This article first appeared in the Wine Talk column in the Weekend Supplement of the Jerusalem Post Dr. Yair Margalit has been a constant and

Meni Peer, z”l, has sadly died, just before his 68th birthday, after a courageous fight against cancer. He was an actor in cinema and theatre,

Biblical Heritage The art of winemaking is thought to have begun somewhere in the triangle between the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Sea

The Middle East & Eastern Mediterranean was the cradle of the world’s wine culture, and Canaan must have been one of the earliest countries to

Mid 1800’s Wine in modern times in Israel did not begin with the Golan Heights Winery in the 1980’s. Or even with Carmel Winery in

1950’s/ 1960’s During the Second World War, the wine industry began to grow again. By the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, there

Israel is an Eastern Mediterranean country, part of what some will call the Levant and others, the Near East. It is a sliver of a

Israel, like many long thin countries, has a surprising number of microclimates. It is possible to ski in the morning on Mount Hermon in the

Israel is famous for its agriculture. Israeli farmers are leaders in innovations and new technology, always pushing the frontiers of knowledge and challenging existing pre-conceptions.

History Israel has no indigenous wine grape varieties, which is surprising because there is a local olive oil variety and table grape variety and there