Wine brand of the company "Solifed" (Société Libanaise de Fermentation et de Distillation) in the town of Zahlé in the Bekaa Valley in
Lebanon. The origin goes back to 1893, when the Ghantous family started producing
arrack. In 1946, the "Ghantous" and "Abou Raad" families joined forces. In 1971, the Wardy family took over the shares of Abou Raad and founded "Solifed" to produce arrack and vinegar. In 1996, it became the sole owner and named its brand-leading product "Arak Wardy". In 1997, Ghantous & Abou Raad and Solifed merged. In the same year, Solifed began producing wines under "Domaine Wardy". The company's own vineyards in Zahlé and Kfour Zahed cover 39 hectares, another 56 hectares are rented. They are planted with the red wine varieties
Arinarnoa, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Cinsaut,
Marselan, Merlot and Syrah, as well as with the white wine varieties Chardonnay, Clairette, Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Ugni Blanc and Viognier.
Premium wines are "Private Selection Red" (Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah), which matures for 14 months in new barriques, and the "Private Selection White" (Muscat, Viognier), which is also aged in barriques. Other brands are "Les Terroirs" (Cabernet Franc, Cinsaut, Marselan, Arinarnoa), "Château Les Cedres" (Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah) and "Clos Blanc" (Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Clairette). With the 1999 vintage, the range has been expanded to include varietal wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc as a Lebanese speciality. About 50% of the production is exported, mainly to Sweden, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Japan and the USA.
