27. Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
May 12th, 2022
After a long hiatus, the podcast returns with the first episode of the long-awaited Season 3. This time, host Farrah Berrou is the interviewee and fellow writer, historian, and Twitter friend, N.A. Mansour, is the …
26. LEBANON - Little Bible Land in the Crossfire of History
August 16th, 2021
Farrah shares some updates on Season 3 (returning in October!). Plus, she reads an article from a 1970 issue of National Geographic Magazine titled, "Lebanon, Little Bible Land in the Crossfire of History" by William S. …
25. LEBANON - Politics can play a part; it doesn’t have to though
February 11th, 2021
Months after its release online, Farrah discusses the documentary Wine and War with Lebanese wine writer, Michael Karam, who was part of the project. The documentary tells the story of Lebanese wine "seen through the …
24. LEBANON - The story never stopped, it continued with us
November 30th, 2020
Back in July, Farrah had breakfast with Christiane Issa Nahas of Domaine des Tourelles. They discuss how one of the oldest Lebanese wineries was …
23. LEVANT - Arak & mountains are like salt & pepper
November 4th, 2020
Over Zoom, Farrah speaks to Joseph and Marwan El Asmar about arak. Joseph, calling in from South Lebanon's Jezzine, is the author of The Milk of Lions
22. LEVANT - The Abbasids love their glitter
October 21st, 2020
In this episode, Farrah chats with Joumana Medlej, a French-Lebanese artist based in London. They discuss Joumana's book, Inks & Paints of the Middle East, and whether or not she came across wine/grapes as an …
21. LEBANON - Only archeology can give us the right answers
October 7th, 2020
After exactly one year since the launch of the podcast, we're back with Season 2! For the first episode, Farrah speaks to Dr. Helene Sader from the …
Season Two Coming Soon
September 4th, 2020
A quick update from Farrah on the status of the podcast, Patreon, and the upcoming Season Two.
Translation of "Li Beirut" taken from Why must every …
BEIRUT BLASTS - Conversation with Who Run the World
August 8th, 2020
On Tuesday, an explosion of 2750 TONS of ammonium nitrate shattered the entire country (and neighboring ones). Rhea, Marilyn, and Farrah had planned …
20. JUST A DROP - The Lost Glass and Cigarette
June 29th, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
Once again, Farrah went a little over the 10-minute mark for this one. After stumbling upon 1924's lost silent film "WINE," Farrah …
19. JUST A DROP - The Middle Yeast
June 1st, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
This one's about the microbe that gives us so many of our favorite foods & drinks: Yeast. Farrah talks about the fermentation process …
18. JUST A DROP - Wine of the Bean
May 14th, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
Disclaimer - this one’s a little over 10 minutes but it’s worth it! In this short episode, Farrah goes over the origins of coffee and why it …
17. JUST A DROP - Corona Borealis
April 23rd, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
Back with another short episode this week on the story of Bacchus' wife, Ariadne, and the Corona Borealis.
16. LEBANON - For people to try your product, you have to give them a reason
April 10th, 2020
RECORDED BEFORE CORONAVIRUS.
Farrah speaks to Joe Saade of Terre Joie, the home of vineyards that sit on the vertex of 3 tectonic plates in the Bekaa Valley. From Saddam Hussein to Amal Clooney, this episode is …
15. JUST A DROP - The Levant Fault System
March 26th, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
The Levant Fault System, or the Dead Sea Transform, is a network of …
14. LEBANON - Competition pushes you to pay attention to what you’re producing
March 18th, 2020
RECORDED BEFORE CORONAVIRUS.
Elie Maamari, export manager of Chateau Ksara, Lebanon’s oldest and largest winery, talks to Farrah about his 40-year …
13. JUST A DROP - Obeidy vs. Merwah
March 5th, 2020
JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.
Obeidy (also spelled Obaideh, Obeideh, Obeidi - you get the point) and Merwah are two indigenous white grapes of Lebanon but how do they …
12. LEBANON - People flooded to Baalbeck because of water
February 28th, 2020
Farrah talks to Alia Fares, a German-Lebanese archaeologist & tour guide who’s very, very familiar with the ancient UNESCO World Heritage Site of
11. BONUS - Don’t leave me far from Al Ferzol
February 20th, 2020
We're back with Alex Rowell again for a bonus clip on Abu Nuwas' work and whether or not he ever wrote about Lebanon. In this short episode, we talk …
10. LEVANT - Wine has always been a part of this
February 11th, 2020
Our first episode of 2020 is with Alex Rowell, author of Vintage Humor: The Islamic Wine Poetry of Abu Nuwas. Farrah talks to Alex about who Abu Nuwas was and what his poetry meant to Arabic literature, Islam, and wine. …
9. LEBANON - Through resilience, through believing, in the end we can persist
December 31st, 2019
SPECIAL NYE RELEASE: Today marks the 5th anniversary of Serge Hochar’s passing. This episode is dedicated to the wine legend. Farrah speaks to his son, Marc Hochar, about the philosophy of Chateau Musar and what it …
8. PALESTINE - Use what you have in your own country, in your own lands
December 25th, 2019
For a special Christmas release, B for Bacchus leaves Lebanon for the first time and talks to Fadi Batarseh of Cremisan, a West Bank winery near Bethlehem. Farrah asks Fadi about his thesis on the area’s indigenous …
7. LEBANON - Siblings Part 2: Be proud of your local production
December 24th, 2019
Part 2 of 2 episodes where Farrah talks to brother-sister duos from two Bekaa Valley wineries. In both episodes/wineries, the older sister handles …
6. LEBANON - Siblings Part 1: We're the transition between the bottle and the vines
December 19th, 2019
Part 1 of 2 episodes where Farrah talks to brother-sister duos from two Bekaa Valley wineries. In both episodes/wineries, the older sister handles …
5. LEBANON - To-Do Lists and Arak at 3pm
December 2nd, 2019
A special 3-in-1 this time around: Thouraya Karam of Karam Wines, Joanna Gerges of Chateau Cana, and Andrea Geara of Aurora Winery. Each of these three young women represents a family-run winery in a different region of …
4. LEBANON - Why can't we dream?
November 20th, 2019
Maher Harb, the winemaker at the young Sept Winery in the small Batroun village of Nahla, is the only biodynamic winemaker in Lebanon. Farrah talks to him to find out what that means and what it took to start Sept, a …
3. LEBANON - We need to make a much bigger cake
November 5th, 2019
Farrah talks to Hady Kahale, wine consultant, manager of Batroun's Atibaia, and husband of Episode 2's guest, Jennifer Massoud. Hady is the …
2. LEBANON - I was baptized in wine
October 21st, 2019
Farrah sits down with Jennifer Massoud of Atibaia winery in Batroun, a wine region north of Beirut. As one of the smallest, if not THE smallest, boutique wineries in a tiny country, business isn't done like a commercial …
1. LEBANON - Our savior is the vines
October 7th, 2019
In the very FIRST episode of the B for Bacchus podcast, Farrah talks to Eddie Chami from Couvent Rouge, a winery in the Bekaa Valley's Deir el Ahmar. …
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September 18th, 2019
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