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Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:50 PM

A man holds a baby who survived what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus September 10, 2014. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:40 PM

Wine bottles of Domaine de Bargylus are displayed in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:40 PM

Grape samples from the Domaine de Bargylus grape vines in Latakia arrive in Beirut for a tasting session by Sandro Saade, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus, and French winemaker and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt during a wine tasting session in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. Sandro Saade and his brother Karim, Christians with family roots in Syria and neighboring Lebanon, who have been forced out of Syria by the war, now manage the vineyard remotely from Beirut, 200 km (125 miles) away. During the summer, close to harvest, a sample of grapes are delivered twice a month to Beirut, where they are tasted by Stephane Derenoncourt, who has worked with the Saade brothers since the establishment of the vineyard. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:35 PM

Sandro Saade (R), the owner of Domaine de Bargylus, and French winemaker and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt during a wine tasting session in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. Sandro Saade and his brother Karim, Christians with family roots in Syria and neighboring Lebanon, who have been forced out of Syria by the war, now manage the vineyard remotely from Beirut, 200 km (125 miles) away. During the summer, close to harvest, a sample of grapes are delivered twice a month to Beirut, where they are tasted by Stephane Derenoncourt, who has worked with the Saade brothers since the establishment of the vineyard. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:33 PM

Sandro Saade (R), the owner of Domaine de Bargylus, and French winemaker and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt during a wine tasting session in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. Sandro Saade and his brother Karim, Christians with family roots in Syria and neighboring Lebanon, who have been forced out of Syria by the war, now manage the vineyard remotely from Beirut, 200 km (125 miles) away. During the summer, close to harvest, a sample of grapes are delivered twice a month to Beirut, where they are tasted by Stephane Derenoncourt, who has worked with the Saade brothers since the establishment of the vineyard. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:29 PM

French winemaker and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt examines a glass of Bargylus wine in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. Sandro Saade and his brother Karim, Christians with family roots in Syria and neighboring Lebanon, who have been forced out of Syria by the war, now manage the vineyard remotely from Beirut, 200 km (125 miles) away. During the summer, close to harvest, a sample of grapes are delivered twice a month to Beirut, where they are tasted by Stephane Derenoncourt, who has worked with the Saade brothers since the establishment of the vineyard. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:27 PM

Bargylus wine is poured into a glass during a tasting session in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:26 PM

French winemaker and consultant Stephane Derenoncourt crushes a red grape to check its skin in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. Sandro Saade and his brother Karim, Christians with family roots in Syria and neighboring Lebanon, who have been forced out of Syria by the war, now manage the vineyard remotely from Beirut, 200 km (125 miles) away. During the summer, close to harvest, a sample of grapes are delivered twice a month to Beirut, where they are tasted by Stephane Derenoncourt, who has worked with the Saade brothers since the establishment of the vineyard. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:18 PM

Wine bottles of Domaine de Bargylus are displayed in Beirut September 3, 2014. Amid the war in Syria, one hillside vineyard still produces wines that are served in the Michelin-starred restaurants of London and Paris. It has been a struggle to keep Syria's last commercial vineyard open, the owner of Domaine de Bargylus says. The war, which started in 2011, has engulfed the whole country, and militias on both sides fight in every province. To match SYRIA-CRISIS/WINE Picture taken September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:42 PM

Inspectors found "compelling evidence" that chlorine gas was used "systematically and repeatedly" as a weapon in northern Syria