Wineries

Posted on May 9, 2008

Below is a table of just some of the more well-known wineries in Israel, although many wineries have not been included in this list.

Winery Name

Location

Year Founded or Year of First Vintage

Certified Kosher?

Other Notes

Agur

Moshav Agur, Judean Plains

2000

No

Alexander

Moshav Beit Yitzchak, Sharon

1996

No

Amphorae

Mount Carmel

2000

No

Released as Marvah in the United States

Assaf

Kidmat Tzvi, Golan Heights

2004

No

Bottled under the Lili label for export

Avidan

Kibbutz Eyal, Sharon

2000

No

Barkan

Kibbutz Hulda

1990

Yes

Second largest winery in Israel, with production of 7.5-9 million bottles

Bashan

Golan Heights

2004

Yes

Organic

Bazelet HaGolan

Golan Heights

1998

Since 2004 vintage

Benhaim

Moshav Kfar Azar

1997

Since 2001 vintage

Binyamina

Binyamina, near Mt. Carmel

1952, renamed in 1994

Yes

Fourth-largest winery in Israel

Bustan

Moshav Sharai Tikva, near Tel Aviv

1994

Since 1999 vintage

Carmel

Zichron Ya’akov, Rishon L’tzion, Ramat Daltan

1882

Yes

Largest winery in Israel

Domaine du Castel

Moshav Ramat Raziel in Jerusalem Mountains

1992

Since 2003 vintage

The Cave

Near Mt. Carmel

1997

Yes

Boutique arm of Binyamina

Chateau Golan

Moshav Eliad, Golan Heights

2000

No

Chillag

Yahud

1998

Produces a line of kosher wine under the label “Orna” for export

Clos de Gat

Kibbutz Har’el, Jerusalem Mountains

2001

No

Dalton

Upper Galilee

1993

Yes

Ella Valley

Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed Hey, Jerusalem Mountains

1997

Yes

Flam

Near Beit Shemesh

1998

No

Galil Mountain

Kibbutz Yiron, Upper Galilee

2000

Yes

Joint venture between Kibbutz Yiron and the Golan Heights Winery

Golan Heights Winery

Katzrin, Golan Heights

1984

Yes

Gush Etzion

Gush Etzion Junction

1998

Yes

Gustavo & Jo

Kfar Vradim, Western Galilee

1995

Starting with 2006 vintage

Gvaot

Shilo, West Bank

2005

Yes

Hamasrek

Moshav Beit Meir, Jerusalem Mountains

1999

Yes

Hevron Heights

Kiryat Arba, West Bank

2001

Yes

Kadesh Barnea

Negev

1999

Since 2002 vintage

Karmei Yosef

Karmei Yosef, Judean Mountains

2001

No

Also labeled as “Bravdo”

Katlav

Moshav Nes Harim, Judean Mountains

2000

Yes

Margalit

Hadera

1989

No

Meishar

Moshav Meishar

1991

No

Mony

Jerusalem Mountains

Since 2005

Nachshon

Kibbutz Nachshon, Jerusalem Hills

1996

No

Odem Mountain

Moshav Odem, Golan Heights

2003

Since 2007 vintage

Pelter

Kibbutz Ein Zivan, Golan Heights

2002

No

Psagot

Jerusalem Mountains

1998

Yes

Ramim

Moshav Shachar

1999

Since 2003 vintage

Recanati

Hefer Valley, Sharon

2000

Yes

Saslove

Kibbutz Eyal, Sharon

1998

No

Sea Horse

Moshav Bar Giora, Jerusalem Mountains

2000

No

Segal

Kibbutz Hulda

1950

Yes

Owned by Barkan since 2001

Somek

Rishon Letzion

2003

No

Tabor

Kfar Tabor, Lower Galilee

1999

Yes

Teperberg 1870

Kibbutz Tzora, Jerusalem Mountain

1870

Yes

Previously known as Efrat until recently, significantly improved starting in 2002

Tishbi

Zichron Ya’akov

1985

Yes

Tulip

Kiryat Tivon, near Haifa

No

Tzora

Kibbutz Tzora

1993

Since 2002 vintage

Tzuba

Kibbutz Tzuba

2005

Yes

Vitkin

Kfar Vitkin

2002

No

Yaffo

Ramat Hachayal, near Tel Aviv

1998

No

Yatir

Tel Arad, Negev

2001

Yes

Owned by Carmel

Zemora

Moshav Beit Zayin, Jerusalem Hills

2000

Starting with 2004 vintage

Zion

Mishor Adumim

1848

Yes

Started to release dry table wines in 2004