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From wikipedia

The modern Israeli wine industry was founded by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, owner of the Bordeaux estate Château Lafite-Rothschild.

 

Israeli wine is produced by hundreds of wineries, ranging in size from small boutique enterprises to large companies producing over ten million bottles per year.

Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since biblical times.

In 2011, Israeli wine exports totaled over $26.7 million

 

Today, Israeli winemaking takes place in five vine-growing regions:

 

1. The Galil (Galilee, including the Golan Heights), the region most suited for viticulture due to its high elevation, cool breezes, marked day and night temperature changes and rich, well-drained soils;

2. The Judean Hills, surrounding the city of Jerusalem;

3. Shimshon (Samson), located between the Judean Hills and the Coastal Plain;

4. The Negev, a semi-arid desert region, where drip irrigation has made grape growing possible;

5. The Sharon plain near the Mediterranean coast and just south of Haifa, surrounding the towns of Zichron Ya'akov and Binyamina, which is the largest grape growing area in Israel

 

• Israel Wine Tour invites you to experience the finest wine tasting tours in Israel. Enjoy our award winning custom tailored wine tours

• With over 300 wineries and more than 2800 years of wine making history, we at Israel Wine Tour take pride in our knowledge of the different regions creating an incredible experience for our guests

• Visit wineries and wine lands of biblical times dating back 2,800 years. Meet some of the award winning Israeli wineries  and enjoy “sit down” private tastings led by winemakers of Israel