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Review of the Lebanese wine called Adyar Expression Monastique

Lebanese Wines: Adyar Expression Monastique 2018

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Name: Adyar Expression Monastique 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Mourvedre, Sangiovese
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: Batroun
Date Consumed: October 10, 2026

The first sip tastes like prayer.
More precisely, like receiving the Eucharist.
Then, I pour the second glass and a bouquet of notes
made from ripe red fruits and ripe black fruits
plays with my palate.
Now, the wine tastes like a poem
aged in a barrel, and
I can taste the darkness it was kept in.
I confess all my sins, and He forgives me.
I pour a third glass and thank God
for everything.

The World Is Over Already

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The world is over already.

From my balcony that overlooks
the sea, the mountains, and the city,
I see
the world is over already.

“We only get to live once,” the first man said. “More accurately, we only get to pretend to live once,” the second man said. “Not us,” the third man said. “We don’t get to live, not even once.”

“We are but memories,” the first man said. “More accurately, we are only until we’re forgotten,” the second man said. “Not us,” the third man said. “We are erased, remembering things without traces.”

Death is silence.
Our silence is different.
Our silence is the noise they no longer hear.

Death is sleep.
Our sleep is different.
Our sleep is eternal, yet we keep on snoring.

This piece was originally published on September 21, 2026 on Substack.