A Wine Lover's Guide To Israel's Wine Tasting Tours

Carmel Winery is the largest winery in Israel, and fully represents the country’s wine culture. It is located in the picturesque town of Zichron Ya’acov, and includes a wine shop, one restaurant, two specialist tasting rooms, a small cinema and barrel room. You can see wine making here on both a large and small scale and learn the history of Israeli wine from the 1880s to the recent quality revolution. The winery offers various wine tasting tours and workshops for unique wine experiences. The super VIP guest tour and advanced customized tours with tutored tasting, and fresh bread, cheese and vegetable platters are also available.

Carmel Winery, Derech Ha’Yekev (Winery St.), Zichron Ya’acov, 972-4-6391788

The Barkan Winery is the second largest winery in Israel, located in the Hulda valley. With many prestigious awards won for wine quality and its pioneering grape breed combinations, Barkan Winery invites you to visit and taste the quality wine produced. The winery offers a wide range of varietal wines, each with a specific story. Barkan Winery is perfect for those who want a different wine experience, with emphasis on the history of the winery as well as tasting.

Barkan Winery, PO Box 146, Hulda Valley, Israel, 972-8-9447790

HaTishbi Winery is one of oldest wineries in Israel, founded in 1945, and is located in Zichron Ya’akov, while its vineyards are located from Sde Boker to Golan Heights. You can taste how the variations in the soil and climates are reflected in their wines. Tishbi offers a wide range of wine including red, white, sweet wine, kosher wine, brut sparkling wine, brandy, wine jellies, chocolates, honey, and many other food products too. Their tasting centre is open from Sunday to Friday. Don’t forget to taste the varieties of wines with specific chocolates. In addition there is a restaurant and the nearby area is eco-friendly with some great scenery.

Tishbi Winery, HaMiyasdim 33, Zichron Ya’acov, Israel, 972-4-6380434/5

Recanati Winery is continuously growing with the aim of producing wine at a reasonable price by investing in agricultural and ecological research into wine production. The Recanati Winery was established by a group of wine lovers at Hefer valley and focuses on export of good quality wine produced by traditional winemaking techniques combined with new technology. The winery offers varieties of wines under four labels produced by the best grapes. The wines are produced under the supervision of the Orthodox Union for those who keep kosher. The winery offers a guided tour that explains the wine making process, including wine tasting with excellent goat and sheep milk cheese, delicious breads, and vegetables at reasonable rates from Monday to Friday.

Recanati Winery, 16 Gesher Haetz Street, Emek Hefer Industrial Park, Israel, 972-4-6222288

The famous Dalton Winery is located in the greenery of the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border. The winery offers a study tour and a wine tasting tour. There is also a visitor’s center and a factory outlet shop offering wines and other products from the Galilee. As part of the guided tour of the winery is a tour of the barrel room and bottling line, as well as a light dairy meal at the winery.

Dalton Industrial Park, Merom Hagalil, Israel, 972-4-6987683