If you think all good Syrah must be birthed from some misty Rhone Valley like a Victorian novel heroine in a corset, allow Château Oumsiyat to politely punch you in the palate.

Its like a little shopping mecca meets a middle eastern inspired cafe with some very contemporary sensibilities and some old world charm.

Im not as au fait with Lebanese wine as I should be. A recent trip to the UK has changed that, with both wine lists and decent 'Offy's'...