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30 (Plus) Wineries to visit in Israel
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ISRAELI WINE SCENE STATS AND INFO (2016)
In order to get acquainted with the Israeli Wine scene you must have knowledge of the basic info, statistics and data. Here is all the relevant and up to date (except when otherwise mentioned) information you should know:
Updated on: 24.03.2017

VINEYARD INFO & STATS

CLIMATE: Mainly Mediterranean. Long, warm summers without rain; relatively short and cool winters – wet except in the south where semi-arid & desert conditions prevail, a few incidents of snow on higher mountains; Very short Autumn & Spring.

SOILS: Volcanic in northeast, mainly sandy red soils on coastal plain, chalk and limestone in northern & central mountain ranges, mainly loess in the Negev.

GROWING SEASON: between late February to October. Harvest between late July to early November.

LAND UNDER VINE: Approx. 55,000 Dunam = 5,500 Hectare*

 

WINE REGIONS (official map is currently outdated - no update since 1977).

Official Wine Regions are:

Galil (Galilee): sub regions include Golan Heights (in practice), Upper Galilee, Nazareth, Kana, Tabor (the last three actually constitute the Lower Galilee region).

Shomron (Samaria): sub regions: Carmel, Sharon, Shomron Mountains.

Shimshon (Samson): sub regions: Dan, Adulam, Latrun (the region covers the central inner plain and Judean Foothills).

Judean Mountains (Hills): sub regions: Bet El, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron.

Negev.

HARVEST (quantity in Metric Tons for 2015)*: 42,557

BEST VINTAGES: 1976, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014,

VARIETIES (percentage of total Metric Tons for 2015)*: Cabernet Sauvignon – 19.49%; Carignan – 12.59%; Merlot – 10.92%; Shiraz/Syrah – 7.58%; Petit Verdot – 6.41%; Muscat Alexander – 5.18%; French Colombard – 4.36%; Argaman – 3.82%; Chardonay – 3.77%; Sauvignon Blanc – 3.65%; Petite Sirah (Durif) – 2.84%; Emerald Riesling – 2.07%; Malbec – 1.70%; Muscat Canneli – 1.50%; Tempranillo – 1.50%; Cabernet Franc – 1.30%; Gewurztraminer – 1.20%; Grenache – 1.12%; Viognier – 0.83%; Mourvedre – 0.83%, Muscat Hamburg – 0.76%; Ruby Cabernet – 0.66%; Barbera – 0.62%; Pinot Noir – 0.55%; other varieties less than 0.5% each.

WINERY STATS

NUMBER OF WINERIES: approx. 300 (of them approx. 60 commercial)

5 Largest wineries:

1.  Barkan

2.  Carmel

3.  Golan Heights

4.  Teperberg

5.  Arza

Most prominent wineries: (alphabetically listed): Amphora; Barkan; Bazelet Hagolan; Binyamina; Carmel; Castel; Chateau Golan; Clos de Gat; Dalton; Flam; Galil Mountains; Golan Heights; Gush Etzion; Margalit; Recanati; Sea Horse; Sphera; Tabor, Teperberg; Tishbi; Tulip, Tzora, Vitkin, Yatir.

 

LOCAL WINE MARKET:

CAPITAL (USD) 2015**: 240,000.

CONSUMPTION (estimated) ***:  5-6 liters per year per person.

IMPORT: share of total wine market**: Approx. 20%

WINE STYLES MARKET SHARE***: Red – 63%; White – 16%; Sweet (including semi-sweet, desert& sacramental – 11%; Sparkling – 8%; Rose – 2%;

EXPORT:

CAPITAL (USD) 2015**: 39 million (including spirits). (Approx. 20% of produce).

MAIN TARGET COUNTRIES: 1. USA, 2. France, 3.UK, 4. Canada

EXPORT BY CONTINNENT (percentage)**: North America (64%), Europe (25%+), Asia (7%).

 

Sources:

* Israeli Wine Board data

** Other official data

*** Estimated

 

 

 

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