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Gaston Hochar

Born in Lebanon, Gaston studied at Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour before moving to France in 1983 to pursue his university studies, first in Paris, then in Lille, following the Lebanese crisis, at the Institut Industriel du Nord (IDN) - Ecole Centrale Lille. He obtained his engineering degree in 1989, adding a DEA in Management with a major in Finance from the University of Lille III the same year.

Gaston then joined Banque Paribas in the IT department. He stayed there for almost five years, before joining the family company Château Musar in 1994, returning to Lebanon for good.

Gaston is the first member of the third generation to join the family business, and learns the wine business by working in the winery, before taking on responsibilities and then management. He went on to manage wine distribution in Lebanon in the 2000s. On the accidental death of his father in 2014, he took over the management of the company under the presidency of his uncle Ronald, while continuing to produce wines following the path and philosophy laid down by his father Serge.

  • Home country Lebanon
  • Country of residence Lebanon
  • Function Château Musar, Lebanon
  • Affiliation Production
  • Website http://www.chateaumusar.com
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Contact information

Member of the Board Château Musar Immeuble Sopenco, Rue Baroudy Achrafieh, BP 11-281 Beirut, Lebanon T: +961 1 328 111 gaston@chateaumusar.com.lb Professional website: http: //www.chateaumusar.com

Course

  • Born 07.08.1966 in Beirut, Lebanon
  • Studies at Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour
  • 1984: French Baccalauréat
  • 1989: Engineering degree from Institut Industriel du Nord (IDN) – Ecole Centrale Lille
  • 1989: DEA diploma from the University of Lille in Management, majoring in Finance
  • 1990 – 1994: IT job at Banque Paribas
  • 1994: Return to Lebanon to join the family company Château Musar

Philosophy

Château Musar was founded in 1930 by Gaston N. Hochar.
Joined in 1959 by his eldest son Serge Hochar, he steered production towards today’s philosophy of producing wines as naturally as possible and with minimal interventionism, while studying oenology in Bordeaux with Emile Peynaud and Jean Ribereau-Gayon.
The company, managed by Serge Hochar with his brother Ronald, expanded internationally in the 80s and 90s.
Serge is named First ‘Decanter Man of the Year’ in 1984.
The company welcomed its first member of the 3rd generation in 1994, with Gaston, grandson of the founder and son of Serge, taking charge of production.
Gaston was joined in 2000 by his cousin Ralph and in 2010 by his brother Marc.
Today, he effectively runs the company under the chairmanship of his uncle Ronald after Serge’s departure in 2014.