Recanati Winery is a

winery A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the cultivation and production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feat ...

situated in the

Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee (, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; , ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terra ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. Production is 900,000–1 million bottles annually.

History

The winery was founded in 2000 by Lenny Recanati (b. 1953). The winery produces young red and white blends under its Yasmin label, varietals under its Recanati and Reserve labels, and a Special Reserve. All grapes are hand-harvested, two-thirds originating in Recanati’s high-altitude

Manara Manara may refer to: Places * Manara, Israel, a kibbutz in Upper Gallilee adjacent to the Lebanese border * Manara, Western Beqaa, a municipality in the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Syrian border * Manara, Beirut, a district of Beirut, Le ...

vineyards in the

with which it has contracts, and the remainder from vineyards planted in the clay-rich soil of the

Jezreel Valley The Jezreel Valley (from the ), or Marj Ibn Amir (), also known as the Valley of Megiddo, is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. It is bordered to the north by the highlands o ...

Chief winemaker Gil Shatsberg, a graduate of the U.C. Davis wine program, worked for Amphorae and

Carmel Carmel may refer to: * Carmel (biblical settlement), an ancient Israelite town in Judea * Mount Carmel, a coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea * Carmelites, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order Carmel may also ...

wineries before joining Recanati. Shatsberg replaced Lewis Pasco, previously winemaker for Chimney Rock and Marimar Torres in California. In August 2022, after six years of planning and construction, the winery relocated the

Hefer Valley The Hefer Valley Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer'') is a regional council in the Sharon region of the Central District of Israel. It is named after an administrative district in this area in the time of King Solomon (). The co ...

to a new site at the Ramat Dalton Industrial Park, in

. Eli Gidron, the winery's CEO, explained that the primary goal of this relocation was to be closer to the vineyards and to strengthen the winery's Israeli roots by contributing to the development of the

Galilee Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and the Lower Galilee (, ; , ). ''Galilee'' encompasses the area north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and ...

region. The new winery is situated on a cliff at an elevation of 850 meters, offering views of

Kerem Ben Zimra Kerem Ben Zimra () is a moshav in northern Israel. Near Safed in the Upper Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel f ...

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, the

Hula Valley The Hula Valley () is a valley and fertile agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water that used to be Lake Hula before it was drained. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Great Rift Valley between Africa ...

, the

Dishon Dishon () is a moshav in northern Israel. It is located near the border with Lebanon, within the Naftali Mountains, near the Dishon Stream. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. As of it had a population of . Hi ...

Plateau, and

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. A new visitor center was constructed adjacent to the winery.

References

{{reflist Wineries of Israel Recanati family

History

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