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Hagafen Cellars: Where Kosher Meets the Famed Silverado Trail

Story and photos by George Medovoy The Silverado Trail is a two-lane roadway bordered by wineries, where bikers can sometimes be seen pedaling past the vineyards.   On this particular day, I came to the Silverado Trail to meet Ernie Weir and his Israeli wife, Irit, at Hagafen Cellars, their kosher winery whose vintages have graced the White House [...]

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A Kosher Winery Tour in the Judean Hills, Israel

Last month I had the opportunity to go on a half day kosher winery tour with My Israel Wine Tours, led by Esther Cohen. We visited two wineries in the Judean Hills, about 25-35 minutes outside of Jerusalem: Tzuba Winery & Tzora Winery. At Tzuba, we were shown the wine making facilities, explained the entire [...]

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Israel’s Kosher Wineries and their Kosher Restaurants [Listing]

Special thanks to Esther Cohen from MyIsraelWineTours.com for compiling this list, and for her amazing insights into Israel’s Kosher wine scene. CARMEL REGION The Carmel Region – 45 minutes North of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean Coast. Tishbi Estate Winery is technically located in Binyamina on Route 652 (near Zichron Yaakov). Along with being the [...]

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Israeli Wine Tours: Jerusalem Area Vineyards & Wineries by My Israel Wine Tours

This past Friday, Eighteen young adults from the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem area enjoyed a kosher wine tour of two wineries in the Jerusalem region, Tzuba Winery and Agur Wunery, hosted by My Israel Wine Tours. At Tzuba winery they visited the ancient wine press (from the time of the Second Temple) & vineyards and [...]

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