Past event
Israeli Wine: The Land and the People Who Make It, with Guy Haran
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- 0:00Welcome from Uri Zehavi
- 2:01Guy Haran on a small country with many climates
- 5:44Wine Journey, the guide to Israel's wineries
- 6:48Israeli wine by the numbers
- 8:03The ancient world: presses, amphorae and export
- 11:03Rothschild and Carmel: the modern revival
- 13:21The grapes of Israel, native varieties included
- 16:13Why buy Israeli wine?
- 18:36Israeli irrigation and the world's vineyards
- 20:36The wine map: six regions
- 22:56Judea, Israel's first appellation
- 24:04Building the Negev wine region
- 26:48Golan, Galilee, Judea and Negev up close
- 29:41More than wine: olive oil, honey and food
- 34:10Whiskey and agave spirits
- 38:57Why Israel should be your next destination
- 43:15The best wine in Israel
- 44:33Questions: Kishor, Tulip and their communities
- 46:40People to know in Israeli wine
- 48:56The harvest after October 7
- 55:09The Meir Shfeya youth village, and wine in Jewish life
- 57:31The next generation
- 59:52Where to find the wine, and what's next
Short clips
Guy Haran: Why Buy Israeli Wine?
Guy Haran: The Vines They Brought Back to Avdat
Guy Haran: The Best Wine in Israel
Guy Haran: The Wineries Built Around People With Special Needs
Guy Haran: The Wine Left in the Tanks at Nir Oz
Speaker

Guy Haran
Founder and CEO of Vinspiration
Guy Haran is the founder and CEO of Vinspiration, which specializes in wine and culinary travel around the world. He is the author of Wine Journey: An Israeli Adventure, and helped establish the Negev wine region in Israel.
- vinspiration.wine (opens in a new tab)his wine and culinary travel company
- IsraelAdventure.wine (opens in a new tab)Wine Journey, his guide to Israel’s wineries (site in Hebrew)
Guy joined us live from Israel on November 5, with a 45-minute talk and then questions. This fall he gave almost 30 talks on Israeli wine and wine tourism across five U.S. states.
The bottles he picked are at Blue White Wines, an online shop for Israeli wine. Check that they deliver to your state. AIC earns nothing from this.
- Guy’s three-bottle set: Lueria Syrah, Flam Classico, and Lahat Roussanne.
- Their wine clubs: $50 off your first shipment. Email them after you join and mention AIC.
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