Elevate Merwah Sparkling was made following the Ancestral method. Merwah grapes were drained off skins after one day of skin-contact. Fermented in Lebanese amphora and Georgian Qvevri then bottled and aged on lees for two years. Disgorged by hand. Uninoculated, natural Malolactic Fermentation, Unfined and Unfiltered.

Origin: Dimane, Qannboubine Valley - North Lebanon (1,600m)|
ABV: 12.5%
USNW Classification: Natural
Varietal & Type: 100% Merwah
Vintage: 2021

About the Winemaker

"Lebanon is among the oldest site in wine production in the world. 

Eddie Chami, the winemaker at Mersel Wine was also one of the winemakers at Couvent Rouge. He holds a degree in Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis, California.

​For anyone that knows and speaks to Eddie, you will know that making wine is not a hobby or job, it is a deep-rooted passion. He is passionate about winemaking, as well as preserving and reviving the land of our ancestors and the winemaking techniques used many, many years ago.

​Eddie wanted to make wine that is not mainstream in Lebanon. Being born and raised in Australia, he doesn’t speak French and didn’t want to associate Mersel with the French influence in winemaking. He just wanted to make some f%kn good wine. His passion is to develop wine using local Lebanese indigenous grape varieties but something not common locally. Mersel Wine is the first to develop a Piquette and PetNat and he has been dabbling with skin-contact wines since 2016."

Shipping Details

US Natural Wine ships once a week, every Wednesday. All orders should be placed by Tuesday at 10am in order to be picked up from our distributors and out on Wednesday's delivery truck.

Shipping cost is 18 bucks a box (up to 12 bottles) so we highly encourage picking up more than 1 bottle for the best value!

At $18, we have some of the most competitive shipping rates compared to other low-intervention wine e-commerce, which can range from $20-$25 a box. Ultimately, we eat the cost of shipping more often than not because wine can be damn heavy. As a small business, we are simply unable to offer free shipping. We can't thank you enough for your understanding!