not similar to anything else,\Nas if it has mastic, as if it has sugar
Dialogue: 0,0:39:41.78,0:39:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a perfume that enters the nose,\Nvery smooth, very very smooth. Non acidic at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:52.16,0:39:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:53.20,0:39:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With all pride, it is Lebanese, and it is not\Nlike any other wine in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.24,0:39:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My tour continues.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:00.09,0:40:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I let them all go out and I am going alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:17.80,0:40:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning. I am Elia,\Na local guide in the area.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:21.87,0:40:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we reached Haidara mountain. We will see Roman remains. We'll climb the stairs. Welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.83,0:41:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We reached Haidara here. They say that this was a cemetery for a prestigious person in the Roman era.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:26.84,0:41:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they didn't finish building it.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:30.42,0:41:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's height is 10 meters\Nand its width is 13 meters.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:34.11,0:41:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to local legend, this was a\Nsun temple.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:38.30,0:41:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Qob Elias is known as\Nthe city of sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:42.57,0:41:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sun rises from the east\Nand reflects on Haidara mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:48.33,0:41:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reflects sunlight down into the village.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:50.04,0:41:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anthony, Qob Elias extends from here\Nto the other village which we can see, El Marej.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:55.03,0:41:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the other side is Taanayel and Cascada Mall. Actually, Cascada Mall is a part of Qob Elias.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:42:00.14,0:42:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where we were in St Thomas, it is also\Nfor Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:03.94,0:42:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even behind that, for almost 3 kilometers,\Nit is still Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:09.53,0:42:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huge.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:12.02,0:42:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,70,000 people.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:24.04,0:42:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the third time we distribute diesel.\NWe have distributed about 400 diesel barrels.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:28.08,0:42:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In here, so now we will show you\Nhow do we give diesel to a family.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:42:41.40,0:42:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This diesel which is distributed is an initiative from Qob Elias expatriates to Qob Elias residents.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:46.38,0:42:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am distributing since October\Nwith Canadian help.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:51.71,0:42:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, from Qob Elias families to Qob Elias families.\NDue to the situation in the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:56.04,0:42:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we should help Qob Elias families,\Nand Lebanese people in general, as much as we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:00.08,0:43:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invite all Lebanese expatriates to help\Ntheir families in Lebanon because this is
Dialogue: 0,0:43:03.96,0:43:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only thing which Lebanese people are\Nrelying on to live in such situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:07.29,0:43:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why diesel and how much did you distribute until now?\NWe chose diesel because this is the only substance
Dialogue: 0,0:43:11.29,0:43:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people use to be warm in this area.\NWe distributed around 400 barrels.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:15.76,0:43:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their cost is about 75,000,000 L.L.\Nwhich are spent until now for diesel.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:30.33,0:43:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you lady.\NEnjoy. Welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.83,0:43:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A beautiful day. A very nice and long day\Nwith great discoveries. The people I met are amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:40.31,0:43:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last stop. Where? In a place called Chouchene.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.10,0:43:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does this mean, why, how big, the green and the land, guesthouse, restaurant, and much more than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:49.75,0:43:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And very big factory behind me. What does it do? All these details will be reveled by meeting Carole
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.15,0:43:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she will tell us all these.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:57.05,0:44:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are at Domaine de Chouchene.\NLet me start by telling you what it Chouchene.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:00.73,0:44:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chouchene is "Sawsane",\Nin the past, the "S" was pronounced as "Sh".
Dialogue: 0,0:44:05.69,0:44:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Sawsane, this is the Sawsane here.\NThis river was called Chouchene river.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:10.07,0:44:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has many Sawsane around it. They named the river Chouchene so we named the domaine Chouchene.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:15.22,0:44:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome. This river originates form here,\Nfrom Qob Elias spring.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:18.41,0:44:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have it in summer and winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.76,0:44:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it waters,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:22.95,0:44:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it waters all agricultural lands in Qob Elias\Nand in Qob Elias, we mainly rely on agriculture. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:29.44,0:44:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As if you are an Arabic teacher. Exactly.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:32.67,0:44:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea started by allowing people to come and see.\NWe have something like a botanical garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:38.61,0:44:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We named all trees, of course in 3 languages, Arabic, English, and French.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:43.10,0:44:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So people would come and know what is Eriobotrya,\Nhow do chestnut grow, what is the Kiwi
Dialogue: 0,0:44:51.33,0:44:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Shami berries, we have a very\Nold tree of Shami berries.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:56.75,0:45:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hazelnut, like all ideas you have about trees, are found here.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:02.08,0:45:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Willow, Cottonwood, and many more.\NSo we made a botanical garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:06.26,0:45:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It starts from the spring and moves by stirrings and it goes\Nin turbines and generates power.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:10.26,0:45:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since 1927, we had electricity covering the whole area.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:14.95,0:45:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The factory is still present here and the stirrings as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.38,0:45:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you go to the top of the spring, you\Ncan see everything which was used in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:21.25,0:45:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are damaged but we are trying to\Nhighlight on the idea that in the very past
Dialogue: 0,0:45:26.49,0:45:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had specific civilizations.\NMany civilizations passed through here.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:30.29,0:45:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are the Assyrians, Umayyads, Ottomans.\NEach left something here.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.22,0:45:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other than the botanical garden, and the historical\Nview which we like people to see,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:48.96,0:45:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we made bed and breakfast which consists of\Nalmost 12 rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:55.08,0:45:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2 buildings. One is casual more than the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:59.56,0:46:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I will show you the rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:01.19,0:46:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Craziness.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:05.17,0:47:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All ladies of the village are making things\Nwhich we present here.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:11.48,0:47:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course Arak and wine made by us.\NThe chocolate and Mouneh.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:16.02,0:47:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have Dar Onkoz, Nadine, also\Nmy cousin. I don't know if you know her.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:20.73,0:47:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, I will say again, each on of Touma family\Nis trying to bring something back to Qob Elias
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.03,0:47:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from what it gave us, in a specific way.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:30.16,0:47:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether by wineries, engineers, doctors,\Nor preserving a certain architecture.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:36.49,0:47:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nadine, my cousin, is one of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:40.23,0:47:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is trying to give something back to Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:44.28,0:47:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that there were only 50!
