Israel
Rocky landscapes, green and brown, sheep and goats grazing, stone terraces, vibrating towns, new and old together, green western side, dramatically barren brown khaki-colored eastern side, ancient agriculture, traditional food rooted in thousands of years, an area of conflict and co-existence of Muslim, Christians, Samaritan and Jews. Central Mountains is a mosaic of cultures, historical events, legends, contradictions and beginnings, with hope for a better future for wine and for the people living there. Ancient wineries alongside newly established wineries, producing wines that reflect their owners’ philosophy in red, white, rose and orange. Welcome to Central Mountain!
Less than 2 hours driving south of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, you are surrounded by desert. The last place you'd expect to find excellent wines. Barren landscape, scarce low vegetation, dust, scarce rainfall. The stark contrast between the views of healthy green vineyards and the surrounding desert is stunning. At the southern-most corner where the desert meets the Red Sea, we reach Eilat. Nothing better than to enjoy the sunset, in a seafood restaurant by the clear blue water of the Red Sea shining against the yellow desert and the red mountains in nearby Jordan, peacefully sipping a glass of cold white wine or rose produced in Negev. Welcome to Negev!
Golan Heights is a volcanic plateau in the northeast of Israel with panoramic views. The Sea of Galilee and Upper Galilee mountains seem on the palm of your hand, so close that you can touch them. Golan Heights is the northern-most coldest area in Israel, white in winter, green during the rainy season, bursting with flowers in springtime and brown-beige-dry in summer and autumn. Golan wines are winning medals in international competitions and drawing international attention to the quality evolution of Israeli wines over the past 20 years. Welcome to Golan!
