Handcrafted Wines of Israel is an elite group of wineries representing Israel’s finest boutique wines from select vineyards. Each individual wine is a unique expression of the terroir of a particular region. Each winery is manned by prominent wine personalities who have contributed not only to the success of their own wines, but have also left their mark on the Israeli wine industry as a whole. The essence of their wines is the classic blend of Wine, Person and Place. They represent the finest of Israeli winemaking today.
A winery owned by architect Rami Bar-Maor, which is one of the most exciting and intriguing boutique wineries in Israel today. Bar-Maor believes in minimalist, non-intervention winemaking, allowing the terroir to express itself through its wines. His wines come from the Alona Valley in the Mount Carmel region.
A genuine estate winery created by owner winemaker Eyal Rotem, who spent a number of years in Australia. The winery, which is situated in the foothills of the Judean Mountains, used natural yeasts for fermentation. The wine press situated in the vineyard is a reminder of the ancient history of winemaking on the same site. The fact that the winery building was use…
GROS WINERY – SHOHAM WINES, Galilee
Yehuda Dov Gross owner and winemaker of his garagiste winery on the Nahalim Moshav in the center of the country. He is the leading cultivator of quality etrogs in Israel and he owns the Kadita Vineyard in the foothills of Mount Meron in the Upper Galilee. The wines are a joint venture with wine personality Oded Shoham, one of the most experienced figures in the Is…
JACQUES CAPSOUTO VIGNOBLES, Galilee
Restaurateur Jacques Capsouto ran his famous Manhattan restaurant for over thirty years. He was the first to list Israeli wines and became an ambassador of Israeli wines in New York. Now he has become a pioneer in Israel too. His vineyard situated near Pekiin in the Western Galilee and he specializes in Rhone varieties and Mediterranean blends, which he considers …
A winery founded to commemorate the vision of Sir Moses Montefiore, the first person to urge a return to agriculture and the planting of vineyards in Israel. The winery is founded by Arnon Geva, co-founder of Castel, and Rachel and David Montefiore. It also celebrates the contribution of the Montefiore family to Israel and Israeli wine. The vineyards are in the Ju…
Margalit Winery was founded by Dr. Yair Margalit in 1989. The winemaker is now his son, Assaf Margalit. Yair Margalit, winemaker, educator, author and consultant, is one of the founding fathers of the Israel quality wine revolution. Assaf Margalit, who studied in California, is one of Israel’s best winemakers of the new, younger generation. Margalit Winery is situ…
SOROKA FERTILE CRESCENT, Judean Foothills
Personal expression from Israel’s most experienced winemaker, Sam Soroka. He has made wine in Australia, France, California, Canada, as well as Israel. His prestige wine is a Petite Sirah made from the Judean Foothills vineyards. (Kosher)
YAACOV ORYAH WINES, Judean Plain
Yaacov Oryah is an experienced winemaker for commercial wineries, but he also has his own private domestic sized winery making tiny quantities, where he experiments to satisfy his natural curiosity. He is a white wine specialist and has produced Israel’s first orange wines, from the Judean plain. (Kosher)