It’s not exactly a case of sour grapes. In fact, it’s too many cases of sweet grapes. New York Sen. Charles Schumer is pressing Israel to lower its tariff on grape juice so that New York State farmers ...

(JTA) — The small cardboard box in Elyashiv Drori’s palm looks like it’s full of black pebbles. Closing the box quickly, he explains that it cannot be open for long. The pebble-like pieces, which were ...

Viticulture has a long history in the land of Israel, dating back to antiquity. However, after the Muslim conquests of seventh century, and particularly after the Ottoman conquest of 1516, winemaking ...

HEFER VALLEY, Israel – The new crisp, acidic and mineral white from a high-end Israeli winery was aged for eight months – or, depending on how you look at it, at least 1,800 years. The wine, called ...

Two years ago, I was standing in a small vineyard in the hills of eastern Gush Etzion enjoying a beautiful pre-holiday event. We heard from the owners about the wine harvest and the incredibly ...

Some two dozen Israeli wineries from the Negev region, including several from Gaza envelope kibbutz communities, spent several days in Spain in March, visiting a wine region similar to their own, but ...

Just as in Napa Valley, the wine grapes in Israel's Upper Galilee region are rapidly approaching ripeness. In a typical year, the Chardonnay would be harvested before the end of August. But this is no ...