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.71,0:47:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a nice way to see it.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.62,0:47:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello hello hello hello.\NLong time. Long time. How are you?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:56.71,0:48:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is a family day. I met all the family, your siblings and family. That is logical you're in Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:01.93,0:48:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are you? Perfect. Good?\NFirst, congrats. Thank you. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:05.93,0:48:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were so happy for you. Really.\NThank you. You deserve it.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:09.19,0:48:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You do everything with passion so I'm happy for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.34,0:48:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi Anthony. Welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:15.83,0:48:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we are at Arak Touma.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:19.65,0:48:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one of the oldest distilleries in Lebanon.\NSince 1888.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:27.34,0:48:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is a family business.\NWe are the fifth generation producing Arak.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.61,0:48:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you toured Heritage and St Thomas.\NThis is the origin, the source.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:38.21,0:48:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It started with by grandma. This is my grandma's house here. She established everything after her
Dialogue: 0,0:48:45.68,0:48:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,husband passed away.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:47.83,0:48:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so she could continue raising her family.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:51.39,0:48:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She used to make all the work, and\Nmy uncles and father came.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.73,0:48:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They established, and now we are doing so.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:00.18,0:49:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fifth generation, we are continuing\Nof course further and further.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:06.26,0:49:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, we are at the old press.\NThe grapes used to come to here.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.79,0:49:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They used to throw the grapes here.\NSometimes they stepped on them to squeeze them.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:19.43,0:49:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then they used to go down into this to be squeezed.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:34.88,0:49:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the anise room.\NWe really take care of the quality of anise.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:43.16,0:49:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We get the anise from Damascus.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:49.06,0:49:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can feel how obvious is the smell.\NUnbelievable unbelievable.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:54.38,0:50:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we mean to put it in a closed place so it could stay.\NWow, it smells amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:02.06,0:50:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, these are anise.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:06.52,0:50:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the main thing, of course, considering the quality of Arak.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:09.21,0:50:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the main thing because this is it.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.12,0:50:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look how much remains, you can smell,\NI don't know.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:18.66,0:50:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How obvious and strong it is.\NAnd this is what we need for the quality
Dialogue: 0,0:50:24.20,0:50:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have tasty Arak.\NDuring the break I just want to tell you that
Dialogue: 0,0:50:28.20,0:50:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my favorite things is a Labneh plate with olive oil
Dialogue: 0,0:50:31.37,0:50:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a sprinkle of these. Oh perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:33.45,0:50:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I am not leaving before you give me some\Nto enjoy them.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:37.38,0:50:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As much as you want.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:39.12,0:50:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we are in a phase,\Nwe finished picking last week.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:44.53,0:50:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, all the juice which was aged\Nis being distilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:48.71,0:50:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will be distilled with anise after a few months.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:55.86,0:50:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, there is a difference between each apparatus
Dialogue: 0,0:50:59.55,0:51:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by its technique, its tradition.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:03.92,0:51:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course each apparatus makes tasty Arak,\Nbut each has experience, the essential thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.68,0:51:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we took from our fathers.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:13.41,0:51:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are we seeing here? As I told you, this is the aged juice which is being distilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:20.87,0:51:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, and it is
Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.05,0:51:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you want,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:26.67,0:51:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can taste it, and you can feel\Nthe smell of grape.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:29.83,0:51:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How delicious. They are alcohol, which means first round. Yes. There are 2 more rounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:33.83,0:51:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know, don't talk details because these are secrets.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:38.07,0:51:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But primarily, there are 2 rounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:40.39,0:51:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here, you also smell grapes\Nand we are using the Obeidy here,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:46.26,0:51:51.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the Lebanese grapes. There are Obeidy,\NMaghdouhsi, and Maksasi.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:52.42,0:51:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many other kinds.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:55.35,0:51:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something main in our family.\NI don't know if you saw the chapel in St Thomas.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:00.76,0:52:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is always a place to bless the distillation,\Naging, and everything. This is a family tradition
Dialogue: 0,0:52:08.20,0:52:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we took from a long time ago, and we are\Ncontinuing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:11.03,0:52:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, for blessings.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:13.36,0:52:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Same logo, same bottle, since as long as you remember.Same logo and same bottle.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:18.100,0:52:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bottle is specially made for Arak Touma..
