During the two week period preceding Rosh Ha Shannah we Israelis purchase 40% of all of the wine that is going to be sold during the entire year.

Gamla Brut sparkling wine shows off bright yet delicate notes of orange blossoms and green apples, layered with hints of tropical fruits, wild strawberries and fresh flowers. The flavor is crisp and clean, leaving one with the desire for another sip.

Golan Heights Winery launched a new premium wine: the 2004 Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon El Rom Vineyard. The wine joins a line of previous single vineyard wines from this vineyard that were produced from the 2001 and 2003 vintages.

In celebration of Jonathan Tishbi’s 66 successful vintages, an exceptional special edition fortified red dessert wine

In the Israel of the nineteenth century, a few small wineries were owned by Jews. These were small household presses catering mainly to local consumption and religious needs.

To Jews there is no communal, religious or family life without wine. Each Sabbath starts with an act of blessing, the Kiddush or “Sanctification” is chanted over a cup of wine: “Blessed are you O Lord, Our God for creating the fruit of the vine.”

By: Daniel Rogov

Dr. Yair Margalit has been a constant figure of the Israeli wine scene during the last 20 + years.

Lior Laxer is one of the new bright lights on the Israel’s wine scene.