Congratulations Eddy Naim! Lebanese Winemaker

We recently saw the movie Wine and War about winemaking in Lebanon. It is a story about the brothers Serge and Ronald Hochar making wine during a civil war. Watching the movie made me appreciate the wines that Serge and Ronald made at Chateau Musar in the Bekaa Valley. In 2021, we were treated to a tasting of a nearly 40 years old 1982 Chateau Musar. The wine was still youthful, full of red berry fruit balanced by a backend of soft tannins.
I allude to the movie Wine and War because a week ago, a friend, whom I have never met, Eddy Naim, who makes wine in the Bekaa Valley at Chateau Qanafer won the winemaker of the year and I messaged him a congratulations to which he replied!
Let me back up a little. I met Eddy when both of us were in the same online course offered by U.C. Davis Enology and Viticulture. Disgression: if you are new to growing grape vines and making wine, you should think about taking this course. Not only do you learn about the industry, you can make some lasting friendships.
The online retailer, Naked Wines, named Eddy the winemaker of the year. The article that I read was in LLM - Luxury Lifestyle Magazine. This award means that Eddy will be able to make a 100% Cinsault wine he has always wanted to make, but never had the chance to.

Congratulations, Eddy!
References:
1. Kevin Pilley, "All you need to know about Lebanese wines and the top producers to look out for", LLM - Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, February 17, 2022.