Dialogue: 0,0:52:22.45,0:52:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the labels change.\NNow, we are trying to change the label.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:26.97,0:52:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the bottle stays the same.\NAlso, to maintain the traditions of the family.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:33.26,0:52:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were seeing Karkeh apparatuses inside. Now, Arak production is a tradition for every Lebanese house.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:41.87,0:52:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, people get happy when they say that they\Nmade a Karkeh and produced Arak.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.64,0:52:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's something they are happy about and\Nthey are proud of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:54.48,0:52:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is good but they should really know how to make Arak because when distillation is done, what we saw
Dialogue: 0,0:52:59.49,0:53:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inside, some things should be removed and some things should be kept.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:03.58,0:53:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is good quality and bad quality. There is methanol, which causes headaches
Dialogue: 0,0:53:07.76,0:53:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and makes a person blind and pass through hallucinations.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:12.38,0:53:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, this is when someone says village Arak,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:16.96,0:53:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like take this is village Arak,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.17,0:53:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is not something very good if don't really know its source.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:23.100,0:53:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's why I have more trust in Arak found in markets,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:27.64,0:53:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the branded, more than village Arak.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:31.64,0:53:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because all Arak bottles which are present in markets undergo tests
Dialogue: 0,0:53:36.32,0:53:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and follow the Lebanese Arak standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:46.31,0:54:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're waiting for you. Thank you.\NSee you. Bye. Bye.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:37.42,0:55:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fakhreddine Citadel, the great.\NHe built it in 1590.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:42.30,0:55:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, we are seeing Qob Elias on a hill.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:45.52,0:55:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A strategic area between Al Bekaa valley and the\Nroad with leads to Al Chouf, Saida, and Beirut.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:52.86,0:55:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Al Bekaa valley was for Syria and Qob Elias is\Na border area.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:56.86,0:55:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This area was for Mount Lebanon.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:59.81,0:56:01.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This wall is remaining from the citadel.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:02.49,0:56:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's nice is that here, we can see
Dialogue: 0,0:56:06.76,0:56:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is left. Here, there was a tower facing the citadel.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:10.39,0:56:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside the tower, there was a well and a stairs\Nwhich goes 200 meters down
Dialogue: 0,0:56:15.66,0:56:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reach Chouchene river to get water in case the citadel was surrounded,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:20.56,0:56:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would be safe and are able to get water.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:23.70,0:56:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This whole area is called Wadi Al Doulom.\NCan you see the valley between the mountains,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:28.38,0:56:32.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all this this Wadi Al Doulom.\NDoulom is a kind of wild doves.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:32.86,0:56:38.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It lives only between rocks.\NWhen I take groups people for hiking in the valley,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:38.69,0:56:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see Doulom making nests in the rocks.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:43.28,0:56:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anthony, thank you for coming,\Nit was a very nice day with you.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:47.80,0:56:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We gave you many things that benefit your video.\NI hope you enjoyed the village, and what you saw
Dialogue: 0,0:56:56.02,0:56:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the village families.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:57.100,0:56:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was an eventful day for sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:00.23,0:57:02.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were talking a lot, informative,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:03.01,0:57:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so hopefully you had fun with us and of course\Nthis won't be you only time in Qob Elias.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:07.78,0:57:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will wait for you for other times,\Nand to the future for sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:11.11,0:57:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And best of luck for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:12.57,0:57:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great day. Great great day.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:14.53,0:57:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did anyone ever say that Qob Elias has many important thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:17.26,0:57:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did anyone ever say that this area has many civilizations from the very old Roman era,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:22.68,0:57:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until Fakhreddine and more and more.\NFor me, Qob Elias was a small village, like
Dialogue: 0,0:57:27.02,0:57:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any other villages which I pass in like passing in any other village in Al Bekaa.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:30.84,0:57:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One episode is not enough. More than 30% of the things we made, there's still much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:37.19,0:57:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the vegetables market to places and amazing people and the houses we entered,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:40.68,0:57:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the touristic, heritage, and historical places.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:43.69,0:57:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A really crazy visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:45.65,0:57:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even the wine, the factories,\Nhow many important things it has.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.21,0:57:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that you enjoyed this amazing day which has a lot of learning and excitement,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:53.33,0:57:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many things which we learned together.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:54.58,0:57:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully, we will come again and visit during winter
Dialogue: 0,0:57:58.12,0:58:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or during summer, to show you Qob Elias in all seasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:01.78,0:58:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, good bye. See you next time.