Wine has been made in the region for about 5,000 years. Modern Israeli wineries, mainly in the Golan and Galilee, make high-quality wines from international and local grapes.
History
Ancient winepresses are found across the country. Baron Edmond de Rothschild helped found modern wine-making in the 1880s, and the Golan Heights Winery began in 1983.
Ingredients
- Wine grapes
- Yeast
How it's made
- Harvest grapes in late summer
- Crush and press
- Ferment the juice
- Age in tanks or oak
- Bottle
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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Famous brands & makers
- Golan Heights Winery (Yarden)
- Carmel Winery
- Barkan
- Recanati
- Tishbi
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Ratings & notes
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