April 18, 2026
First green on the Cabernet Sauvignon block this morning, a touch ahead of last year. High-altitude Mediterranean, hot dry summers and cold winters. If a cold night lands we'll be out before dawn.
2026 Vintage
Bekaa Red Blend
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon · Syrah · Cinsault
Winemaker
Revealed on enrollment
Enrollment
280 of 400 spots filled
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
Made on a small Bekaa Valley estate — Cabernet Sauvignon on gravelly clay and limestone over a high alluvial plateau. Anonymous by design: the trade name is revealed on commitment, after the samples and the data have done the talking.
The history.
Zahlé, Bekaa Valley was a farming town long before it was a wine name. The family sold fruit to bigger houses for years before keeping it back and bottling under our own label.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“Quiet season so far, which is the kind I like. No frost worth the name, even rain through spring. The old blocks broke bud first, the way they always do.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
I farm the same blocks my predecessors did and haven't found a reason to change much. High-altitude Mediterranean, hot dry summers and cold winters. Pick on taste, ferment clean, age in wood that's already seasoned.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
16
members
10
cities
5
countries represented
4 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Bekaa Red Blend
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$64 / vine
From $320 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
120 vines left
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
April 4, 2026
Pruning finished — weeks of work, every cut by hand. The old vines on gravelly clay and limestone over a high alluvial plateau still look sharp going into the season.
March 22, 2026
First Crew welcome letter went out today. I read every note that came back — clear your calendar for the verijuice ship in summer.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.