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Genesis of a new episode
 In
the village of Kefraya, Mr Bassim Rahal started his first step toward
an unpredicted future. Since he had negotiated the sale of most of the
harvest in the past, many producers looked to him for guidance and help.
As wineries were cutting back, it was becoming more and more difficult
to find wineries to purchase the grapes.
Things started plummeting in 1997
when 150 tons of grapes could not find a taker. Impossible for a youthful
business man to let all these grapes rot and after exhausting every possible
solution, Bassim Rahhal saved his fellow farmers by buying their production
and willingly made his first wine in 1997. The next year the problem arouse
once again but this time there were 400 tons of grapes to be dealt with.
. It was at this moment that Mr. Rahal looked to his French friend, Yves
Morard. Together they made a risky decision to start a new winery. Thus,
the 1998 harvest was rescued and Cave Kouroum was born. The 1998 vintage
(Brut de Cuve) was their pride and joy that received extensive appraise
at Vinexpo Bordeaux in 2001.
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