A rare photo of Guy Accad, the Lebanese enologist who revolutionized Burgundian winemaking. (Credit: Photo released by his family)
On July 2, 2020, a barely noticed obituary appeared in the pages of L’Orient-Le Jour: Born in Beirut in 1947 to a Lebanese father and Greek mother, Guy Accad, who passed away at 73, had almost no one left in Lebanon to mourn his death a week earlier.His funeral, announced at Saint-Nicolas Church in Beaune, emphasized his deep roots in Burgundian soil, now mixed with his ashes. He had passionately loved this land, its farmers and its small family vineyards.They fueled the rise of his brilliance but also contributed to his demonization — an assessment that history has shown to be unfair. From our archives The Syrian and Lebanese winemaking brotherhood Accad can be summed up in one phrase: "Pioneer of modern winemaking." To call someone a "pioneer" is to recognize their boldness, passion and spirit of inquiry and...
On July 2, 2020, a barely noticed obituary appeared in the pages of L’Orient-Le Jour: Born in Beirut in 1947 to a Lebanese father and Greek mother, Guy Accad, who passed away at 73, had almost no one left in Lebanon to mourn his death a week earlier.His funeral, announced at Saint-Nicolas Church in Beaune, emphasized his deep roots in Burgundian soil, now mixed with his ashes. He had passionately loved this land, its farmers and its small family vineyards.They fueled the rise of his brilliance but also contributed to his demonization — an assessment that history has shown to be unfair. From our archives The Syrian and Lebanese winemaking brotherhood Accad can be summed up in one phrase: "Pioneer of modern winemaking." To call someone a "pioneer" is to recognize their boldness, passion and spirit of inquiry...
