It is a well known fact that the Ancient Greeks saw the grape vine as a symbol of life, death, and re-birth.  This is also evident in the story of the life of Bacchus, which goes something like this: the monstrous Titans, children of Gaia, painted their faces with chalk to disguise themselves and lure Bacchus away from his nurse with a mirror, a toy that fascinated him, and a giant fennel stem. They seized the boy and sliced him into seven pieces with an Iron knife, then tossed the pieces into a cauldron to boil.  Some say that a goddess, some say Rhea, or Demeter, or perhaps Persephone, then rescued the pieces and put them back together.  There are several variations of the story, but they all end with  Bacchus resurrected.  Although the belief in the cyclical existence of life has been supplanted in the cradle of civilization, and in the Ancient Hellenic lands in particular, there are still references to the greatness of the viticultural properties of the area.  The Bible, for example is full of references to the wines of Canaan, which is located in southern Lebanon.  The Romans as well chose Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon to build the largest temple dedicated to Bacchus. And it is from exactly this place that this wine comes from.