– Agriculture Engineer graduated from St Joseph University in Lebanon (ESIAM-USJ)
– Master degree in viticulture graduated from Montpellier SupAgro – France
– Enology Diploma (DNO) graduated from Montpellier SupAgro – France
– Certified expert in wine tasting
– Certified expert in olive oil tasting
– Co-Owner / Enologist at Arak Touma
– Owner / Enologist at Chateau St Thomas
– Joe-Assaad inherited the legacy and the experience of winemaking and arak distillation from his passed father, Said Touma.
– Lecturer in Wine Tasting Techniques, Enology & Sensory Analysis in St Joseph University (ESIAM-USJ)
– Member & president of the technical comity in “Union Vinicole du Liban” (UVL)
– Board member in the Lebanese Institute of Vine & Wine (INVV)
