Serge Hochar, CEO of the famed Lebanese winery Chateau Musar and credited with cultivating an international reputation for his country's wine, has died aged 75. His death on December 31 was announced by Chateau Musar on Facebook, and was marked in international wine publications including Wine Spectator.
"The father of Lebanese wine and the man behind Chateau Musar's recognition worldwide is watching us from the stars," a message posted on the winery's Facebook page said. Wine Spectator hailed him as a "tireless pioneer in winemaking in Lebanon". Hochar "was the man who launched Lebanese wines in the world," the president of Lebanon's Union Vinicole, Zafer Chaoui, told the local L'Orient Le Jour newspaper. The daily reported that Hochar died in a swimming accident on holiday in Mexico.
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