Yatir winery
Encyclopedia
Yatir Winery is an Israeli
boutique winery in Tel Arad
, Israel
, partly owned by Carmel Winery
.
The general manager is Ya’acov Ben Dor, a pioneer of forest agriculture, who initiated the planting of vineyards in 1997. The winemaker is Eran Goldwasser, a graduate of Adelaide University, Australia.
The winery currently produces two levels: Yatir and Yatir Forest, the latter being the winery's flagship series. The winery produces a total of 120,000 bottles annually but plans to expand to 150,000 bottles within the next 3 years.
Yatir's wine has received top accolades from critics such as Robert Parker
.It is the first Israeli wine
to be listed in the main selection of Selfridges
in London.
On the grounds of the winery, 180 ancient wine presses have been discovered.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
boutique winery in Tel Arad
Tel Arad
Tel Arad or 'old' Arad is located west of the Dead Sea, about 10 km west of modern Arad in an area surrounded by mountain ridges which is known as the Arad Plain. The site is divided into a lower city and an upper hill which holds the only ever discovered 'House of Yahweh' in the land of...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, partly owned by Carmel Winery
Carmel Winery
Carmel Winery is a vineyard and winery in Israel. Founded in 1882 by Edmond James de Rothschild, its products are exported to over 40 countries.- Overview :...
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The general manager is Ya’acov Ben Dor, a pioneer of forest agriculture, who initiated the planting of vineyards in 1997. The winemaker is Eran Goldwasser, a graduate of Adelaide University, Australia.
The winery currently produces two levels: Yatir and Yatir Forest, the latter being the winery's flagship series. The winery produces a total of 120,000 bottles annually but plans to expand to 150,000 bottles within the next 3 years.
Yatir's wine has received top accolades from critics such as Robert Parker
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with an international influence. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate, with his particular stylistic preferences and notetaking vocabulary, have become very influential in American wine buying and are...
.It is the first Israeli wine
Israeli wine
Israeli wine is produced by hundreds of wineries, ranging in size from small boutique enterprises to large companies producing over ten million bottles per year. Wine has been produced in the Land of Israel since biblical times. In 2009, Israeli wine exports totaled over $22 million...
to be listed in the main selection of Selfridges
Selfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
in London.
On the grounds of the winery, 180 ancient wine presses have been discovered.